Anderlecht 0 v 2 Manchester United, European Cup, Preliminary Round - 1st Leg (agg 2-0), 12th September 1956, Season 1956-1957, Venue: Park Astrid
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Starting 11 & match stats of Manchester United football club first team European Cup match v opponent Anderlecht football club, played on Wednesday 12th September 1956 at Park Astrid stadium during the 1956-1957 season.
Scoreboard
Anderlecht 0
Manchester United 2
Dennis Viollet 27', Tommy Taylor 75'
First MATCH (1) Last
Misc match information
Utd play in Europe for the 1st ever time.
The Managers Match details Head to head record
Busby, Matt Gormlie, William
Busby, Matt Gormlie, William
Wednesday 12th September 1956
European Cup
1956-1957
Preliminary Round - 1st Leg (agg 2-0)
European Cup Trophy
Venue: Park Astrid (A)
Attendance: 35000
Match 1 of 8 vs Anderlecht
Anderlecht


Anderlecht
  P W D L F A Diff Win%
H 4 4 0 0 20 2 +18 1.00
A 4 1 1 2 5 6 -1 0.25
  8 5 1 2 25 8 +17 0.63
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Portrait Player Name RED CARD
Clean Sheets
Portrait Player Name Clean Sheets
Wood, Ray Clean Sheets gloves
Manchester United Starting 11
Manchester United shirt number Manchester United portraits Manchester United player name Manchester United red cards Manchester United National flag Manchester United substitutes Goal Goal time
Manchester United squad number 1 Manchester United player portrait of Wood, Ray Wood, Ray
Manchester United squad number 2 Manchester United player portrait of Foulkes, William Foulkes, William
Manchester United squad number 3 Manchester United player portrait of Byrne, Roger Byrne, Roger
Manchester United squad number 4 Manchester United player portrait of Colman, Eddie Colman, Eddie
Manchester United squad number 5 Manchester United player portrait of Jones, Mark Jones, Mark
Manchester United squad number 6 Manchester United player portrait of Blanchflower, Jackie Blanchflower, Jackie
Manchester United squad number 7 Manchester United player portrait of Berry, Johnny Berry, Johnny
Manchester United squad number 8 Manchester United player portrait of Whelan, William Whelan, William
Manchester United squad number 9 Manchester United player portrait of Taylor, Tommy Taylor, Tommy 27'
Manchester United squad number 10 Manchester United player portrait of Viollet, Dennis Viollet, Dennis 75'
Manchester United squad number 11 Manchester United player portrait of Pegg, David Pegg, David
Match shirt
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Manchester United shirt worn for game v Anderlecht played on Wednesday 12th September 1956 at Park Astrid stadium during the 1956-1957 season.
EVERY GAME VS Anderlecht
Newspaper Match Report
 

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