FA Cup · 6th Round - 2nd Replay
Manchester United v Sunderland
5–1
Manchester United beat Sunderland 5–1 at Leeds Road (N) on Monday 9th March 1964 in the FA Cup. Denis Law (48', 52', 60'), Phil Chisnall (49') and David Herd (67') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- Half Time
- 48' Denis Law 1–0
- 48' Nick Sharkey 1–1
- 49' Phil Chisnall 2–1
- 52' Denis Law pen 3–1
- 60' Denis Law 4–1
- 67' David Herd 5–1
- Full Time 5–1
Match Facts
- Denis Law scored a hat-trick.
- A record crowd for a United match at Leeds Road at the time: 54,952.
- Denis Law's 3 goals took him to 38 in 1963-1964 and 67 for United.
- Phil Chisnall's 8th goal of 1963-1964, and his 10th for United.
- David Herd's 23rd goal of 1963-1964, and his 61st for United.
Starting XI
Substitutes
Substitutes were not permitted
Managers
MUFC
Matt Busby
Manchester United
OPP
Alan Brown
Sunderland
United vs Sunderland History
Meeting 75 of 147
147
Played
67
Won
38
Drawn
42
Lost
254
Goals For
208
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 4th March 1893. After this match United had played Sunderland 75 times: 29W 15D 31L.
7 Apr 1958 W 2–1 D1 29 Feb 1964 D 3–3 FAC 4 Mar 1964 D 2–2 FAC
9 Mar 1964 W 5–1 This match
10 Oct 1964 W 1–0 D1 24 Feb 1965 L 0–1 D1 11 Dec 1965 W 3–2 D1 | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 73 | 43 | 18 | 12 | 150 | 77 | 58.9 |
| Away | 73 | 23 | 20 | 30 | 99 | 130 | 31.5 |
| Neutral | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 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 →