League Division One · Matchday 10
Arsenal v Manchester United
4–2
Manchester United lost 2–4 to Arsenal at Highbury on Saturday 25th September 1965 in the League Division One. Bobby Charlton (25') and John Aston Jnr (68') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 25' Bobby Charlton 0–1
- 29' Joe Baker 1–1
- 42' John Radford 2–1
- Half Time
- 58' George Armstrong 3–1
- 68' John Aston Jnr 3–2
- 77' George Eastham 4–2
- Full Time 4–2
Match Facts
Starting XI
Player
8 Bobby Charlton 25'
Substitutes
No substitutes recorded
Managers
MUFC
Matt Busby
Manchester United
OPP
Billy Wright
Arsenal
United vs Arsenal History
Meeting 100 of 245
245
Played
100
Won
55
Drawn
90
Lost
368
Goals For
349
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 13th October 1894. After this match United had played Arsenal 100 times: 44W 16D 40L.
1 Feb 1964 W 3–1 D1 28 Nov 1964 W 3–2 D1 26 Apr 1965 W 3–1 D1
25 Sep 1965 L 2–4 This match
19 Mar 1966 W 2–1 D1 29 Oct 1966 W 1–0 D1 3 Mar 1967 D 1–1 D1 | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 117 | 66 | 30 | 21 | 211 | 104 | 56.4 |
| Away | 117 | 31 | 21 | 65 | 146 | 230 | 26.5 |
| Neutral | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 27.3 |
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 →