Sheffield Wednesday 5 v 4 Manchester United | League Division One Match Report, Line-Up & Stats (31st August 1968)
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Starting 11 & match stats of Manchester United football club first team League Division One match v opponent Sheffield Wednesday football club, played on Saturday 31st August 1968 at Hillsborough stadium during the 1968-1969 season.

Scoreboard
Sheffield Wednesday 5
Jack Whitham 2', 45', 72', John Ritchie 15', Nobby Stiles 47' (o.g.)
Manchester United 4
George Best 10', Denis Law 12', 26', Bobby Charlton 36'
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Misc match information
Best, Law, Charlton all score in the same match.
The Managers Match details Head to head record
Busby, Matt Marshall, Jack
Busby, Matt Marshall, Jack
Saturday 31st August 1968
League Division One
1968-1969
Matchday 07
League Division One Trophy
Venue: Hillsborough (A)
Attendance: 50490
Match 86 of 124 vs Sheffield Wednesday
Sheffield Wednesday
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Sheffield Wednesday
  P W D L F A Diff Win%
H 61 39 14 8 122 58 +64 63.93
A 62 15 13 34 78 112 -34 24.19
N 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0.00
  124 54 27 43 200 171 +29 43.55
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 Stepney, Alex Stepney, Alex Flag
Manchester United squad number 2 Manchester United player portrait of Brennan, Shay Brennan, Shay Flag
Manchester United squad number 3 Manchester United player portrait of Dunne, Tony Dunne, Tony Flag
Manchester United squad number 4 Manchester United player portrait of Fitzpatrick, John Fitzpatrick, John Flag
Manchester United squad number 5 Manchester United player portrait of Sadler, David Sadler, David Flag
Manchester United squad number 6 Manchester United player portrait of Stiles, Nobby Stiles, Nobby Flag
Manchester United squad number 7 Manchester United player portrait of Morgan, Willie Morgan, Willie Flag
Manchester United squad number 8 Manchester United player portrait of Kidd, Brian Kidd, Brian Flag
Manchester United squad number 9 Manchester United player portrait of Charlton, Bobby Charlton, Bobby Flag Goal 36'
Manchester United squad number 10 Manchester United player portrait of Law, Denis Law, Denis Flag Goal 12', 26'
Manchester United squad number 11 Manchester United player portrait of Best, George Best, George Flag Goal 10'
Manchester United squad number 12 Manchester United player portrait of Burns, Francis Burns, Francis Flag ON for Dunne
Manchester United match shirt
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Manchester United shirt worn for game v Sheffield Wednesday played on Saturday 31st August 1968 at Hillsborough stadium during the 1968-1969 season.

