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Man United 10-0 Anderlecht - September 26, 1956 / (C1) Ligue des Champions 1956/1957

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(C1) Ligue des Champions 1956/1957 - First round

Maine Road - Manchester - England

September 26, 1956

43 635

Man United

England

10 - 0

Anderlecht

Belgium

Tommy Taylor

20'

Dennis Viollet

25'

Dennis Viollet

38'

Dennis Viollet

44'

Tommy Taylor

52'

Liam Whelan

61'

Dennis Viollet

65'

Johnny Berry

75'

Liam Whelan

82'

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8' - Goal Tommy Taylor8

20' - Goal Tommy Taylor20

25' - Goal Dennis Viollet25

38' - Goal Dennis Viollet38

44' - Goal Dennis Viollet44

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52' - Goal Tommy Taylor52

61' - Goal Liam Whelan61

65' - Goal Dennis Viollet65

75' - Goal Johnny Berry75

82' - Goal Liam Whelan82

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Team line-ups Key figures Pre-match Competition info

Man United

10 - 0

Anderlecht

Man United Anderlecht

Team line-ups

Man United

Wood

Ray Wood

England

B.date11/06/1931

Age25 years

positionGoalkeeper

Byrne

Roger Byrne

England

B.date08/02/1929

Age27 years

positionDefender

Jones

Mark Jones

England

B.date15/06/1933

Age23 years

H1m85

positionCentral defender

Foulkes

Bill Foulkes

England

B.date05/01/1932

Age24 years

H1m80

positionCentral defender

Edwards

Duncan Edwards

England

B.date01/10/1936

Age19 years

H1m80

positionLeft Midfielder

Colman

Eddie Colman

England

B.date01/11/1936

Age19 years

H1m70

positionMidfield

Viollet65384425

Dennis Viollet

England

B.date20/09/1933

Age23 years

positionForward

Taylor52820

Tommy Taylor

England

B.date29/01/1932

Age24 years

positionStriker

Whelan6182

Liam Whelan

Republic of Ireland

B.date01/04/1935

Age21 years

positionForward

Pegg

David Pegg

England

B.date20/09/1935

Age21 years

positionLeft Winger

Berry75

Johnny Berry

England

B.date01/06/1926

Age30 years

positionRight Winger

			Age	Match num	Note
G	Ray Wood		25	11	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Roger Byrne		27	11	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Mark Jones		23	11	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Bill Foulkes		24	11	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Duncan Edwards		19	10	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Eddie Colman		19	11	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F	Dennis Viollet	65384425	23	11	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F	Tommy Taylor	52820	24	11	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F	Liam Whelan	6182	21	11	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F	David Pegg		21	11	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F	Johnny Berry	75	30	11	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Average age

23.3 years

Average number of matches played for the team

Anderlecht

Week

Felix Week

Belgium

B.date06/01/1929

Age27 years

positionGoalkeeper

Gettemans

Pierre Gettemans

Belgium

B.date08/01/1933

Age23 years

positionDefender

de Koster

Willem de Koster

Belgium

B.date17/02/1930

Age26 years

positionDefender

Hanon

Pierre Hanon

Belgium

B.date29/12/1936

Age19 years

positionDefender

Culot

Jacques Culot

Belgium

B.date05/08/1933

Age23 years

positionDefender

Vanderwilt

René Vanderwilt

Belgium

B.date23/05/1934

Age22 years

positionMidfield

de Drijver

Jean de Drijver

Belgium

B.date09/02/1933

Age23 years

positionMidfield

Mermans

Joseph Mermans

Belgium

B.date16/02/1922

Age34 years

positionForward

Jurion

Jef Jurion

Belgium

B.date24/02/1937

Age19 years

positionRight Winger

de Wael

Gaston de Wael

Belgium

B.date31/12/1934

Age21 years

positionForward

van den Bosch

Jeng van den Bosch

Belgium

B.date31/10/1927

Age28 years

positionForward

		Age	Match num	Note
G	Felix Week	27	4	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Pierre Gettemans	23	1	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Willem de Koster	26	4	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Pierre Hanon	19	2	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Jacques Culot	23	4	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	René Vanderwilt	22	3	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Jean de Drijver	23	2	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F	Joseph Mermans	34	4	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F	Jef Jurion	19	4	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F	Gaston de Wael	21	2	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F	Jeng van den Bosch	28	4	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Average age

24.1 years

Average number of matches played for the team

Substitutes					Age	Match num	Note

Substitutes					Age	Match num	Note

Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match

No changes regarding the previous match for the starting players

Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match

No changes regarding the previous match for the starting players

Manager

Age

Match num

Sir Matt Busby

472

Success rate in this team:

51 %

Success rate since the beginning of his career:

51 %

Busby vs Anderlecht

2 victories

0 draw

0 loss

Latest figure on September 26, 1956

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Referee

Benjamin Griffith

1 victory	0 draw	0 loss	Man United1 match	General total	Anderlecht1 match	0 victory	0 draw	1 loss
1 victory	0 draw	0 loss	Man United1 match	Season total	Anderlecht1 match	0 victory	0 draw	1 loss
Latest figure on September 26, 1956					Latest figure on September 26, 1956

