FA Cup · 4th Round

Wrexham v Manchester United

0–5

Saturday 26th January 1957 · Racecourse Ground · Att: 34,445

Manchester United beat Wrexham 5–0 at Racecourse Ground on Saturday 26th January 1957 in the FA Cup. Billy Whelan (7', 47'), Roger Byrne (16') and Tommy Taylor (39', 59') scored for United.

Timeline

Running score

Kick Off
7' Billy Whelan 0–1
16' Roger Byrne pen 0–2
39' Tommy Taylor 0–3
Half Time
47' Billy Whelan 0–4
59' Tommy Taylor 0–5
Full Time 0–5

Match Facts

Starting XI

Player

3 Roger Byrne 16'

8 William Whelan 7', 47'

9 Tommy Taylor 39', 59'

10 Dennis Viollet

11 David Pegg

Substitutes

Substitutes were not permitted

Managers

MUFC

Matt Busby

Manchester United

OPP

Cliff Lloyd

Wrexham

United vs Wrexham History

Meeting 1 of 5

Played

Won

Drawn

Lost

Goals For

Goals Against

All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 26th January 1957. After this match United had played Wrexham 1 time: 1W 0D 0L.

26 Jan 1957 W 5–0 This match

23 Sep 1969 W 2–0 LC 23 Oct 1990 W 3–0 CWC 7 Nov 1990 W 2–0 CWC

All-time	P	W	D	L	F	A	Win%
Home	3	3	0	0	10	2	100.0
Away	2	2	0	0	7	0	100.0

All 5 meetings with Wrexham →

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 →