EVERY GAME VS Sheffield Wednesday

No Date WDL F-A Competition
1. 22/10/1892 L 0-1 Div 1
2. 24/12/1892 L 1-5 Div 1
3. 16/09/1893 W 1-0 Div 1
4. 13/01/1894 L 1-2 Div 1
5. 30/09/1899 L 1-2 Div 2
6. 04/02/1900 W 1-0 Div 2
7. 20/02/1904 L 0-6 FA Cup
8. 17/11/1906 L 2-5 Div 1
9. 10/04/1907 W 5-0 Div 1
10. 30/11/1907 L 0-2 Div 1
11. 28/03/1908 W 4-1 Div 1
12. 28/11/1908 W 3-1 Div 1
13. 03/04/1909 L 0-2 Div 1
14. 25/12/1909 L 0-3 Div 1
15. 27/12/1909 L 1-4 Div 1
16. 01/10/1910 W 3-2 Div 1
17. 17/04/1911 D 0-0 Div 1
18. 07/10/1911 W 3-1 Div 1
19. 10/02/1912 L 0-3 Div 1
20. 28/09/1912 D 3-3 Div 1
21. 25/01/1913 W 2-0 Div 1
22. 06/09/1913 W 3-1 Div 1
23. 27/12/1913 W 2-1 Div 1
24. 10/10/1914 L 0-1 Div 1
25. 09/01/1915 L 0-1 FA Cup
26. 13/02/1915 W 2-0 Div 1
27. 01/09/1919 D 0-0 Div 1
28. 08/09/1919 W 3-1 Div 1
29. 28/08/1922 L 0-1 Div 2
30. 04/09/1922 W 1-0 Div 2
31. 26/04/1924 W 2-0 Div 2
32. 03/05/1924 L 0-2 Div 2
33. 27/09/1924 W 2-0 Div 2
34. 10/01/1925 L 0-2 FA Cup
35. 23/02/1925 D 1-1 Div 2
36. 06/11/1926 D 0-0 Div 1
37. 26/03/1927 L 0-2 Div 1
38. 29/08/1927 W 2-0 Div 1
39. 07/09/1927 D 1-1 Div 1
40. 10/11/1928 L 1-2 Div 1
41. 23/03/1929 W 2-1 Div 1
42. 16/11/1929 L 2-7 Div 1
43. 14/04/1930 D 2-2 Div 1
44. 20/09/1930 L 0-3 Div 1
45. 28/01/1931 W 4-1 Div 1
46. 19/09/1936 D 1-1 Div 1
47. 23/01/1937 L 0-1 Div 1
48. 23/10/1937 W 1-0 Div 2
49. 05/03/1938 W 3-1 Div 2
50. 07/10/1950 W 3-1 Div 1
51. 26/02/1951 W 4-0 Div 1
52. 08/11/1952 D 1-1 Div 1
53. 28/03/1953 D 0-0 Div 1
54. 25/12/1953 W 5-2 Div 1
55. 26/12/1953 W 1-0 Div 1
56. 23/08/1954 W 4-2 Div 1
57. 01/09/1954 W 2-0 Div 1
58. 15/09/1956 W 4-1 Div 1
59. 19/01/1957 L 1-2 Div 1
60. 16/11/1957 W 2-1 Div 1
61. 19/02/1958 W 3-0 FA Cup
62. 29/03/1958 L 0-1 Div 1
63. 24/10/1959 W 3-1 Div 1
64. 20/02/1960 L 0-1 FA Cup
65. 30/03/1960 L 2-4 Div 1
66. 05/11/1960 D 0-0 Div 1
67. 28/01/1961 D 1-1 FA Cup
68. 01/02/1961 L 2-7 FA Cup
69. 25/03/1961 L 1-5 Div 1
70. 04/11/1961 L 1-3 Div 1
71. 17/02/1962 D 0-0 FA Cup
72. 21/02/1962 W 2-0 FA Cup
73. 24/03/1962 D 1-1 Div 1
74. 29/09/1962 L 0-1 Div 1
75. 01/05/1963 L 1-3 Div 1
76. 24/08/1963 D 3-3 Div 1
77. 14/12/1963 W 3-1 Div 1
78. 07/11/1964 W 1-0 Div 1
79. 20/03/1965 L 0-1 Div 1
80. 21/08/1965 W 1-0 Div 1
81. 29/01/1966 D 0-0 Div 1
82. 12/11/1966 W 2-0 Div 1
83. 10/04/1967 D 2-2 Div 1
84. 16/09/1967 D 1-1 Div 1
85. 20/01/1968 W 4-2 Div 1
86. 31/08/1968 L 4-5 Div 1
87. 22/03/1969 W 1-0 Div 1
88. 17/09/1969 W 3-1 Div 1
89. 15/04/1970 D 2-2 Div 1
90. 07/12/1974 D 4-4 Div 2
91. 11/01/1975 W 2-0 Div 2
92. 01/01/1985 L 1-2 Div 1
93. 09/04/1985 L 0-1 Div 1
94. 09/11/1985 L 0-1 Div 1
95. 13/04/1986 L 0-2 Div 1
96. 11/10/1986 W 3-1 Div 1
97. 21/03/1987 L 0-1 Div 1
98. 10/10/1987 W 4-2 Div 1
99. 12/03/1988 W 4-1 Div 1
100. 23/11/1988 D 1-1 Div 1
101. 11/02/1989 W 2-0 Div 1
102. 14/10/1989 D 0-0 Div 1
103. 21/03/1990 L 0-1 Div 1
104. 21/04/1991 L 0-1 League Cup
105. 26/10/1991 L 2-3 Div 1
106. 08/02/1992 D 1-1 Div 1
107. 26/12/1992 D 3-3 Premiership
108. 10/04/1993 W 2-1 Premiership
109. 02/10/1993 W 3-2 Premiership
110. 13/02/1994 W 1-0 League Cup
111. 02/03/1994 W 4-1 League Cup
112. 16/03/1994 W 5-0 Premiership
113. 08/10/1994 L 0-1 Premiership
114. 07/05/1995 W 1-0 Premiership
115. 23/09/1995 D 0-0 Premiership
116. 09/12/1995 D 2-2 Premiership
117. 18/12/1996 D 1-1 Premiership
118. 15/03/1997 W 2-0 Premiership
119. 01/11/1997 W 6-1 Premiership
120. 07/03/1998 L 0-2 Premiership
121. 21/11/1998 L 1-3 Premiership
122. 17/04/1999 W 3-0 Premiership
123. 11/08/1999 W 4-0 Premiership
124. 02/02/2000 W 1-0 Premiership

 

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