League Division One · Matchday 04

Manchester United v Everton

3–0

Wednesday 31st August 1966 · Old Trafford · Att: 61,114

Manchester United beat Everton 3–0 at Old Trafford on Wednesday 31st August 1966 in the League Division One. Bill Foulkes (44'), John Connelly (55') and Denis Law (60') scored for United.

Timeline

Running score

Kick Off
44' Bill Foulkes 1–0
Half Time
55' John Connelly 2–0
60' Denis Law 3–0
Full Time 3–0

Match Facts

Starting XI

Player

5 William Foulkes 44'

6 Nobby Stiles

7 John Connelly 55'

8 Denis Law 60'

9 Bobby Charlton

10 David Herd

11 George Best

Substitutes

No substitutes recorded

Managers

MUFC

Matt Busby

Manchester United

OPP

Harry Catterick

Everton

United vs Everton History

Meeting 86 of 216

216

Played

Won

Drawn

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 86 times: 33W 18D 35L.

23 Apr 1966 L 0–1 FAC 25 Apr 1966 D 0–0 D1 23 Aug 1966 W 2–1 D1

31 Aug 1966 W 3–0 This match

19 Aug 1967 L 1–3 D1 16 Dec 1967 W 3–1 D1 10 Aug 1968 W 2–1 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

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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 →