League Division One · Matchday 29

Manchester United v Preston North End

1–1

Saturday 13th February 1960 · Old Trafford · Att: 44,014

Manchester United drew 1–1 with Preston North End at Old Trafford on Saturday 13th February 1960 in the League Division One. Dennis Viollet (5') scored for United.

Timeline

Running score

Kick Off
5' Dennis Viollet 1–0
Half Time
70' Tom Finney 1–1
Full Time 1–1

Match Facts

Dennis Viollet's 27th goal of 1959-1960, and his 147th for United.

Starting XI

Player

9 Dennis Viollet 5'

Substitutes

Substitutes were not permitted

Managers

MUFC

Matt Busby

Manchester United

OPP

Cliff Britton

Preston North End

United vs Preston North End History

Meeting 68 of 76

Played

Won

Drawn

Lost

125

Goals For

104

Goals Against

All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 18th January 1890. After this match United had played Preston North End 68 times: 26W 20D 22L.

8 Oct 1958 L 0–2 D1 13 Dec 1958 W 4–3 D1 26 Sep 1959 L 0–4 D1

13 Feb 1960 D 1–1 This match

3 Dec 1960 W 1–0 D1 22 Apr 1961 W 4–2 D1 10 Mar 1962 D 0–0 FAC

All-time	P	W	D	L	F	A	Win%
Home	37	19	11	7	61	38	51.4
Away	39	13	11	15	64	66	33.3

All 76 meetings with Preston North End →

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 →