League Division One · Matchday 28

Arsenal v Manchester United

4–5

Saturday 1st February 1958 · Highbury · Att: 63,578

Manchester United beat Arsenal 5–4 at Highbury on Saturday 1st February 1958 in the League Division One. Duncan Edwards (10'), Bobby Charlton (34'), Tommy Taylor (43', 72') and Dennis Viollet (65') scored for United.

Timeline

Running score

Kick Off
10' Duncan Edwards 0–1
34' Bobby Charlton 0–2
43' Tommy Taylor 0–3
Half Time
58' David Herd 1–3
60' Jimmy Bloomfield 2–3
61' Jimmy Bloomfield 3–3
65' Dennis Viollet 3–4
72' Tommy Taylor 3–5
77' Derek Tapscott 4–5
Full Time 4–5

Match Facts

Starting XI

Player

6 Duncan Edwards 10'

8 Bobby Charlton 34'

9 Tommy Taylor 43', 72'

10 Dennis Viollet 65'

11 Albert Scanlon

Substitutes

Substitutes were not permitted

Managers

MUFC

Matt Busby

Manchester United

OPP

Jack Crayston

Arsenal

United vs Arsenal History

Meeting 84 of 245

245

Played

100

Won

Drawn

Lost

368

Goals For

349

Goals Against

All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 13th October 1894. After this match United had played Arsenal 84 times: 38W 14D 32L.

29 Sep 1956 W 2–1 D1 9 Feb 1957 W 6–2 D1 21 Sep 1957 W 4–2 D1

1 Feb 1958 W 5–4 This match

11 Oct 1958 D 1–1 D1 28 Feb 1959 L 2–3 D1 10 Oct 1959 W 4–2 D1

All-time	P	W	D	L	F	A	Win%
Home	117	66	30	21	211	104	56.4
Away	117	31	21	65	146	230	26.5
Neutral	11	3	4	4	11	15	27.3

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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 →