League Division One · Matchday 32

Manchester United v Chelsea

4–0

Saturday 13th March 1965 · Old Trafford · Att: 56,261

Manchester United beat Chelsea 4–0 at Old Trafford on Saturday 13th March 1965 in the League Division One. George Best (3'), David Herd (23', 50') and Denis Law (75') scored for United.

Timeline

Running score

Kick Off
3' George Best 1–0
23' David Herd 2–0
Half Time
50' David Herd 3–0
75' Denis Law 4–0
Full Time 4–0

Match Facts

Starting XI

Player

9 David Herd 23', 50'

10 Denis Law 75'

11 George Best 3'

Substitutes

Substitutes were not permitted

Managers

MUFC

Matt Busby

Manchester United

OPP

Tommy Docherty

Chelsea

United vs Chelsea History

Meeting 67 of 199

199

Played

Won

Drawn

Lost

312

Goals For

238

Goals Against

All-time record, from the first meeting on Monday 25th December 1905. After this match United had played Chelsea 67 times: 37W 16D 14L.

2 Oct 1963 D 1–1 D1 23 Mar 1964 D 1–1 D1 30 Sep 1964 W 2–0 D1

13 Mar 1965 W 4–0 This match

18 Sep 1965 W 4–1 D1 12 Mar 1966 L 0–2 D1 15 Oct 1966 D 1–1 D1

All-time	P	W	D	L	F	A	Win%
Home	94	42	32	20	148	88	44.7
Away	94	37	25	32	149	136	39.4
Neutral	11	3	4	4	15	14	27.3

All 199 meetings with Chelsea →

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 →