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Man United 3-2 Newcastle United - September 03, 1966 / Division 1 1966/1967

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Division 1 1966/1967 - Round 5

Old Trafford - Manchester - England

September 03, 1966

3 - 2

Newcastle United

David Herd

45+15'

John Connelly

45+23'

Denis Law

45+34'

63'

Ron McGarry

86'

Dave Craig

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60' - Goal David Herd60

68' - Goal John Connelly68

79' - Goal Denis Law79

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63' - Goal Ron McGarry

86' - Goal Dave Craig

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Team line-ups Key figures Pre-match Competition info

Man United

3 - 2

Newcastle United

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Team line-ups

Man United

Gregg

Harry Gregg

Northern Ireland

B.date25/10/1932

Age33 years

H1m83

positionGoalkeeper

Foulkes

Bill Foulkes

England

B.date05/01/1932

Age34 years

H1m80

positionCentral defender

Dunne

Tony Dunne

Republic of Ireland

B.date24/07/1941

Age25 years

positionLeft full-back

Brennan

Shay Brennan

Republic of Ireland

B.date06/05/1937

Age29 years

positionRight full-back

Stiles

Nobby Stiles

England

B.date18/05/1942

Age24 years

H1m68

positionDefensive Midfielder

Charlton

Bobby Charlton

England

B.date11/10/1937

Age28 years

H1m75

positionCentre Midfield

Crerand

Pat Crerand

Scotland

B.date19/02/1939

Age27 years

positionMidfield

Best

George Best

Northern Ireland

B.date22/05/1946

Age20 years

H1m75

positionRight Winger

Connelly68

John Connelly

England

B.date18/07/1938

Age28 years

H1m73

positionRight Winger

Law79

Denis Law

Scotland

B.date24/02/1940

Age26 years

H1m76

positionStriker

Herd60

David Herd

Scotland

B.date15/04/1934

Age32 years

positionForward

			Age	Match num	Note
G	Harry Gregg		33	246	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Bill Foulkes		34	498	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Tony Dunne		25	234	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Shay Brennan		29	303	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Nobby Stiles		24	245	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Bobby Charlton		28	417	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Pat Crerand		27	192	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F	George Best		20	133	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F	John Connelly	68	28	111	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F	Denis Law	79	26	192	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F	David Herd	60	32	231	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Average age

27.8 years

Average number of matches played for the team

255

Newcastle United

Marshall

Gordon Marshall

Scotland

B.date02/07/1939

Age27 years

H1m85

positionGoalkeeper

Clark

Frank Clark

England

B.date09/09/1943

Age22 years

positionCentral defender

Burton

Alwyn Burton

Wales

B.date11/11/1941

Age24 years

positionDefender

Thompson

Bill Thompson

England

B.date05/01/1940

Age26 years

positionDefender

Craig86

Dave Craig

Northern Ireland

B.date08/06/1944

Age22 years

H1m73

positionDefender

Iley

Jim Iley

England

B.date15/12/1935

Age30 years

positionMidfield

Suddick

Alan Suddick

England

B.date02/05/1944

Age22 years

positionMidfield

Kettleborough

Keith Kettleborough

England

B.date29/06/1935

Age31 years

positionMidfield

McGarry63

Ron McGarry

England

B.date05/12/1937

Age28 years

positionForward

Hilley

Dave Hilley

Scotland

B.date20/12/1938

Age27 years

positionForward

Knox

Tommy Knox

England

B.date05/09/1939

Age26 years

positionForward

			Age	Match num	Note
G	Gordon Marshall		27	38	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Frank Clark		22	38	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Alwyn Burton		24	20	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Bill Thompson		26	21	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Dave Craig	86	22	43	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Jim Iley		30	42	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Alan Suddick		22	34	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Keith Kettleborough		31	23	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F	Ron McGarry	63	28	29	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F	Dave Hilley		27	47	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F	Tommy Knox		26	10	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Average age

25.9 years

Average number of matches played for the team

Substitutes					Age	Match num	Note

Substitutes					Age	Match num	Note

Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match

Harry Gregg

David Gaskell

OUT

Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match

Alwyn Burton

Bobby Moncur

OUT

Jim Iley

Albert Bennett

OUT

Manager

Age

Match num

Sir Matt Busby

989

Success rate in this team:

50 %

Success rate since the beginning of his career:

50 %

Busby vs Newcastle United

13 victories

13 draws

4 losses

Latest figure on September 03, 1966

Busby vs Harvey

3 victories

1 draw

0 loss

Latest figure on September 03, 1966

Manager

Age

Match num

Joe Harvey

184

Success rate in this team:

43 %

Success rate since the beginning of his career:

44 %

Harvey vs Man United

0 victory

1 draw

3 losses

Latest figure on September 03, 1966

Harvey vs Busby

0 victory

1 draw

3 losses

Latest figure on September 03, 1966

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Key figures

It's the first time John Connelly scores 1 goal vs in his professional career with

Man United keeps its 14 matches with at least one goal scored at home in Premier League running (since 15/12/1965). The last time this streak has been beaten, it was during the 07/12/1963-21/11/1964 time period (21 matches).

Man United keeps its 3 consecutive wins at home running (since 20/08/1966).

