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Man United 3-0 Cardiff City - February 03, 1962 / Division 1 1961/1962

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Division 1 1961/1962 - Round 28

Old Trafford - Manchester - England

February 03, 1962

29 200

Man United

3 - 0

Cardiff City

Nobby Stiles

Johnny Giles

30'

Norbert Lawton

89'

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2' - Goal Nobby Stiles2

30' - Goal Johnny Giles30

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89' - Goal Norbert Lawton89

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Team line-ups Key figures Pre-match Competition info

Man United

3 - 0

Cardiff City

Man United Cardiff City

Team line-ups

Man United

Gaskell

David Gaskell

England

B.date05/10/1940

Age21 years

positionGoalkeeper

Foulkes

Bill Foulkes

England

B.date05/01/1932

Age30 years

H1m80

positionCentral defender

Dunne

Tony Dunne

Republic of Ireland

B.date24/07/1941

Age20 years

positionLeft full-back

Brennan

Shay Brennan

Republic of Ireland

B.date06/05/1937

Age24 years

positionRight full-back

Stiles2

Nobby Stiles

England

B.date18/05/1942

Age19 years

H1m68

positionDefensive Midfielder

Lawton89

Norbert Lawton

England

B.date25/03/1940

Age21 years

positionMidfield

Nicholson

Jimmy Nicholson

Northern Ireland

B.date27/02/1943

Age18 years

positionMidfield

Charlton

Bobby Charlton

England

B.date11/10/1937

Age24 years

H1m75

positionCentre Midfield

Giles30

Johnny Giles

Republic of Ireland

B.date06/11/1940

Age21 years

positionMidfield

Setters

Maurice Setters

England

B.date16/12/1936

Age25 years

positionOffensive Midfielder

Chisnall

Phil Chisnall

England

B.date27/10/1942

Age19 years

positionForward

			Age	Match num	Note
G	David Gaskell		21	39	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Bill Foulkes		30	263	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Tony Dunne		20	19	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Shay Brennan		24	114	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Nobby Stiles	2	19	50	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Norbert Lawton	89	21	19	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Jimmy Nicholson		18	49	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Bobby Charlton		24	194	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Johnny Giles	30	21	53	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Maurice Setters		25	88	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F	Phil Chisnall		19	10	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Average age

22 years

Average number of matches played for the team

Cardiff City

Vearcombe

Graham Vearcombe

Wales

B.date28/03/1934

Age27 years

positionGoalkeeper

Baker

Colin Baker

Wales

B.date18/12/1934

Age27 years

positionDefender

Milne

Alexander Milne

Scotland

B.date04/06/1937

Age24 years

positionDefender

Harrington

Alan Harrington

Wales

B.date17/11/1933

Age28 years

positionDefender

Durban

Alan Durban

Wales

B.date07/07/1941

Age20 years

positionMidfield

Gammon

Steve Gammon

Wales

B.date24/09/1939

Age22 years

positionMidfield

Ward

David Ward

Wales

B.date16/07/1934

Age27 years

positionMidfield

Rankmore

Frank Rankmore

Wales

B.date21/07/1939

Age22 years

positionMidfield

Peter King

England

B.date03/04/1943

Age18 years

positionForward

John King

England

B.date09/08/1932

Age29 years

positionForward

Hogg

Derek Hogg

England

B.date04/11/1930

Age31 years

positionLeft Winger

		Age	Match num	Note
G	Graham Vearcombe	27	38	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Colin Baker	27	66	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Alexander Milne	24	44	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Alan Harrington	28	66	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Alan Durban	20	14	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Steve Gammon	22	32	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	David Ward	27	25	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Frank Rankmore	22	26	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F	Peter King	18	14	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F	John King	29	26	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F	Derek Hogg	31	38	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Average age

25 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

741

Success rate in this team:

50 %

Success rate since the beginning of his career:

50 %

Busby vs Cardiff City

8 victories

2 draws

4 losses

Latest figure on February 03, 1962

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Key figures

Man United keeps its 6 consecutive matches without a loss vs Cardiff City at home running (since 29/04/1922). It's a record streak. The first of history

It's the first time Norbert Lawton scores 1 goal vs Cardiff City in his professional career with Manchester United

Man United keeps its 4 matches with at least one goal scored running (since 15/01/1962).

