Manchester United Data
League Division One · Matchday 23

Manchester United v Chelsea

6–0
Monday 26th December 1960 · Old Trafford · Att: 50,164

Manchester United beat Chelsea 6–0 at Old Trafford on Monday 26th December 1960 in the League Division One. Alex Dawson (??', ??', ??'), James Nicholson (??', ??') and Bobby Charlton (??') scored for United.

Timeline

  1. Kick Off
  2. Minute not recorded
  3. — Alex Dawson
  4. — Alex Dawson
  5. — Alex Dawson
  6. — James Nicholson
  7. — James Nicholson
  8. — Bobby Charlton
  9. Full Time 6–0

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

  • United's biggest win over Chelsea at the time, in their 60th meeting.

Starting XI

Managers

MUFC
Matt Busby
Manchester United
OPP
Ted Drake
Chelsea

United vs Chelsea History

Meeting 60 of 199
199
Played
82
Won
61
Drawn
56
Lost
312
Goals For
238
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Monday 25th December 1905. After this match United had played Chelsea 60 times: 33W 14D 13L.
All-timePWDLFAWin%
Home 94423220 1488844.7
Away 94372532 14913639.4
Neutral 11344 151427.3
All 199 meetings with Chelsea →

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 →