League Division One · Matchday 39
Newcastle United v Manchester United
0–0
Manchester United drew 0–0 with Newcastle United at St James Park, Newcastle on Monday 2nd April 1956 in the League Division One.
Starting XI
Player
Substitutes
Substitutes were not permitted
Managers
MUFC
Matt Busby
Manchester United
OPP
Doug Livingstone
Newcastle United
United vs Newcastle United History
Meeting 68 of 183
183
Played
93
Won
41
Drawn
49
Lost
351
Goals For
259
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 6th April 1895. After this match United had played Newcastle United 68 times: 31W 11D 26L.
23 Oct 1954 D 2–2 D1 18 Apr 1955 L 0–2 D1 30 Mar 1956 W 5–2 D1
2 Apr 1956 D 0–0 This match
8 Sep 1956 D 1–1 D1 12 Jan 1957 W 6–1 D1 23 Nov 1957 W 2–1 D1 | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 90 | 56 | 22 | 12 | 205 | 100 | 62.2 |
| Away | 88 | 32 | 19 | 37 | 133 | 158 | 36.4 |
| Neutral | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 100.0 |
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 →