League Division One · Matchday 37

Burnley v Manchester United

1–3

Saturday 14th April 1962 · Turf Moor · Att: 36,240

Manchester United beat Burnley 3–1 at Turf Moor on Saturday 14th April 1962 in the League Division One. Noel Cantwell (40'), Shay Brennan (64') and David Herd (88') scored for United.

Timeline

Running score

Kick Off
40' Noel Cantwell 0–1
Half Time
64' Shay Brennan pen 0–2
65' Ray Pointer 1–2
88' David Herd 1–3
Full Time 1–3

Match Facts

Starting XI

Player

2 Shay Brennan 64'

9 Noel Cantwell 40'

10 David Herd 88'

11 Samuel McMillan

Substitutes

Substitutes were not permitted

Managers

MUFC

Matt Busby

Manchester United

OPP

Harry Potts

Burnley

United vs Burnley History

Meeting 87 of 139

139

Played

Won

Drawn

Lost

240

Goals For

195

Goals Against

All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 10th September 1892. After this match United had played Burnley 87 times: 40W 9D 38L.

15 Oct 1960 L 3–5 D1 12 Apr 1961 W 6–0 D1 25 Nov 1961 L 1–4 D1

14 Apr 1962 W 3–1 This match

22 Sep 1962 L 2–5 D1 4 May 1963 W 1–0 D1 26 Dec 1963 L 1–6 D1

All-time	P	W	D	L	F	A	Win%
Home	69	41	14	14	151	82	59.4
Away	70	27	12	31	89	113	38.6

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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 →