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Arsenal 5-1 Man United - October 21, 1961 / Division 1 1961/1962
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Arsenal 5-1 Man United - October 21, 1961 / Division 1 1961/1962

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photo Gerry Ward 37' - Goal Gerry Ward37
HT

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photo John Barnwell 49' - Goal John Barnwell49
photo George Eastham 60' - Goal George Eastham60
photo Alan Skirton 65' - Goal Alan Skirton65
photo Alan Skirton 75' - Goal Alan Skirton75
86photo Dennis Viollet 86' - Goal Dennis Viollet
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Team line-ups

Arsenal

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forward
offensive midfielder
midfielder
defensive midfielder
defender
sweeper
goalkeeper
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Kelsey
photo Alfred John Kelsey
Alfred John Kelsey
Wales
B.date19/11/1929
Age31 years
positionGoalkeeper
Bacuzzi
photo Dave Bacuzzi
Dave Bacuzzi
England
B.date12/10/1940
Age21 years
positionDefender
Charles
photo Melvyn Charles
Melvyn Charles
Wales
B.date14/05/1935
Age26 years
positionCentral defender
McCullough
photo Billy McCullough
Billy McCullough
Northern Ireland
B.date27/07/1935
Age26 years
positionLeft full-back
Ward37
photo Gerry Ward
Gerry Ward
England
B.date05/10/1936
Age25 years
positionMidfield
Brown
photo Laurie Brown
Laurie Brown
England
B.date22/08/1937
Age24 years
positionMidfield
Eastham60
photo George Eastham
George Eastham
England
B.date23/09/1936
Age25 years
positionMidfield
MacLeod
photo John MacLeod
John MacLeod
Scotland
B.date23/11/1938
Age22 years
positionMidfield
Barnwell49
photo John Barnwell
John Barnwell
Republic of Ireland
B.date24/12/1938
Age22 years
positionMidfield
Groves
photo Vic Groves
Vic Groves
England
B.date05/11/1932
Age28 years
positionForward
Skirton6575
photo Alan Skirton
Alan Skirton
England
B.date23/01/1939
Age22 years
positionWinger

First 11

Age Match num Note
G
Alfred John Kelsey 31 95 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D
Dave Bacuzzi 21 16 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D
Melvyn Charles 26 50 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D
Billy McCullough 26 97 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M
Gerry Ward 37 25 58 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M
Laurie Brown 24 13 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M
George Eastham 60 25 32 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M
John MacLeod 22 13 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M
John Barnwell 49 22 72 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F
Vic Groves 28 99 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F
Alan Skirton 6575 22 29 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Average age

24.7 years

Average number of matches played for the team

52

Man United

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forward
offensive midfielder
midfielder
defensive midfielder
defender
sweeper
goalkeeper
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Gregg
photo Harry Gregg
Harry Gregg
Northern Ireland
B.date25/10/1932
Age28 years
H1m83  
positionGoalkeeper
Foulkes
photo Bill Foulkes
Bill Foulkes
England
B.date05/01/1932
Age29 years
H1m80  
positionCentral defender
Brennan
photo Shay Brennan
Shay Brennan
Republic of Ireland
B.date06/05/1937
Age24 years
positionRight full-back
Cantwell
photo Noel Cantwell
Noel Cantwell
Republic of Ireland
B.date28/02/1932
Age29 years
positionLeft full-back
Giles
photo Johnny Giles
Johnny Giles
Republic of Ireland
B.date06/11/1940
Age20 years
positionMidfield
Lawton
photo Norbert Lawton
Norbert Lawton
England
B.date25/03/1940
Age21 years
positionMidfield
Nicholson
photo Jimmy Nicholson
Jimmy Nicholson
Northern Ireland
B.date27/02/1943
Age18 years
positionMidfield
Charlton
photo Bobby Charlton
Bobby Charlton
England
B.date11/10/1937
Age24 years
H1m75  
positionCentre Midfield
Viollet86
photo Dennis Viollet
Dennis Viollet
England
B.date20/09/1933
Age28 years
positionForward
Herd
photo David Herd
David Herd
Scotland
B.date15/04/1934
Age27 years
positionForward
Moir
photo Ian Moir
Ian Moir
Scotland
B.date30/04/1943
Age18 years
positionRight Winger

First 11

Age Match num Note
G
Harry Gregg 28 150 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D
Bill Foulkes 29 248 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D
Shay Brennan 24 99 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D
Noel Cantwell 29 38 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M
Johnny Giles 20 39 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M
Norbert Lawton 21 9 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M
Jimmy Nicholson 18 38 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M
Bobby Charlton 24 180 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F
Dennis Viollet 86 28 185 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F
David Herd 27 10 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F
Ian Moir 18 11 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Average age

