League Division One · Matchday 02

Manchester United v Chelsea

3–2

Wednesday 23rd August 1961 · Old Trafford · Att: 45,847

Manchester United beat Chelsea 3–2 at Old Trafford on Wednesday 23rd August 1961 in the League Division One. David Herd (14'), Dennis Viollet (25') and Mark Pearson (75') scored for United.

Timeline

Running score

Kick Off
14' David Herd 1–0
25' Dennis Viollet 2–0
Half Time
67' Bobby Tambling 2–1
75' Mark Pearson 3–1
89' Bobby Tambling 3–2
Full Time 3–2

Match Facts

Starting XI

Player

8 Dennis Viollet 25'

9 David Herd 14'

10 Mark Pearson 75'

11 Bobby Charlton

Substitutes

Substitutes were not permitted

Managers

MUFC

Matt Busby

Manchester United

OPP

Ted Drake

Chelsea

United vs Chelsea History

Meeting 61 of 199

199

Played

Won

Drawn

Lost

312

Goals For

238

Goals Against

All-time record, from the first meeting on Monday 25th December 1905. After this match United had played Chelsea 61 times: 34W 14D 13L.

2 Sep 1959 W 6–3 D1 24 Dec 1960 W 2–1 D1 26 Dec 1960 W 6–0 D1

23 Aug 1961 W 3–2 This match

30 Aug 1961 L 0–2 D1 16 Mar 1963 W 2–1 FAC 2 Oct 1963 D 1–1 D1

All-time	P	W	D	L	F	A	Win%
Home	94	42	32	20	148	88	44.7
Away	94	37	25	32	149	136	39.4
Neutral	11	3	4	4	15	14	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 →