League Division Two · Matchday 21
Sheffield Wednesday v Manchester United
4–4
Manchester United drew 4–4 with Sheffield Wednesday at Hillsborough on Saturday 7th December 1974 in the League Division Two. Stewart Houston (7'), Lou Macari (53', 85') and Stuart Pearson (63') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 7' Stewart Houston 0–1
- 15' Ronald "Tudor" Davies for Holton
- 19' David Sunley 1–1
- 24' Bernard Shaw 2–1
- 30' Colin Harvey 3–1
- Half Time
- 53' Lou Macari 3–2
- 63' Stuart Pearson 3–3
- 69' David Sunley 4–3
- 85' Lou Macari 4–4
- Full Time 4–4
Match Facts
Starting XI
Substitutes
Ronald "Tudor" Davies
15' for Holton
Managers
MUFC
Tommy Docherty
Manchester United
OPP
Steve Burtenshaw
Sheffield Wednesday
United vs Sheffield Wednesday History
Meeting 90 of 124
124
Played
54
Won
27
Drawn
43
Lost
200
Goals For
171
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 22nd October 1892. After this match United had played Sheffield Wednesday 90 times: 38W 20D 32L.
22 Mar 1969 W 1–0 D1 17 Sep 1969 W 3–1 D1 15 Apr 1970 D 2–2 D1
7 Dec 1974 D 4–4 This match
11 Jan 1975 W 2–0 D2 1 Jan 1985 L 1–2 D1 9 Apr 1985 L 0–1 D1 | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 61 | 39 | 14 | 8 | 122 | 58 | 63.9 |
| Away | 62 | 15 | 13 | 34 | 78 | 112 | 24.2 |
| Neutral | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 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 →