League Division One · Matchday 02
Everton v Manchester United
1–2
Manchester United beat Everton 2–1 at Goodison Park on Tuesday 23rd August 1966 in the League Division One. Denis Law (63', 89') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
Starting XI
Player
8 Denis Law 63', 89'
Substitutes
No substitutes recorded
Managers
MUFC
Matt Busby
Manchester United
OPP
Harry Catterick
Everton
United vs Everton History
Meeting 85 of 216
216
Played
97
Won
50
Drawn
69
Lost
326
Goals For
292
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 24th September 1892. After this match United had played Everton 85 times: 32W 18D 35L.
15 Dec 1965 W 3–0 D1 23 Apr 1966 L 0–1 FAC 25 Apr 1966 D 0–0 D1
23 Aug 1966 W 2–1 This match
31 Aug 1966 W 3–0 D1 19 Aug 1967 L 1–3 D1 16 Dec 1967 W 3–1 D1 | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 105 | 59 | 26 | 20 | 183 | 98 | 56.2 |
| Away | 105 | 36 | 23 | 46 | 140 | 189 | 34.3 |
| Neutral | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 33.3 |
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 →