FA Cup · 6th Round
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Manchester United
3–5
Manchester United beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 5–3 at Molineux on Wednesday 10th March 1965 in the FA Cup. Denis Law (42', 75'), David Herd (51'), George Best (61') and Pat Crerand (67') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 3' Hugh MclImoyle 1–0
- 15' Hugh MclImoyle 2–0
- 42' Denis Law 2–1
- Half Time
- 51' David Herd 2–2
- 61' George Best 2–3
- 67' Pat Crerand 2–4
- 75' Denis Law 2–5
- 87' Peter Knowles 3–5
- Full Time 3–5
Match Facts
Starting XI
Substitutes
Substitutes were not permitted
Managers
MUFC
Matt Busby
Manchester United
OPP
Andy Beattie
Wolverhampton Wanderers
United vs Wolverhampton Wanderers History
Meeting 54 of 116
116
Played
57
Won
21
Drawn
38
Lost
195
Goals For
157
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 15th October 1892. After this match United had played Wolverhampton Wanderers 54 times: 24W 8D 22L.
28 Mar 1964 D 2–2 D1 17 Oct 1964 W 4–2 D1 27 Feb 1965 W 3–0 D1
10 Mar 1965 W 5–3 This match
5 Mar 1966 W 4–2 FAC 26 Dec 1967 W 4–0 D1 30 Dec 1967 W 3–2 D1 | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 56 | 36 | 9 | 11 | 102 | 53 | 64.3 |
| Away | 58 | 21 | 11 | 26 | 92 | 102 | 36.2 |
| Neutral | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 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 →