League Division One · Matchday 40

Manchester United v Sheffield United

2–1

Monday 13th April 1964 · Old Trafford · Att: 27,587

Manchester United beat Sheffield United 2–1 at Old Trafford on Monday 13th April 1964 in the League Division One. Denis Law (42') and Ian Moir (72') scored for United.

Timeline

Running score

Kick Off
23' Mick Jones 0–1
42' Denis Law 1–1
Half Time
72' Ian Moir 2–1
Full Time 2–1

Match Facts

Starting XI

Player

10 Denis Law 42'

11 Ian Moir 72'

Substitutes

Substitutes were not permitted

Managers

MUFC

Matt Busby

Manchester United

OPP

John Harris

Sheffield United

United vs Sheffield United History

Meeting 62 of 99

Played

Won

Drawn

Lost

167

Goals For

137

Goals Against

All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 25th November 1893. After this match United had played Sheffield United 62 times: 23W 13D 26L.

1 Dec 1962 D 1–1 D1 20 Apr 1963 D 1–1 D1 30 Nov 1963 W 2–1 D1

13 Apr 1964 W 2–1 This match

26 Dec 1964 W 1–0 D1 28 Dec 1964 D 1–1 D1 20 Nov 1965 W 3–1 D1

All-time	P	W	D	L	F	A	Win%
Home	48	30	6	12	99	52	62.5
Away	51	18	10	23	68	85	35.3

All 99 meetings with Sheffield United →

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 →