League Division One · Matchday 10
Preston North End v Manchester United
4–0
Manchester United lost 0–4 to Preston North End at Deepdale on Saturday 26th September 1959 in the League Division One.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 15' Sammy Taylor 1–0
- Half Time
- 64' Tom Finney pen 2–0
- 77' Dave Sneddon 3–0
- 89' Tom Finney 4–0
- Full Time 4–0
Starting XI
Player
Substitutes
Substitutes were not permitted
Managers
MUFC
Matt Busby
Manchester United
OPP
Cliff Britton
Preston North End
United vs Preston North End History
Meeting 67 of 76
76
Played
32
Won
22
Drawn
22
Lost
125
Goals For
104
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 18th January 1890. After this match United had played Preston North End 67 times: 26W 19D 22L.
5 Apr 1958 D 0–0 D1 8 Oct 1958 L 0–2 D1 13 Dec 1958 W 4–3 D1
26 Sep 1959 L 0–4 This match
13 Feb 1960 D 1–1 D1 3 Dec 1960 W 1–0 D1 22 Apr 1961 W 4–2 D1 | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 37 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 61 | 38 | 51.4 |
| Away | 39 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 64 | 66 | 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 →