FA Cup · 3rd Round
Reading v Manchester United
1–1
Manchester United drew 1–1 with Reading at Elm Park on Saturday 8th January 1955 in the FA Cup. Colin Webster (85') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 22' Allenby Chilton OG 1–0
- Half Time
- 85' Colin Webster 1–1
- Full Time 1–1
Starting XI
Player
Substitutes
Substitutes were not permitted
Managers
MUFC
Matt Busby
Manchester United
OPP
Arthur Smith
Reading
United vs Reading History
Meeting 8 of 22
22
Played
14
Won
7
Drawn
1
Lost
46
Goals For
20
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 24th February 1912. After this match United had played Reading 8 times: 3W 4D 1L.
17 Jan 1927 L 1–2 FAC 11 Jan 1936 W 3–1 FAC 16 Jan 1937 W 1–0 FAC
8 Jan 1955 D 1–1 This match
12 Jan 1955 W 4–1 FAC 27 Jan 1996 W 3–0 FAC 23 Sep 2006 D 1–1 PL | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 8 | 75.0 |
| Away | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 10 | 55.6 |
| Neutral | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 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 →