Man United 6-1 Blackburn - August 26, 1961 / Division 1 1961/1962
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74'
78'
48'
John Bray
MU
3' - Goal
Bobby Charlton3
MU
48' - Goal
John Bray
58' - Goal
Albert Quixall58 59' - Goal
Albert Quixall59
74' - Goal
David Herd74 78' - Goal
David Herd78
87' - Goal
Maurice Setters87
BLA
BLA
Team line-ups
Man United
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Harry Gregg | 28 | 142 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Bill Foulkes | 29 | 239 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Shay Brennan | 24 | 89 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Noel Cantwell | 29 | 30 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Nobby Stiles | 19 | 34 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Albert Quixall | 5958 | 28 | 114 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Bobby Charlton | 3 | 23 | 171 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Maurice Setters | 87 | 24 | 67 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
David Herd | 7874 | 27 | 3 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Dennis Viollet | 27 | 178 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Mark Pearson | 21 | 64 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
25.4 years
Average number of matches played for the team
103
Blackburn
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Fred Else | 28 | 3 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Jim Appleby | 27 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Keith Newton | 20 | 11 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
John Bray | 48 | 24 | 32 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Michael McGrath | 25 | 20 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Bryan Douglas | 27 | 43 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Edward Thomas | 27 | 24 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Christopher Crowe | 22 | 33 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Joe Haverty | 25 | 3 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Andrew McEvoy | 23 | 32 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Frederick Pickering | 20 | 22 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
24.4 years
Average number of matches played for the team
20
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
No changes regarding the previous match for the starting playersChanges in the starting players regarding the previous match
Frederick Pickering
IN
Ian Lawther
OUT
Jim Appleby
IN
Matt Woods
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
52
716
Success rate in this team:
51 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
51 %
Busby vs Blackburn
7 victories
2 draws
2 losses
Videos
Key figures
Blackburn keeps its 18 consecutive matches without a win away from home running (since 26/11/1960). The last time this streak has been beaten, it was during the 26/02/1910-15/04/1911 time period (24 matches).
It's the first time Albert Quixall scores at least 2 goals during the same game vs Blackburn in his professional career with Manchester United
Man United keeps its 13 matches with at least one goal scored vs Blackburn running (since 16/10/1937). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 06/12/1930 (6 matches)
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | VManchester United 3-1 Fulham01/04/1961 | VManchester United 2-0 Blackpool03/04/1961 | VManchester United 6-0 Burnley12/04/1961 | VManchester United 4-1 Birmingham City15/04/1961 | DManchester United 3-3 Cardiff City29/04/1961 | VManchester United 3-2 Chelsea23/08/1961 |
| Overall | VManchester United 6-0 Burnley12/04/1961 | VManchester United 4-1 Birmingham City15/04/1961 | VPreston North End 2-4 Manchester United22/04/1961 | DManchester United 3-3 Cardiff City29/04/1961 | DWest Ham 1-1 Manchester United19/08/1961 | VManchester United 3-2 Chelsea23/08/1961 |
Current form
| Away | DArsenal 0-0 Blackburn11/03/1961 | DBirmingham City 1-1 Blackburn25/03/1961 | DEverton 2-2 Blackburn03/04/1961 | DCardiff City 1-1 Blackburn08/04/1961 | DFulham 1-1 Blackburn22/04/1961 | LBlackpool 2-1 Blackburn21/08/1961 |
| Overall | DCardiff City 1-1 Blackburn08/04/1961 | VBlackburn 2-1 West Bromwich Albion15/04/1961 | DFulham 1-1 Blackburn22/04/1961 | LBlackburn 2-4 Newcastle United29/04/1961 | DBlackburn 0-0 Cardiff City19/08/1961 | LBlackpool 2-1 Blackburn21/08/1961 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 1 | 1 |
| Unbeaten streak | 9 | 9 |
| Drawless streak | 1 | 1 |
| Scoring streak | 16 | 9 |
| Conceding streak | 3 | 5 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Loosing streak | 1 | 1 |
| Winless streak | 17 | 4 |
| Drawless streak | 1 | 1 |
| Scoring streak | 5 | 1 |
| Conceding streak | 5 | 1 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
|
2 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
2 |
|
1 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
1 |
Victories (Competition total) |
0 |
|
1 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
1 |
Draws (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
Losses (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
1 |
Goals
|
4 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
1 |
|
3 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
3 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
2 |
|
2 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
2 |
|
2 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
0.5 |
|
3 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
1.5 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
1 |
|
2 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
2 |
Betting aid
|
1 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
1 |
|
1 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
0 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
2 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
1 |
|
1 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
3-2 |
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
1-2 |
Bookings
|
0 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Yellow cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
Key players
 | Nobby Stiles | 1 goal | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 1 goal | Bryan Douglas |  |
| David Herd | 1 goal | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | 1 goal | Bryan Douglas | |
| - | Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total) | 1 penalty | Bryan Douglas | |
||
| - | Team's penalty best scorer (Home / Away) | 1 penalty | Bryan Douglas | |
||
| David Herd | 1 goal during the last match | The fittest player | 1 goal during the last match | Bryan Douglas | |
Historical head to head
Home
48 gf
30 ga
Away
42 gf
64 ga
Total
90 gf
94 ga
Historical head to head
Home
64 gf
42 ga
Away
30 gf
48 ga
Total
94 gf
90 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 6 - 1 |
September 06, 1958 |
| Home | 6 - 1 |
September 06, 1958 |
Largest victory
| Overall | 7 - 0 |
April 10, 1926 |
| Away | 4 - 1 |
December 01, 1928 |
Latest head to head
December 17, 1960 - Division 1 1960/1961
August 20, 1960 - Division 1 1960/1961
April 16, 1960 - Division 1 1959/1960
October 31, 1959 - Division 1 1959/1960
March 02, 1959 - Division 1 1958/1959
Best historical scorers against Blackburn
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Bobby Charlton | 3 goals | 1958 - 1960 |
|
Albert Scanlon | 2 goals | 1958 - 1959 |
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Mark Pearson | 2 goals | 1960 - 1960 |
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Dennis Viollet | 2 goals | 1958 - 1958 |
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Warren Bradley | 2 goals | 1959 - 1959 |
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Albert Quixall | 1 goal | 1959 - 1959 |
Best historical scorers against Man United
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Derek Dougan | 3 goals | 1960 - 1960 |
|
Alistair MacLeod | 1 goal | 1960 - 1960 |
Players with most games played vs Blackburn
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Bobby Charlton | 6 matches | 1958 - 1960 |
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Harry Gregg | 6 matches | 1958 - 1960 |
|
Ron Cope | 5 matches | 1958 - 1960 |
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Albert Quixall | 4 matches | 1959 - 1960 |
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Bill Foulkes | 4 matches | 1958 - 1960 |
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Joseph Carolan | 4 matches | 1959 - 1960 |
Players with most games played vs Man United
|
Ronnie Clayton | 2 matches | 1960 - 1960 |
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Peter Dobing | 2 matches | 1960 - 1960 |
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Alistair MacLeod | 2 matches | 1960 - 1960 |
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Christopher Crowe | 2 matches | 1960 - 1960 |
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Bryan Douglas | 2 matches | 1960 - 1960 |
|
Matt Woods | 2 matches | 1960 - 1960 |
Competition info
The other matches
August 26, 1961
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