League Division One · Matchday 12

Manchester United v Arsenal

4–2

Saturday 10th October 1959 · Old Trafford · Att: 51,626

Manchester United beat Arsenal 4–2 at Old Trafford on Saturday 10th October 1959 in the League Division One. Bill Dodgin Jr (o.g.) (7'), Albert Quixall (60'), Bobby Charlton (83') and Dennis Viollet (89') scored for United.

Timeline

Running score

Kick Off
7' Bill Dodgin Jr (o.g.) 1–0
14' Jackie Henderson 1–1
43' David Herd 1–2
Half Time
60' Albert Quixall 2–2
83' Bobby Charlton 3–2
89' Dennis Viollet 4–2
Full Time 4–2

Match Facts

Starting XI

Player

8 Albert Quixall 60'

9 Dennis Viollet 89'

10 Bobby Charlton 83'

11 Albert Scanlon

Substitutes

Substitutes were not permitted

Managers

MUFC

Matt Busby

Manchester United

OPP

George Swindin

Arsenal

United vs Arsenal History

Meeting 87 of 245

245

Played

100

Won

Drawn

Lost

368

Goals For

349

Goals Against

All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 13th October 1894. After this match United had played Arsenal 87 times: 39W 15D 33L.

1 Feb 1958 W 5–4 D1 11 Oct 1958 D 1–1 D1 28 Feb 1959 L 2–3 D1

10 Oct 1959 W 4–2 This match

23 Apr 1960 L 2–5 D1 29 Oct 1960 L 1–2 D1 18 Mar 1961 D 1–1 D1

All-time	P	W	D	L	F	A	Win%
Home	117	66	30	21	211	104	56.4
Away	117	31	21	65	146	230	26.5
Neutral	11	3	4	4	11	15	27.3

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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 29 September 2026. How we compile this data →