Anderlecht 0 v 2 Manchester United | European Cup Match Report, Line-Up & Stats (12th September 1956)
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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) Next 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
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Anderlecht
  P W D L F A Diff Win%
H 4 4 0 0 20 2 +18 100.00
A 4 1 1 2 5 6 -1 25.00
  8 5 1 2 25 8 +17 62.50
Clean Sheets
Portrait Player Name Clean Sheets
Wood, Ray Wood, Ray Clean Sheets gloves
Manchester United Starting 11
Manchester United shirt number Manchester United portraits Manchester United player name Age of Manchester United player 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 25 Wood, Ray national flag
Manchester United squad number 2 Manchester United player portrait of Foulkes, William Foulkes, William 24 Foulkes, William national flag
Manchester United squad number 3 Manchester United player portrait of Byrne, Roger Byrne, Roger 27 Byrne, Roger national flag
Manchester United squad number 4 Manchester United player portrait of Colman, Eddie Colman, Eddie 19 Colman, Eddie national flag
Manchester United squad number 5 Manchester United player portrait of Jones, Mark Jones, Mark 23 Jones, Mark national flag
Manchester United squad number 6 Manchester United player portrait of Blanchflower, Jackie Blanchflower, Jackie 23 Blanchflower, Jackie national flag
Manchester United squad number 7 Manchester United player portrait of Berry, Johnny Berry, Johnny 30 Berry, Johnny national flag
Manchester United squad number 8 Manchester United player portrait of Whelan, William Whelan, William 21 Whelan, William national flag
Manchester United squad number 9 Manchester United player portrait of Taylor, Tommy Taylor, Tommy 24 Taylor, Tommy national flag Goal 27'
Manchester United squad number 10 Manchester United player portrait of Viollet, Dennis Viollet, Dennis 22 Viollet, Dennis national flag Goal 75'
Manchester United squad number 11 Manchester United player portrait of Pegg, David Pegg, David 20 Pegg, David national flag
Manchester United match shirt
Image used with kind permission from https://www.unitedkits.com/
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

No Date WDL F-A Competition
1. 12/09/1956 W 2-0 European Cup
2. 26/09/1956 W 10-0 European Cup
3. 13/11/1968 W 3-0 European Cup
4. 27/11/1968 L 1-3 European Cup
5. 13/09/2000 W 5-1 European Cup
6. 24/10/2000 L 1-2 European Cup
7. 13/04/2017 D 1-1 Europa League
8. 20/04/2017 W 2-1 Europa League

 

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