League Division One · Matchday 18

Manchester United v Luton Town

4–1

Saturday 21st November 1959 · Old Trafford · Att: 40,572

Manchester United beat Luton Town 4–1 at Old Trafford on Saturday 21st November 1959 in the League Division One. Albert Quixall (22'), Dennis Viollet (68', 87') and Freddy Goodwin (74') scored for United.

Timeline

Running score

Kick Off
22' Albert Quixall 1–0
Half Time
50' John Kilgannon 1–1
68' Dennis Viollet 2–1
74' Freddy Goodwin 3–1
87' Dennis Viollet 4–1
Full Time 4–1

Match Facts

Starting XI

Player

1 Harry Gregg

2 William Foulkes

3 Joseph Carolan

4 Frederick Goodwin 74'

5 Ronald Cope

6 Wilf McGuinness

7 Warren Bradley

8 Albert Quixall 22'

9 Dennis Viollet 68', 87'

10 Bobby Charlton

11 Albert Scanlon

Substitutes

Substitutes were not permitted

Managers

MUFC

Matt Busby

Manchester United

OPP

Syd Owen

Luton Town

United vs Luton Town History

Meeting 17 of 42

Played

Won

Drawn

Lost

Goals For

Goals Against

All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 18th September 1897. After this match United had played Luton Town 17 times: 12W 3D 2L.

26 Dec 1957 D 2–2 D1 22 Nov 1958 W 2–1 D1 11 Apr 1959 D 0–0 D1

21 Nov 1959 W 4–1 This match

9 Apr 1960 W 3–2 D1 2 Oct 1982 D 1–1 D1 29 Jan 1983 W 2–0 FAC

All-time	P	W	D	L	F	A	Win%
Home	20	19	0	1	59	10	95.0
Away	22	12	7	3	37	17	54.5

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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 →