League Division One · Matchday 01
Leicester City v Manchester United
0–3
Manchester United beat Leicester City 3–0 at Filbert Street on Saturday 24th August 1957 in the League Division One. Billy Whelan (71', 75', 79') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- Half Time
- 71' Billy Whelan 0–1
- 75' Billy Whelan 0–2
- 79' Billy Whelan 0–3
- Full Time 0–3
Match Facts
- Billy Whelan scored a hat-trick.
- A record crowd for a United match at Filbert Street at the time: 40,214.
- Billy Whelan's 3 goals took him to 3 in 1957-1958 and 40 for United.
Starting XI
Player
8 William Whelan 71', 75', 79'
Substitutes
Substitutes were not permitted
Managers
MUFC
Matt Busby
Manchester United
OPP
David Halliday
Leicester City
United vs Leicester City History
Meeting 50 of 140
140
Played
74
Won
30
Drawn
36
Lost
283
Goals For
182
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 22nd September 1894. After this match United had played Leicester City 50 times: 26W 8D 16L.
27 Dec 1938 D 1–1 D1 4 Dec 1954 W 3–1 D1 9 Apr 1955 L 0–1 D1
24 Aug 1957 W 3–0 This match
21 Dec 1957 W 4–0 D1 6 Dec 1958 W 4–1 D1 25 Apr 1959 L 1–2 D1 | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 69 | 48 | 14 | 7 | 161 | 65 | 69.6 |
| Away | 69 | 24 | 16 | 29 | 117 | 115 | 34.8 |
| Neutral | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 100.0 |
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 →