League Division One · Matchday 19
Everton v Manchester United
5–1
Manchester United lost 1–5 to Everton at Goodison Park on Saturday 2nd December 1961 in the League Division One. David Herd (60') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 9' Bobby Collins 1–0
- 11' Roy Vernon 2–0
- 15' Jimmy Fell 3–0
- 32' Roy Vernon 4–0
- 38' Alex Young 5–0
- Half Time
- 60' David Herd 5–1
- Full Time 5–1
Match Facts
Starting XI
Player
9 David Herd 60'
Substitutes
Substitutes were not permitted
Managers
MUFC
Matt Busby
Manchester United
OPP
Harry Catterick
Everton
United vs Everton History
Meeting 71 of 216
216
Played
97
Won
50
Drawn
69
Lost
326
Goals For
292
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 24th September 1892. After this match United had played Everton 71 times: 27W 14D 30L.
30 Apr 1960 W 5–0 D1 24 Aug 1960 L 0–4 D1 31 Aug 1960 W 4–0 D1
2 Dec 1961 L 1–5 This match
21 Apr 1962 D 1–1 D1 22 Aug 1962 L 1–3 D1 29 Aug 1962 L 0–1 D1 | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 105 | 59 | 26 | 20 | 183 | 98 | 56.2 |
| Away | 105 | 36 | 23 | 46 | 140 | 189 | 34.3 |
| Neutral | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 33.3 |
Match results, lineups and goalscorers compiled from mufcinfo.com; advanced match statistics (xG, shots, possession) via FBref and FotMob where available. Last updated 29 September 2026. How we compile this data →