Read the next 17 key stats

Pre-match

Current form

Home

VManchester United 1-0 Partizan Belgrade20/04/1966

VManchester United 2-1 Blackpool27/04/1966

VManchester United 6-1 Aston Villa09/05/1966

DManchester United 1-1 Leeds United19/05/1966

VManchester United 5-3 West Bromwich Albion20/08/1966

VManchester United 3-0 Everton31/08/1966

Overall

VManchester United 6-1 Aston Villa09/05/1966

DManchester United 1-1 Leeds United19/05/1966

VManchester United 5-3 West Bromwich Albion20/08/1966

VEverton 1-2 Manchester United23/08/1966

LLeeds United 3-1 Manchester United27/08/1966

VManchester United 3-0 Everton31/08/1966

Current form

Away

LEverton 1-0 Newcastle United11/04/1966

VLeicester 1-2 Newcastle United16/04/1966

DBlackpool 1-1 Newcastle United20/04/1966

LLeeds United 3-0 Newcastle United30/04/1966

DAston Villa 1-1 Newcastle United20/08/1966

VSheffield United 0-1 Newcastle United23/08/1966

Overall

DNewcastle United 1-1 Fulham07/05/1966

VNewcastle United 2-0 Leeds United16/05/1966

DAston Villa 1-1 Newcastle United20/08/1966

VSheffield United 0-1 Newcastle United23/08/1966

LNewcastle United 0-2 Tottenham27/08/1966

VNewcastle United 1-0 Sheffield United31/08/1966

Running streaks

	Home	Total
Winning streak	2	1
Unbeaten streak	6	1
Drawless streak	2	4
Scoring streak	10	10
Invincibility streak	1	1

Running streaks

	Away	Total
Winning streak	1	1
Unbeaten streak	2	1
Drawless streak	1	3
Scoring streak	2	1
Invincibility streak	1	1

Statistical comparison of the season

Results

4	Number of games (Competition total)	4
2	Number of games (Home / Away)	2
3	Victories (Competition total)	2
2	Victories (Home / Away)	1
0	Draws (Competition total)	1
0	Draws (Home / Away)	1
1	Losses (Competition total)	1
0	Losses (Home / Away)	0

Goals

11	Goals scored (Competition total)	3
8	Goals scored (Home / Away)	2
7	Goals conceded (Competition total)	3
3	Goals conceded (Home / Away)	1
2.75	Goals scored per match average (Competition total)	0.75
4	Goals scored per match average (Home / Away)	1
1.75	Conceced goals per match average (Competition total)	0.75
1.5	Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away)	0.5

Betting aid

4	Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total)	0
2	Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away)	0
1	Clean sheets (Competition total)	2
1	Clean sheets (Home / Away)	1
0	Matches without scoring (Competition total)	1
0	Matches without scoring (Home / Away)	0
3	The 2 teams score (Competition total)	1
1	The 2 teams score (Home / Away)	1
5-3 (1 times)	Most frequent score (Home / Away)	1-1 (1 times)

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

Denis Law	5 goals	Team's best scorer (Competition total)	2 goals	Ron McGarry
Denis Law	3 goals	Team's best scorer (Home / Away)	2 goals	Ron McGarry
-		Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total)	1 penalty	Ron McGarry
-		Team's penalty best scorer (Home / Away)	1 penalty	Ron McGarry
Denis Law	5 goals during the last 4 matches	The fittest player	2 goals during the last 4 matches	Ron McGarry

Historical head to head

Home

40 matches

21 v

11 d

8 l

90 gf

57 ga

Away

39 matches

14 v

6 d

19 l

57 gf

83 ga

Total

79 matches

35 v

17 d

27 l

147 gf

140 ga

Historical head to head

Home

39 matches

19 v

6 d

14 l

83 gf

57 ga

Away

40 matches

8 v

11 d

21 l

57 gf

90 ga

Total

79 matches

27 v

17 d

35 l

140 gf

147 ga

Largest victory

Overall	6 - 1	January 12, 1957
Home	6 - 1	January 12, 1957

Largest victory

Overall	7 - 1	September 10, 1927
Away	7 - 1	September 10, 1927

Latest head to head

September 15, 1965 - Division 1 1965/1966

Man United

1 - 1

Newcastle United logo Newcastle United

September 08, 1965 - Division 1 1965/1966

Newcastle United

1 - 2

Man United

March 11, 1961 - Division 1 1960/1961

Newcastle United

1 - 1

Man United

October 22, 1960 - Division 1 1960/1961

Man United

3 - 2

Newcastle United logo Newcastle United

January 02, 1960 - Division 1 1959/1960

Newcastle United

7 - 3

Man United

Best historical scorers against Newcastle United

Dennis Viollet	5 goals	1957 - 1959
Bobby Charlton	4 goals	1958 - 1961
Albert Quixall	3 goals	1959 - 1960
Liam Whelan	3 goals	1956 - 1957
Alex Dawson	3 goals	1958 - 1960
David Pegg	2 goals	1957 - 1957

First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 08/09/1956. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Best historical scorers against Man United

Bob Stokoe	1 goal	1960 - 1960
Gordon Hughes	1 goal	1960 - 1960
Albert Scanlon	1 goal	1961 - 1961
Trevor Hockey	1 goal	1965 - 1965
Ron McGarry	1 goal	1965 - 1965

First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 08/09/1956. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Players with most games played vs Newcastle United

Bill Foulkes	12 matches	1956 - 1965
Bobby Charlton	9 matches	1958 - 1965
Shay Brennan	6 matches	1959 - 1965
Dennis Viollet	6 matches	1956 - 1960
Albert Scanlon	6 matches	1957 - 1960
Harry Gregg	5 matches	1958 - 1960

First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 08/09/1956. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Players with most games played vs Man United

Ivor Allchurch	2 matches	1960 - 1961
Dave Hilley	2 matches	1965 - 1965
Stanley Anderson	2 matches	1965 - 1965
Alfred McMichael	2 matches	1960 - 1961
Duncan Neale	2 matches	1960 - 1961
Trevor Hockey	2 matches	1965 - 1965