FA Cup · Semi-Final
Manchester United v Wolverhampton Wanderers
1–1
Manchester United drew 1–1 with Wolverhampton Wanderers at Hillsborough (N) on Saturday 26th March 1949 in the FA Cup. Charlie Mitten (24') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 12' Sammy Smyth 0–1
- 24' Charlie Mitten 1–1
- Full Time 1–1
Match Facts
- A record crowd for a United match at Hillsborough at the time: 62,250.
- Charlie Mitten's 18th goal of 1948-1949, and his 35th for United.
Starting XI
Player
Substitutes
Substitutes were not permitted
Managers
MUFC
Matt Busby
Manchester United
OPP
Stan Cullis
Wolverhampton Wanderers
United vs Wolverhampton Wanderers History
Meeting 20 of 116
116
Played
57
Won
21
Drawn
38
Lost
195
Goals For
157
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 15th October 1892. After this match United had played Wolverhampton Wanderers 20 times: 10W 3D 7L.
20 Mar 1948 W 3–2 D1 8 Sep 1948 L 2–3 D1 15 Sep 1948 W 2–0 D1
26 Mar 1949 D 1–1 This match
2 Apr 1949 L 0–1 FAC 22 Oct 1949 W 3–0 D1 8 Apr 1950 D 1–1 D1 | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 56 | 36 | 9 | 11 | 102 | 53 | 64.3 |
| Away | 58 | 21 | 11 | 26 | 92 | 102 | 36.2 |
| Neutral | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.0 |
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 →