League Division One · Matchday 41

Manchester United v Aston Villa

6–1

Monday 9th May 1966 · Old Trafford · Att: 23,039

Manchester United beat Aston Villa 6–1 at Old Trafford on Monday 9th May 1966 in the League Division One. David Herd (12', 73'), David Sadler (15', 55'), Jim Ryan (18') and Bobby Charlton (83') scored for United.

Timeline

Running score

Kick Off
12' David Herd 1–0
15' David Sadler 2–0
18' Jim Ryan 3–0
Half Time
55' David Sadler 4–0
73' David Herd 5–0
77' Phillip Woosnam 5–1
83' Bobby Charlton 6–1
Full Time 6–1

Match Facts

Starting XI

Player

7 Jimmy Ryan 18'

8 David Herd 12', 73'

9 David Sadler 15', 55'

10 Bobby Charlton 83'

11 John Aston Jnr

Substitutes

No substitutes recorded

Managers

MUFC

Matt Busby

Manchester United

OPP

Dick Taylor

Aston Villa

United vs Aston Villa History

Meeting 90 of 203

203

Played

108

Won

Drawn

Lost

376

Goals For

263

Goals Against

All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 19th November 1892. After this match United had played Aston Villa 90 times: 41W 16D 33L.

24 Oct 1964 W 7–0 D1 28 Apr 1965 L 1–2 D1 6 Apr 1966 D 1–1 D1

9 May 1966 W 6–1 This match

3 Dec 1966 L 1–2 D1 29 Apr 1967 W 3–1 D1 16 Dec 1970 D 1–1 LC

All-time	P	W	D	L	F	A	Win%
Home	101	69	19	13	218	91	68.3
Away	99	38	24	37	154	166	38.4
Neutral	3	1	0	2	4	6	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 9 November 2026. How we compile this data →