League Division One · Matchday 40
Blackburn Rovers v Manchester United
1–4
Manchester United beat Blackburn Rovers 4–1 at Ewood Park on Saturday 7th May 1966 in the League Division One. David Herd (3', 27'), Bobby Charlton (31') and David Sadler (70') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 3' David Herd 0–1
- 27' David Herd 0–2
- 31' Bobby Charlton 0–3
- 36' Mike Harrison 1–3
- Half Time
- 70' David Sadler 1–4
- Full Time 1–4
Match Facts
Starting XI
Substitutes
No substitutes recorded
Managers
MUFC
Matt Busby
Manchester United
OPP
Jack Marshall
Blackburn Rovers
United vs Blackburn Rovers History
Meeting 69 of 113
113
Played
52
Won
29
Drawn
32
Lost
211
Goals For
165
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 3rd September 1892. After this match United had played Blackburn Rovers 69 times: 26W 17D 26L.
21 Nov 1964 W 3–0 D1 3 Apr 1965 W 5–0 D1 6 Nov 1965 D 2–2 D1
7 May 1966 W 4–1 This match
15 Feb 1985 W 2–0 FAC 24 Oct 1992 D 0–0 PL 3 May 1993 W 3–1 PL | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 55 | 31 | 14 | 10 | 118 | 62 | 56.4 |
| Away | 57 | 20 | 15 | 22 | 91 | 103 | 35.1 |
| Neutral | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 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 →