League Division One · Matchday 02
West Bromwich Albion v Manchester United
3–1
Manchester United lost 1–3 to West Bromwich Albion at The Hawthorns on Wednesday 14th August 1968 in the League Division One. Bobby Charlton (42') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 5' Jeff Astle 1–0
- 8' Tony Brown 2–0
- 18' Jeff Astle 3–0
- 42' Bobby Charlton 3–1
- Minute not recorded
- — David Sadler
- Full Time 3–1
Starting XI
Player
9 Bobby Charlton 42'
Substitutes
Managers
MUFC
Matt Busby
Manchester United
OPP
Alan Ashman
West Bromwich Albion
United vs West Bromwich Albion History
Meeting 73 of 134
134
Played
57
Won
33
Drawn
44
Lost
235
Goals For
198
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 1st October 1892. After this match United had played West Bromwich Albion 73 times: 25W 21D 27L.
17 Dec 1966 W 4–3 D1 2 Dec 1967 W 2–1 D1 29 Apr 1968 L 3–6 D1
14 Aug 1968 L 1–3 This match
2 Apr 1969 W 2–1 D1 25 Oct 1969 L 1–2 D1 8 Apr 1970 W 7–0 D1 | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 67 | 35 | 17 | 15 | 127 | 79 | 52.2 |
| Away | 67 | 22 | 16 | 29 | 108 | 119 | 32.8 |
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 →