FA Cup · 3rd Round
Derby County v Manchester United
2–5
Manchester United beat Derby County 5–2 at Baseball Ground on Saturday 22nd January 1966 in the FA Cup. Denis Law (13'), 73' (pen) George Best (16', 25') and David Herd (76') scored for United.
Timeline
- Kick Off
- 13' Denis Law
- 16' 73' (pen) George Best
- 25' 73' (pen) George Best
- 29' John Richardson pen
- 42' Frank Upton
- Half Time
- 76' David Herd
- Full Time 2–5
Running score not shown: the recorded goals for this match don’t include every minute, or don’t reconcile with the final score.
Match Facts
Starting XI
Substitutes
No substitutes recorded
Managers
MUFC
Matt Busby
Manchester United
OPP
Tim Ward
Derby County
United vs Derby County History
Meeting 54 of 107
107
Played
47
Won
30
Drawn
30
Lost
193
Goals For
156
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 31st December 1892. After this match United had played Derby County 54 times: 19W 16D 19L.
10 Sep 1952 W 3–2 D1 1 Jan 1953 W 1–0 D1 9 Jan 1960 W 4–2 FAC
22 Jan 1966 W 5–2 This match
4 Oct 1969 L 0–2 D1 12 Nov 1969 D 0–0 LC 19 Nov 1969 W 1–0 LC | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 50 | 27 | 12 | 11 | 97 | 50 | 54.0 |
| Away | 55 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 91 | 105 | 32.7 |
| Neutral | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 100.0 |
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 →