FA Cup · 5th Round
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Manchester United
2–4
Manchester United beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 4–2 at Molineux on Saturday 5th March 1966 in the FA Cup. Denis Law (22', 61'), George Best (72') and David Herd (87') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 2' Terry Wharton pen 1–0
- 9' Terry Wharton pen 2–0
- 22' Denis Law 2–1
- Half Time
- 61' Denis Law 2–2
- 72' George Best 2–3
- 87' David Herd 2–4
- Full Time 2–4
Match Facts
- United extended an unbeaten run to 12 matches in all competitions.
- Denis Law's brace took him to 19 in 1965-1966 and 133 for United.
- George Best's 14th goal of 1965-1966, and his 34th for United.
- David Herd's 26th goal of 1965-1966, and his 117th for United.
Starting XI
Substitutes
No substitutes recorded
Managers
MUFC
Matt Busby
Manchester United
OPP
Ronnie Allen
Wolverhampton Wanderers
United vs Wolverhampton Wanderers History
Meeting 55 of 116
116
Played
57
Won
21
Drawn
38
Lost
195
Goals For
157
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 15th October 1892. After this match United had played Wolverhampton Wanderers 55 times: 25W 8D 22L.
17 Oct 1964 W 4–2 D1 27 Feb 1965 W 3–0 D1 10 Mar 1965 W 5–3 FAC
5 Mar 1966 W 4–2 This match
26 Dec 1967 W 4–0 D1 30 Dec 1967 W 3–2 D1 30 Nov 1968 W 2–0 D1 | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 56 | 36 | 9 | 11 | 102 | 53 | 64.3 |
| Away | 58 | 21 | 11 | 26 | 92 | 102 | 36.2 |
| Neutral | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.0 |
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 →