FA Cup · 5th Round
Barnsley v Manchester United
0–4
Manchester United beat Barnsley 4–0 at Oakwell on Saturday 15th February 1964 in the FA Cup. George Best (25'), Denis Law (47', 56') and David Herd (49') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 25' George Best 0–1
- Half Time
- 47' Denis Law 0–2
- 49' David Herd 0–3
- 56' Denis Law 0–4
- Full Time 0–4
Match Facts
- A record crowd for a United match at Oakwell at the time: 38,076.
- George Best's 3rd goal of 1963-1964, and his 3rd for United.
- Denis Law's brace took him to 29 in 1963-1964 and 58 for United.
- David Herd's 19th goal of 1963-1964, and his 57th for United.
Starting XI
Substitutes
Substitutes were not permitted
Managers
MUFC
Matt Busby
Manchester United
OPP
Johnny Steele
Barnsley
United vs Barnsley History
Meeting 33 of 39
39
Played
23
Won
11
Drawn
5
Lost
83
Goals For
27
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 12th November 1898. After this match United had played Barnsley 33 times: 19W 10D 4L.
22 Jan 1938 D 2–2 FAC 26 Jan 1938 W 1–0 FAC 2 Feb 1938 D 2–2 D2
15 Feb 1964 W 4–0 This match
25 Oct 1997 W 7–0 PL 15 Feb 1998 D 1–1 FAC 25 Feb 1998 L 2–3 FAC | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 19 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 51 | 8 | 78.9 |
| Away | 20 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 32 | 19 | 40.0 |
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 →