League Division One · Matchday 33

Manchester United v Everton

2–1

Saturday 7th March 1959 · Old Trafford · Att: 51,254

Manchester United beat Everton 2–1 at Old Trafford on Saturday 7th March 1959 in the League Division One. Freddy Goodwin (23') and Albert Scanlon (62') scored for United.

Timeline

Running score

Kick Off
23' Freddy Goodwin 1–0
Half Time
62' Albert Scanlon 2–0
68' Ronald Cope OG 2–1
Full Time 2–1

Match Facts

Starting XI

Player

1 Harry Gregg

2 Ian Greaves

3 Joseph Carolan

4 Frederick Goodwin 23'

5 Ronald Cope 68'

11 Albert Scanlon 62'

Substitutes

Substitutes were not permitted

Managers

MUFC

Matt Busby

Manchester United

OPP

Johnny Carey

Everton

United vs Everton History

Meeting 66 of 216

216

Played

Won

Drawn

Lost

326

Goals For

292

Goals Against

All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 24th September 1892. After this match United had played Everton 66 times: 25W 14D 27L.

28 Aug 1957 W 3–0 D1 4 Sep 1957 D 3–3 D1 18 Oct 1958 L 2–3 D1

7 Mar 1959 W 2–1 This match

28 Nov 1959 L 1–2 D1 30 Apr 1960 W 5–0 D1 24 Aug 1960 L 0–4 D1

All-time	P	W	D	L	F	A	Win%
Home	105	59	26	20	183	98	56.2
Away	105	36	23	46	140	189	34.3
Neutral	6	2	1	3	3	5	33.3

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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 →