24.2 years

Average number of matches played for the team

92

Substitutes

Age Match num Note

Substitutes

Age Match num Note

Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match

Alfred John Kelsey

IN

change player

Ian McKechnie

OUT

Melvyn Charles

IN

change player

Geoff Strong

OUT

Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match

Dennis Viollet

IN

change player

Warren Bradley

OUT

Jimmy Nicholson

IN

change player

Frank Haydock

OUT

Bill Foulkes

IN

change player

Nobby Stiles

OUT

Bobby Charlton

IN

change player

Alex Dawson

OUT

Manager

Age

Match num

Success rate in this team:

39 %

Success rate since the beginning of his career:

39 %

Swindin vs Man United

4 victories

2 draws

1 loss

Latest figure on October 21, 1961

Swindin vs Busby

4 victories

2 draws

1 loss

Latest figure on October 21, 1961

Manager

Age

Match num

Success rate in this team:

51 %

Success rate since the beginning of his career:

51 %

Busby vs Arsenal

15 victories

8 draws

10 losses

Latest figure on October 21, 1961

Busby vs Swindin

1 victory

2 draws

4 losses

Latest figure on October 21, 1961

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Key figures

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Arsenal keeps its 17 matches with at least one goal conceded vs Man United running (since 07/11/1953). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 26/12/1949 (11 matches)

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Man United keeps its 32 matches with at least one goal conceded away from home in Premier League running (since 30/03/1960). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 21/02/1931 (23 matches)

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Man United keeps its 4 consecutive matches without a win running (since 30/09/1961).

Pre-match

Current form

Home

LArsenal 1-5 Wolverhampton22/04/1961

DArsenal 2-2 Burnley19/08/1961

DArsenal 4-4 Leicester29/08/1961

VArsenal 3-0 Manchester City09/09/1961

DArsenal 1-1 Birmingham City23/09/1961

VArsenal 3-0 Blackpool07/10/1961

Overall

LWest Bromwich Albion 4-0 Arsenal16/09/1961

DSheffield Wednesday 1-1 Arsenal20/09/1961

DArsenal 1-1 Birmingham City23/09/1961

LEverton 4-1 Arsenal30/09/1961

VArsenal 3-0 Blackpool07/10/1961

DBlackburn 0-0 Arsenal14/10/1961

Current form

Away

DWest Ham 1-1 Manchester United19/08/1961

LChelsea 2-0 Manchester United30/08/1961

VBlackpool 2-3 Manchester United02/09/1961

VCardiff City 1-2 Manchester United16/09/1961

DAston Villa 1-1 Manchester United18/09/1961

DWest Bromwich Albion 1-1 Manchester United07/10/1961

Overall

VCardiff City 1-2 Manchester United16/09/1961

DAston Villa 1-1 Manchester United18/09/1961

VManchester United 3-2 Manchester City23/09/1961

LManchester United 0-2 Wolverhampton30/09/1961

DWest Bromwich Albion 1-1 Manchester United07/10/1961

LManchester United 0-2 Birmingham City14/10/1961

Running streaks

Home Total
Winning streak 1 0
Drawing streak 0 1
Unbeaten streak 5 2
Winless streak 0 1
Drawless streak 1 0
Scoring streak 8 0
Goalless streak 0 1
Invincibility streak 1 2

Running streaks

Away Total
Drawing streak 2 0
Loosing streak 0 1
Unbeaten streak 4 0
Winless streak 2 3
Drawless streak 0 1
Scoring streak 4 0
Goalless streak 0 1
Conceding streak 34 6

Statistical comparison of the season

Results

12

Number of games (Competition total)

12

5

Number of games (Home / Away)

6

3

Victories (Competition total)

6

2

Victories (Home / Away)

2

5

Draws (Competition total)

3

3

Draws (Home / Away)

3

4

Losses (Competition total)

3

0

Losses (Home / Away)

1

Goals

20

Goals scored (Competition total)

21

13

Goals scored (Home / Away)

8

22

Goals conceded (Competition total)

17

7

Goals conceded (Home / Away)

8

1.67

Goals scored per match average (Competition total)

1.75

2.6

Goals scored per match average (Home / Away)

1.33

1.83

Conceced goals per match average (Competition total)

1.42

1.4

Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away)

1.33

Betting aid

8

Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total)

