League Division One · Matchday 41
West Ham United v Manchester United
1–6
Manchester United beat West Ham United 6–1 at Boleyn Ground on Saturday 6th May 1967 in the League Division One. Bobby Charlton (2'), Pat Crerand (7'), Bill Foulkes (10'), George Best (25') and Denis Law (63', 79') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 2' Bobby Charlton 0–1
- 7' Pat Crerand 0–2
- 10' Bill Foulkes 0–3
- 25' George Best 0–4
- Half Time
- 46' John Charles 1–4
- 63' Denis Law pen 1–5
- 79' Denis Law 1–6
- Full Time 1–6
Match Facts
- United extended an unbeaten run to 13 matches in all competitions.
- A record crowd for a United match at Boleyn Ground at the time: 38,424.
- Bobby Charlton's 12th goal of 1966-1967, and his 179th for United.
- Pat Crerand's 3rd goal of 1966-1967, and his 10th for United.
- Bill Foulkes' 4th goal of 1966-1967, and his 7th for United.
- George Best's 10th goal of 1966-1967, and his 46th for United.
Starting XI
Substitutes
No substitutes recorded
Managers
MUFC
Matt Busby
Manchester United
OPP
Ron Greenwood
West Ham United
United vs West Ham United History
Meeting 44 of 158
158
Played
74
Won
34
Drawn
50
Lost
279
Goals For
196
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 25th February 1911. After this match United had played West Ham United 44 times: 16W 4D 24L.
4 Dec 1965 D 0–0 D1 30 Apr 1966 L 2–3 D1 1 Apr 1967 W 3–0 D1
6 May 1967 W 6–1 This match
2 Sep 1967 W 3–1 D1 6 Jan 1968 W 3–1 D1 7 Sep 1968 D 1–1 D1 | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 82 | 55 | 11 | 16 | 175 | 73 | 67.1 |
| Away | 75 | 19 | 23 | 33 | 103 | 120 | 25.3 |
| Neutral | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0.0 |
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 →