League Division One · Matchday 38

Manchester United v Arsenal

2–3

Monday 6th May 1963 · Old Trafford · Att: 35,999

Manchester United lost 2–3 to Arsenal at Old Trafford on Monday 6th May 1963 in the League Division One. Denis Law (54', 63') scored for United.

Timeline

Running score

Kick Off
32' Joe Baker 0–1
Half Time
50' Geoff Strong 0–2
54' Denis Law 1–2
62' Alan Skirton 1–3
63' Denis Law 2–3
Full Time 2–3

Match Facts

Starting XI

Player

1 David Gaskell

3 Noel Cantwell

5 William Foulkes

6 Maurice Setters

9 Albert Quixall

10 Denis Law 54', 63'

11 Bobby Charlton

Substitutes

Substitutes were not permitted

Managers

MUFC

Matt Busby

Manchester United

OPP

Billy Wright

Arsenal

United vs Arsenal History

Meeting 95 of 245

245

Played

100

Won

55

Drawn

90

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 95 times: 41W 16D 38L.

31 Jan 1962 W 1–0 FAC 16 Apr 1962 L 2–3 D1 25 Aug 1962 W 3–1 D1

6 May 1963 L 2–3 This match

21 Sep 1963 L 1–2 D1 1 Feb 1964 W 3–1 D1 28 Nov 1964 W 3–2 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 →