League Division One · Matchday 03

Manchester United v Everton

4–0

Wednesday 31st August 1960 · Old Trafford · Att: 51,818

Manchester United beat Everton 4–0 at Old Trafford on Wednesday 31st August 1960 in the League Division One. Bobby Charlton (11'), Alex Dawson (40', 86') and James Nicholson (89') scored for United.

Timeline

Running score

Kick Off
11' Bobby Charlton 1–0
40' Alex Dawson 2–0
Half Time
86' Alex Dawson 3–0
89' James Nicholson 4–0
Full Time 4–0

Match Facts

Starting XI

Player

6 James Nicholson 89'

7 Albert Quixall

8 Johnny Giles

9 Alex Dawson 40', 86'

10 Dennis Viollet

11 Bobby Charlton 11'

Substitutes

Substitutes were not permitted

Managers

MUFC

Matt Busby

Manchester United

OPP

Johnny Carey

Everton

United vs Everton History

Meeting 70 of 216

216

Played

Won

Drawn

Lost

326

Goals For

292

Goals Against

All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 24th September 1892. After this match United had played Everton 70 times: 27W 14D 29L.

28 Nov 1959 L 1–2 D1 30 Apr 1960 W 5–0 D1 24 Aug 1960 L 0–4 D1

31 Aug 1960 W 4–0 This match

2 Dec 1961 L 1–5 D1 21 Apr 1962 D 1–1 D1 22 Aug 1962 L 1–3 D1

All-time	P	W	D	L	F	A	Win%
Home	105	59	26	20	183	98	56.2
Away	105	36	23	46	140	189	34.3
Neutral	6	2	1	3	3	5	33.3

All 216 meetings with Everton →

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 →