5

4

Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away)

2

4

Clean sheets (Competition total)

1

2

Clean sheets (Home / Away)

0

2

Matches without scoring (Competition total)

3

0

Matches without scoring (Home / Away)

1

7

The 2 teams score (Competition total)

8

3

The 2 teams score (Home / Away)

5

3-0
(2 times)

Most frequent score (Home / Away)

1-1
(3 times)

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

photo Melvyn CharlesMelvyn Charles10 goalsTeam's best scorer (Competition total)4 goalsAlbert Quixallphoto Albert Quixall
photo Melvyn CharlesMelvyn Charles5 goalsTeam's best scorer (Home / Away)2 goalsNobby Stilesphoto Nobby Stiles
photo George EasthamGeorge Eastham1 penaltyTeam's penalty best scorer (Competition total)2 penaltiesAlbert Quixallphoto Albert Quixall
photo George EasthamGeorge Eastham1 penaltyTeam's penalty best scorer (Home / Away)1 penaltyAlbert Quixallphoto Albert Quixall
photo Melvyn CharlesMelvyn Charles10 goals during the last 12 matchesThe fittest player1 goal during the last 2 matchesAlex Dawsonphoto Alex Dawson

Historical head to head

Home

45 matches
29 v
5 d
11 l

100 gf

55 ga

Away

45 matches
6 v
11 d
28 l

44 gf

99 ga

Total

90 matches
35 v
16 d
39 l

144 gf

154 ga

Historical head to head

Home

45 matches
28 v
11 d
6 l

99 gf

44 ga

Away

45 matches
11 v
5 d
29 l

55 gf

100 ga

Total

90 matches
39 v
16 d
35 l

154 gf

144 ga

Largest victory

Overall
5 - 0
January 30, 1937
Home
5 - 0
January 30, 1937

Largest victory

Overall
6 - 1
April 26, 1952
Away
3 - 0
February 21, 1920

Latest head to head

March 18, 1961 - Division 1 1960/1961

October 29, 1960 - Division 1 1960/1961

April 23, 1960 - Division 1 1959/1960

October 10, 1959 - Division 1 1959/1960

February 28, 1959 - Division 1 1958/1959

Best historical scorers against Man United

photo David Herd David Herd 3 goals 1959 - 1960
photo John Barnwell John Barnwell 3 goals 1959 - 1960
photo Jimmy Bloomfield Jimmy Bloomfield 3 goals 1960 - 1960
photo Gerry Ward Gerry Ward 2 goals 1958 - 1960
photo Jackie Henderson Jackie Henderson 1 goal 1959 - 1959
photo Danny R Clapton Danny R Clapton 1 goal 1960 - 1960
First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 29/09/1956. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Best historical scorers against Arsenal

photo Liam Whelan Liam Whelan 5 goals 1956 - 1957
photo Dennis Viollet Dennis Viollet 4 goals 1958 - 1959
photo Tommy Taylor Tommy Taylor 4 goals 1957 - 1958
photo Johnny Berry Johnny Berry 3 goals 1956 - 1957
photo Duncan Edwards Duncan Edwards 2 goals 1957 - 1958
photo Albert Quixall Albert Quixall 2 goals 1959 - 1960
First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 29/09/1956. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Players with most games played vs Man United

photo Jackie Henderson Jackie Henderson 5 matches 1958 - 1961
photo Len Wills Len Wills 5 matches 1958 - 1960
photo Tommy Docherty Tommy Docherty 5 matches 1958 - 1960
photo Vic Groves Vic Groves 5 matches 1958 - 1961
photo David Herd David Herd 5 matches 1958 - 1961
photo Billy McCullough Billy McCullough 4 matches 1959 - 1961
First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 29/09/1956. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Players with most games played vs Arsenal

photo Bill Foulkes Bill Foulkes 9 matches 1956 - 1961
photo Dennis Viollet Dennis Viollet 8 matches 1956 - 1960
photo Bobby Charlton Bobby Charlton 7 matches 1958 - 1961
photo Albert Quixall Albert Quixall 6 matches 1958 - 1961
photo Harry Gregg Harry Gregg 6 matches 1958 - 1960
photo Ron Cope Ron Cope 5 matches 1956 - 1960
First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 29/09/1956. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

They played in both sides

97 matches

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9 matches

1958 - 1961
Total : 1 players
First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 23/08/1958. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

They played in both sides

97 matches

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9 matches

1958 - 1961
Total : 1 players
First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 23/08/1958. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Competition info

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