League Division One · Matchday 42
Manchester United v Cardiff City
3–3
Manchester United drew 3–3 with Cardiff City at Old Trafford on Saturday 29th April 1961 in the League Division One. Bobby Charlton (19', 35') and Maurice Setters (31') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 19' Bobby Charlton 1–0
- 29' Derek Tapscott 1–1
- 31' Maurice Setters 2–1
- 35' Bobby Charlton 3–1
- Half Time
- 53' Derek Hogg pen 3–2
- 74' Derek Hogg 3–3
- Full Time 3–3
Match Facts
Starting XI
Player
11 Bobby Charlton 19', 35'
Substitutes
Substitutes were not permitted
Managers
MUFC
Matt Busby
Manchester United
OPP
Bill Jones
Cardiff City
United vs Cardiff City History
Meeting 23 of 31
31
Played
15
Won
8
Drawn
8
Lost
60
Goals For
46
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 7th January 1922. After this match United had played Cardiff City 23 times: 9W 7D 7L.
26 Dec 1956 W 3–1 D1 27 Apr 1957 W 3–2 D1 26 Nov 1960 L 0–3 D1
29 Apr 1961 D 3–3 This match
16 Sep 1961 W 2–1 D1 3 Feb 1962 W 3–0 D1 31 Aug 1974 W 1–0 D2 | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 31 | 25 | 37.5 |
| Away | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 29 | 21 | 60.0 |
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 →