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Leicester 2-1 Man United - April 25, 1959 / Division 1 1958/1959

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Division 1 1958/1959 - Journée 41

Filbert Street - Leicester - England

April 25, 1959

48 466

Leicester

2 - 1

Man United

88'

Warren Bradley

logo Leicester LEI

88' - Goal Warren Bradley

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Team line-ups Key figures Pre-match Competition info

Leicester

2 - 1

Man United

Leicester Man United

Team line-ups

Team line-up not yet available

Man United

Gregg

Harry Gregg

Northern Ireland

B.date25/10/1932

Age26 years

H1m83

positionGoalkeeper

Greaves

Ian Greaves

England

B.date26/05/1932

Age26 years

positionDefender

Foulkes

Bill Foulkes

England

B.date05/01/1932

Age27 years

H1m80

positionCentral defender

Carolan

Joseph Carolan

Republic of Ireland

B.date08/09/1937

Age21 years

positionDefender

Goodwin

Freddie Goodwin

England

B.date28/06/1933

Age25 years

positionDefender

Brennan

Shay Brennan

Republic of Ireland

B.date06/05/1937

Age21 years

positionRight full-back

Quixall

Albert Quixall

England

B.date09/08/1933

Age25 years

positionMidfield

Charlton

Bobby Charlton

England

B.date11/10/1937

Age21 years

H1m75

positionCentre Midfield

Viollet

Dennis Viollet

England

B.date20/09/1933

Age25 years

positionForward

Scanlon

Albert Scanlon

England

B.date10/10/1935

Age23 years

H1m78

positionForward

Bradley88

Warren Bradley

England

B.date20/06/1933

Age25 years

positionRight Winger

			Age	Match num	Note
G	Harry Gregg		26	73	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Ian Greaves		26	57	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Bill Foulkes		27	146	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Joseph Carolan		21	24	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Freddie Goodwin		25	75	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Shay Brennan		21	8	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Albert Quixall		25	34	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Bobby Charlton		21	86	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F	Dennis Viollet		25	109	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F	Albert Scanlon		23	62	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F	Warren Bradley	88	25	25	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

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

Shay Brennan

Wilfred McGuiness

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Manager

Age

Match num

Sir Matt Busby

620

Success rate in this team:

52 %

Success rate since the beginning of his career:

52 %

Busby vs Leicester

4 victories

0 draw

2 losses

Latest figure on April 25, 1959

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Key figures

End of streak for Man United after 4 matches with only one goal conceded at most (since 30/03/1959).

The last time Leicester has ended with the score 2-1 at home, It was on the 26/12/1957 (vs )

Leicester keeps its 5 matches with at least one goal conceded running (since 04/04/1959). The last time this streak has been beaten, it was during the 24/01/1959-28/03/1959 time period (12 matches).

Read the next 5 key stats

Pre-match

Current form

Home

LLeicester 0-1 Newcastle United28/02/1959

LLeicester 0-3 Chelsea14/03/1959

LLeicester 2-4 Birmingham City18/03/1959

VLeicester 3-1 Portsmouth28/03/1959

DLeicester 0-0 Bolton Wanderers30/03/1959

DLeicester 1-1 West Ham11/04/1959

Overall

VLeicester 3-1 Portsmouth28/03/1959

DLeicester 0-0 Bolton Wanderers30/03/1959

VAston Villa 1-2 Leicester04/04/1959

DLeicester 1-1 West Ham11/04/1959

VNottingham Forest 1-4 Leicester18/04/1959

LWolverhampton 3-0 Leicester22/04/1959

Current form

Away

LArsenal 3-2 Manchester United28/02/1959

VBlackburn 1-3 Manchester United02/03/1959

VWest Bromwich Albion 1-3 Manchester United14/03/1959

LBurnley 4-2 Manchester United28/03/1959

VPortsmouth 1-3 Manchester United30/03/1959

DLuton Town 0-0 Manchester United11/04/1959

Overall

VManchester United 6-1 Portsmouth27/03/1959

LBurnley 4-2 Manchester United28/03/1959

VPortsmouth 1-3 Manchester United30/03/1959

VManchester United 3-0 Bolton Wanderers04/04/1959

DLuton Town 0-0 Manchester United11/04/1959

VManchester United 1-0 Birmingham City18/04/1959

Running streaks

	Home	Total
Drawing streak	2	0
Loosing streak	0	1
Unbeaten streak	3	0
Winless streak	2	1
Drawless streak	0	2
Scoring streak	1	0
Goalless streak	0	1
Conceding streak	1	4

Running streaks

	Away	Total
Winning streak	0	1
Drawing streak	1	0
Unbeaten streak	2	4
Winless streak	1	0
Drawless streak	0	1
Scoring streak	0	1
Goalless streak	1	0
Invincibility streak	1	3

Statistical comparison of the season

Results

40	Number of games (Competition total)	41
20	Number of games (Home / Away)	20
10	Victories (Competition total)	24
6	Victories (Home / Away)	10
10	Draws (Competition total)	7
6	Draws (Home / Away)	3
20	Losses (Competition total)	10
8	Losses (Home / Away)	7

Goals

64	Goals scored (Competition total)	102
32	Goals scored (Home / Away)	44
94	Goals conceded (Competition total)	64
35	Goals conceded (Home / Away)	37
1.6	Goals scored per match average (Competition total)	2.49
1.6	Goals scored per match average (Home / Away)	2.2
2.35	Conceced goals per match average (Competition total)	1.56
1.75	Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away)	1.85

Betting aid

30	Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total)	33
12	Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away)	16
5	Clean sheets (Competition total)	7
3	Clean sheets (Home / Away)	4
9	Matches without scoring (Competition total)	3
6	Matches without scoring (Home / Away)	2
27	The 2 teams score (Competition total)	32
12	The 2 teams score (Home / Away)	15
1-1 (3 times)	Most frequent score (Home / Away)	3-1 (4 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

-	Team's best scorer (Competition total)	29 goals	Bobby Charlton
-	Team's best scorer (Home / Away)	13 goals	Bobby Charlton
-	Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total)	5 penalties	Bobby Charlton
-	Team's penalty best scorer (Home / