Manchester United squad picture 1964
The 1964–65 season was Manchester United‘s 63rd season in the Football League, and their 20th consecutive season in the top division of English football.
They finished the season as league champions for the sixth time in their history, with teenage winger George Best making headlines by establishing himself in the first team and finding the net 10 times in the league and 14 times in all competitions, though Denis Law was once again the club’s top goalscorer with 28 goals in the league and 39 in all competitions.
With the 1966 FIFA World Cup fast approaching, this prompted the United directors to completely redesign the United Road (north) stand of Old Trafford. The old roof pillars were replaced in 1965 with modern-style cantilevering on top of the roof, allowing every spectator a completely unobstructed view, while it was also expanded to hold 20,000 spectators (10,000 seated and 10,000 standing in front) at a cost of £350,000. The architects of the new stand, Mather and Nutter (now Atherden Fuller), rearranged the organisation of the stand to have terracing at the front, a larger seated area towards the back, and the first private boxes at a British football ground. The east stand – the only remaining uncovered stand – was developed in the same style in 1973.
First Division
Date | Opponents | H / A | ResultF – A | Scorers | Attendance |
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22 August 1964 | West Bromwich Albion | H | 2 – 2 | Charlton, Law | 52,007 |
24 August 1964 | West Ham United | A | 1 – 3 | Law | 37,070 |
29 August 1964 | Leicester City | A | 2 – 2 | Law, Sadler | 32,373 |
2 September 1964 | West Ham United | H | 3 – 1 | Best, Connelly,Law | 45,123 |
5 September 1964 | Fulham | A | 1 – 2 | Connelly | 36,291 |
8 September 1964 | Everton | A | 3 – 3 | Connelly, Herd,Law | 63,024 |
12 September 1964 | Nottingham Forest | H | 3 – 0 | Herd (2),Connelly | 45,012 |
16 September 1964 | Everton | H | 2 – 1 | Best, Law | 49,968 |
19 September 1964 | Stoke City | A | 2 – 1 | Connelly, Herd | 40,031 |
26 September 1964 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 4 – 1 | Crerand (2), Law(2) | 53,058 |
30 September 1964 | Chelsea | A | 2 – 0 | Best, Law | 60,769 |
3 October 1964 | Burnley | A | 0 – 0 | 30,761 | |
10 October 1964 | Sunderland | H | 1 – 0 | Herd | 48,577 |
17 October 1964 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 4 – 2 | Law (2), Herd,own goal | 26,763 |
24 October 1964 | Aston Villa | H | 7 – 0 | Law (4), Herd(2), Connelly | 35,807 |
31 October 1964 | Liverpool | A | 2 – 0 | Crerand, Herd | 52,402 |
7 November 1964 | Sheffield Wednesday | H | 1 – 0 | Herd | 50,178 |
14 November 1964 | Blackpool | A | 2 – 1 | Connelly, Herd | 31,129 |
21 November 1964 | Blackburn Rovers | H | 3 – 0 | Best, Connelly,Herd | 49,633 |
28 November 1964 | Arsenal | A | 3 – 2 | Law (2),Connelly | 59,627 |
5 December 1964 | Leeds United | H | 0 – 1 | 53,374 | |
12 December 1964 | West Bromwich Albion | A | 1 – 1 | Law | 28,126 |
16 December 1964 | Birmingham City | H | 1 – 1 | Charlton | 25,721 |
26 December 1964 | Sheffield United | A | 1 – 0 | Best | 37,295 |
28 December 1964 | Sheffield United | H | 1 – 1 | Herd | 42,219 |
16 January 1965 | Nottingham Forest | A | 2 – 2 | Law (2) | 43,009 |
23 January 1965 | Stoke City | H | 1 – 1 | Law | 50,392 |
6 February 1965 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 0 – 1 | 58,639 | |
13 February 1965 | Burnley | H | 3 – 2 | Best, Charlton,Herd | 38,865 |
24 February 1965 | Sunderland | A | 0 – 1 | 51,336 | |
27 February 1965 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 3 – 0 | Charlton (2),Connelly | 37,018 |
13 March 1965 | Chelsea | H | 4 – 0 | Herd (2), Best,Law | 56,261 |
15 March 1965 | Fulham | H | 4 – 1 | Connelly (2),Herd (2) | 45,402 |
20 March 1965 | Sheffield Wednesday | A | 0 – 1 | 33,549 | |
22 March 1965 | Blackpool | H | 2 – 0 | Law (2) | 42,318 |
3 April 1965 | Blackburn Rovers | A | 5 – 0 | Charlton (3),Connelly, Herd | 29,363 |
12 April 1965 | Leicester City | H | 1 – 0 | Herd | 34,114 |
17 April 1965 | Leeds United | A | 1 – 0 | Connelly | 52,368 |
19 April 1965 | Birmingham City | A | 4 – 2 | Best (2),Cantwell,Charlton | 28,907 |