Read the next 18 key stats

Pre-match

Current form

Home

LManchester United 1-2 West Ham16/12/1961

VManchester United 6-3 Nottingham Forest26/12/1961

VManchester United 2-1 Bolton Wanderers06/01/1962

LManchester United 0-1 Blackpool13/01/1962

VManchester United 2-0 Aston Villa15/01/1962

VManchester United 1-0 Arsenal31/01/1962

Overall

VManchester United 6-3 Nottingham Forest26/12/1961

VManchester United 2-1 Bolton Wanderers06/01/1962

LManchester United 0-1 Blackpool13/01/1962

VManchester United 2-0 Aston Villa15/01/1962

DTottenham 2-2 Manchester United20/01/1962

VManchester United 1-0 Arsenal31/01/1962

Current form

Away

LBournemouth 3-0 Cardiff City15/11/1961

LLeicester 3-0 Cardiff City18/11/1961

LBirmingham City 3-0 Cardiff City02/12/1961

LBlackpool 3-0 Cardiff City23/12/1961

LMiddlesbrough 1-0 Cardiff City10/01/1962

DBolton Wanderers 1-1 Cardiff City20/01/1962

Overall

DCardiff City 1-1 Blackburn16/12/1961

LBlackpool 3-0 Cardiff City23/12/1961

VCardiff City 1-0 Aston Villa26/12/1961

LMiddlesbrough 1-0 Cardiff City10/01/1962

DCardiff City 1-1 Tottenham13/01/1962

DBolton Wanderers 1-1 Cardiff City20/01/1962

Running streaks

	Home	Total
Winning streak	2	1
Unbeaten streak	2	3
Drawless streak	8	1
Scoring streak	2	3
Invincibility streak	2	1

Running streaks

	Away	Total
Drawing streak	1	2
Unbeaten streak	1	2
Winless streak	6	3
Scoring streak	1	2
Conceding streak	6	3

Statistical comparison of the season

Results

25	Number of games (Competition total)	26
14	Number of games (Home / Away)	12
9	Victories (Competition total)	7
7	Victories (Home / Away)	3
5	Draws (Competition total)	10
1	Draws (Home / Away)	3
11	Losses (Competition total)	9
6	Losses (Home / Away)	6

Goals

42	Goals scored (Competition total)	32
28	Goals scored (Home / Away)	11
51	Goals conceded (Competition total)	40
24	Goals conceded (Home / Away)	20
1.68	Goals scored per match average (Competition total)	1.23
2	Goals scored per match average (Home / Away)	0.92
2.04	Conceced goals per match average (Competition total)	1.54
1.71	Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away)	1.67

Betting aid

16	Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total)	15
9	Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away)	7
3	Clean sheets (Competition total)	4
3	Clean sheets (Home / Away)	2
5	Matches without scoring (Competition total)	7
4	Matches without scoring (Home / Away)	5
17	The 2 teams score (Competition total)	17
7	The 2 teams score (Home / Away)	6
3-2 (2 times)	Most frequent score (Home / Away)	0-3 (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

David Herd	9 goals	Team's best scorer (Competition total)	12 goals	David Ward
David Herd	8 goals	Team's best scorer (Home / Away)	4 goals	David Ward
Albert Quixall	2 penalties	Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total)	1 penalty	John King
Albert Quixall	1 penalty	Team's penalty best scorer (Home / Away)		-
Bobby Charlton	3 goals during the last 4 matches	The fittest player	1 goal during the last match	David Ward

Historical head to head

Home

11 matches

3 v

6 d

2 l

21 gf

19 ga

Away

12 matches

7 v

1 d

4 l

21 gf

18 ga

Total

23 matches

10 v

7 d

6 l

42 gf

37 ga

Historical head to head

Home

12 matches

4 v

1 d

7 l

18 gf

21 ga

Away

11 matches

2 v

6 d

3 l

19 gf

21 ga

Total

23 matches

6 v

7 d

10 l

37 gf

42 ga

Largest victory

Overall	6 - 1	November 14, 1953
Home	5 - 2	October 09, 1954

Largest victory

Overall	3 - 0	November 26, 1960
Away	4 - 1	April 04, 1953

Latest head to head

September 16, 1961 - Division 1 1961/1962

Cardiff City

1 - 2

Man United

April 29, 1961 - Division 1 1960/1961

Man United

3 - 3

Cardiff City logo Cardiff City

November 26, 1960 - Division 1 1960/1961

Cardiff City

3 - 0

Man United

April 27, 1957 - Division 1 1956/1957

Cardiff City

2 - 3

Man United

December 26, 1956 - Division 1 1956/1957

Man United

3 - 1

Cardiff City logo Cardiff City

Best historical scorers against Cardiff City

Albert Scanlon	2 goals	1957 - 1957
Alex Dawson	2 goals	1957 - 1961
Bobby Charlton	2 goals	1961 - 1961
Albert Quixall	1 goal	1961 - 1961
Maurice Setters	1 goal	1961 - 1961
Tommy Taylor	1 goal	1956 - 1956

First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 26/12/1956. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Best historical scorers against Man United

Derek Hogg	4 goals	1960 - 1961
Derek Tapscott	1 goal	1961 - 1961
David Ward	1 goal	1961 - 1961
Brian Edgley	1 goal	1960 - 1960

First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 26/12/1956. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Players with most games played vs Cardiff City

Dennis Viollet	5 matches	1956 - 1961
Bill Foulkes	5 matches	1956 - 1961
Maurice Setters	3 matches	1960 - 1961
Noel Cantwell	3 matches	1960 - 1961
Albert Quixall	3 matches	1960 - 1961
Alex Dawson	3 matches	1957 - 1961

First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 26/12/1956. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Players with most games played vs Man United

Colin Baker	3 matches	1960 - 1961
Graham Vearcombe	3 matches	1960 - 1961
Alan Harrington	3 matches	1960 - 1961
Derek Tapscott	3 matches	1960 - 1961
Alexander Milne	2 matches	1961 - 1961
Graham Moore	2 matches	1961 - 1961