League Division One · Matchday 33

Leicester City v Manchester United

4–3

Tuesday 16th April 1963 · Filbert Street · Att: 37,002

Manchester United lost 3–4 to Leicester City at Filbert Street on Tuesday 16th April 1963 in the League Division One. Denis Law (31', 52', 69') scored for United.

Timeline

Running score

Kick Off
30' Terry Heath 1–0
31' Denis Law 1–1
Half Time
50' Ken Keyworth 2–1
52' Denis Law 2–2
54' Ken Keyworth 3–2
55' Ken Keyworth 4–2
69' Denis Law 4–3
Full Time 4–3

Match Facts

Starting XI

Player

10 Denis Law 31', 52', 69'

11 Bobby Charlton

Substitutes

Substitutes were not permitted

Managers

MUFC

Matt Busby

Manchester United

OPP

Matt Gillies

Leicester City

United vs Leicester City History

Meeting 61 of 140

140

Played

Won

Drawn

Lost

283

Goals For

182

Goals Against

All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 22nd September 1894. After this match United had played Leicester City 61 times: 29W 11D 21L.

11 Nov 1961 D 2–2 D1 4 Apr 1962 L 3–4 D1 15 Apr 1963 D 2–2 D1

16 Apr 1963 L 3–4 This match

25 May 1963 W 3–1 FAC 28 Sep 1963 W 3–1 D1 8 Feb 1964 L 2–3 D1

All-time	P	W	D	L	F	A	Win%
Home	69	48	14	7	161	65	69.6
Away	69	24	16	29	117	115	34.8
Neutral	2	2	0	0	5	2	100.0

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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 →