24 April 1965 | Liverpool | H | 3 – 0 | Law (2),Connelly | 55,772 |
26 April 1965 | Arsenal | H | 3 – 1 | Law (2), Best | 51,625 |
28 April 1965 | Aston Villa | A | 1 – 2 | Charlton | 36,081 |
Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
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1 | Manchester United | 42 | 26 | 9 | 7 | 89 | 39 | 61 |
2 | Leeds United | 42 | 26 | 9 | 7 | 83 | 52 | 61 |
3 | Chelsea | 42 | 24 | 8 | 10 | 89 | 54 | 56 |
Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points
FA Cup
Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | ResultF – A | Scorers | Attendance |
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9 January 1965 | Round 3 | Chester City | H | 2 – 1 | Best, Kinsey | 40,000 |
30 January 1965 | Round 4 | Stoke City | A | 0 – 0 | 53,009 | |
3 February 1965 | Round 4Replay | Stoke City | H | 1 – 0 | Herd | 50,814 |
20 February 1965 | Round 5 | Burnley | H | 2 – 1 | Crerand, Law | 54,000 |
10 March 1965 | Round 6 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 5 – 3 | Law (2), Best, Crerand, Herd | 53,581 |
27 March 1965 | Semi-final | Leeds United | N | 0 – 0 | 65,000 | |
31 March 1965 | Semi-finalReplay | Leeds United | N | 0 – 1 | 46,300 |
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | ResultF – A | Scorers | Attendance |
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23 September 1964 | First roundFirst leg | Djurgården | A | 1 – 1 | Herd | 6,537 |
27 October 1964 | First roundSecond leg | Djurgården | H | 6 – 1 | Law (3), Charlton (2), Best | 38,437 |
11 November 1964 | Second roundFirst leg | Borussia Dortmund | A | 6 – 1 | Charlton (3), Best, Herd, Law | 25,000 |
2 December 1964 | Second roundSecond leg | Borussia Dortmund | H | 4 – 0 | Charlton (2), Connelly, Law | 31,896 |
20 January 1965 | Third roundFirst leg | Everton | H | 1 – 1 | Connelly | 50,000 |
9 February 1965 | Third roundSecond leg | Everton | A | 2 – 1 | Connelly, Herd | 54,397 |
12 May 1965 | Quarter-finalFirst leg | Strasbourg | A | 5 – 0 | Law (2), Charlton, Connelly, Herd | 30,000 |
19 May 1965 | Quarter-finalSecond leg | Strasbourg | H | 0 – 0 | 34,188 | |
31 May 1965 | Semi-finalFirst leg | Ferencváros | H | 3 – 2 | Herd (2), Law | 39,902 |
6 June 1965 | Semi-finalSecond leg | Ferencváros | A | 0 – 1 | 50,000 | |
16 June 1965 | Semi-finalPlay-off | Ferencváros | A | 1 – 2 | Connelly | 60,000 |
Squad statistics
Pos. | Name | League | FA Cup | Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | Total | ||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
GK | Pat Dunne | 37 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 55 | 0 |
GK | David Gaskell | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
FB | Shay Brennan | 42 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 60 | 0 |
FB | Noel Cantwell | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
FB | Tony Dunne | 42 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 60 | 0 |
HB | Pat Crerand | 39 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 57 | 5 |
HB | John Fitzpatrick | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
HB | Bill Foulkes | 42 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 60 | 0 |
HB | Maurice Setters | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
HB | Nobby Stiles | 41 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 59 | 0 |
FW | John Aston, Jr. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
FW | George Best | 41 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 59 | 14 |
FW | Bobby Charlton | 41 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 59 | 18 |
FW | John Connelly | 42 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 60 | 20 |
FW | David Herd | 37 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 55 | 28 |
FW | Albert Kinsey | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
FW | Denis Law | 36 | 28 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 52 | 39 |
FW | Ian Moir | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
FW | David Sadler | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
– | Own goals | – | 1 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 1 |