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Key figures

It's the first time Johnny Berry scores 1 goal vs in his professional career

It's the first time Johnny Berry scores 1 goal in Champions League

It's the first time in history that a game ends with 10-0 in Champions League

Read the next 14 key stats

Pre-match

Current form

Home

VManchester United 1-0 Portsmouth21/04/1956

DManchester United 2-2 Birmingham City18/08/1956

VManchester United 3-2 Preston North End29/08/1956

VManchester United 3-0 Portsmouth01/09/1956

VManchester United 4-1 Sheffield Wednesday15/09/1956

VManchester United 2-0 Manchester City22/09/1956

Overall

VManchester United 3-0 Portsmouth01/09/1956

VChelsea 1-2 Manchester United05/09/1956

DNewcastle United 1-1 Manchester United08/09/1956

VAnderlecht 0-2 Manchester United12/09/1956

VManchester United 4-1 Sheffield Wednesday15/09/1956

VManchester United 2-0 Manchester City22/09/1956

Current form

Away

VCharleroi 2-3 Anderlecht29/04/1956

LRFC Liège 3-0 Anderlecht06/05/1956

DGent 1-1 Anderlecht27/05/1956

LRFC Liège 3-0 Anderlecht02/09/1956

LRFC Tilleur 4-0 Anderlecht16/09/1956

VBeringen FC 0-1 Anderlecht23/09/1956

Overall

DGent 1-1 Anderlecht27/05/1956

LRFC Liège 3-0 Anderlecht02/09/1956

VAnderlecht 5-1 Royal Antwerp09/09/1956

LAnderlecht 0-2 Manchester United12/09/1956

LRFC Tilleur 4-0 Anderlecht16/09/1956

VBeringen FC 0-1 Anderlecht23/09/1956

Running streaks

	Home	Total
Winning streak	4	3
Unbeaten streak	30	24
Drawless streak	4	3
Scoring streak	33	13
Invincibility streak	1	1

Running streaks

	Away	Total
Winning streak	1	1
Unbeaten streak	1	1
Drawless streak	3	5
Scoring streak	1	1
Invincibility streak	1	1

Statistical comparison of the season

Results

1	Number of games (Competition total)	1
0	Number of games (Home / Away)	0
1	Victories (Competition total)	0
0	Victories (Home / Away)	0
0	Draws (Competition total)	0
0	Draws (Home / Away)	0
0	Losses (Competition total)	1
0	Losses (Home / Away)	0

Goals

2	Goals scored (Competition total)	0
0	Goals scored (Home / Away)	0
0	Goals conceded (Competition total)	2
0	Goals conceded (Home / Away)	0
2	Goals scored per match average (Competition total)	0
0	Goals scored per match average (Home / Away)	0
0	Conceced goals per match average (Competition total)	2
0	Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away)	0

Betting aid

0	Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total)	0
0	Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away)	0
1	Clean sheets (Competition total)	0
0	Clean sheets (Home / Away)	0
0	Matches without scoring (Competition total)	1
0	Matches without scoring (Home / Away)	0
0	The 2 teams score (Competition total)	0
0	The 2 teams score (Home / Away)	0
0	Most frequent score (Home / Away)	0

Bookings

0	Yellow cards (Competition total)	0
0	Yellow cards (Home / Away)	0
0	Red cards (Competition total)	0
0	Red cards (Home / Away)	0

Key players

	Tommy Taylor	1 goal	Team's best scorer (Competition total)		-
	Tommy Taylor	1 goal during the last match	The fittest player		-

Historical head to head

Away

1 match

1 v

0 d

0 l

2 gf

0 ga

Total

1 match

1 v

0 d

0 l

2 gf

0 ga

Historical head to head

Home

1 match

0 v

0 d

1 l

0 gf

2 ga

Total

1 match

0 v

0 d

1 l

0 gf

2 ga

Largest victory

Overall	2 - 0	September 12, 1956
Home	No success yet

Largest victory

No success yet

Latest head to head

September 12, 1956 - (C1) Ligue des Champions 1956/1957

Anderlecht

0 - 2

Man United

Best historical scorers against Anderlecht

	Tommy Taylor	1 goal	1956 - 1956
	Dennis Viollet	1 goal	1956 - 1956

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Best historical scorers against Man United

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Players with most games played vs Anderlecht

John Blanchflower	1 match	1956 - 1956
Tommy Taylor	1 match	1956 - 1956
Johnny Berry	1 match	1956 - 1956
Mark Jones	1 match	1956 - 1956
Roger Byrne	1 match	1956 - 1956
Eddie Colman	1 match	1956 - 1956

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Players with most games played vs Man United

Henri Matthys	1 match	1956 - 1956
René Vanderwilt	1 match	1956 - 1956
Jef Jurion	1 match	1956 - 1956
Joseph Mermans	1 match	1956 - 1956
Jean de Drijver	1 match	1956 - 1956
Felix Week	1 match	1956 - 1956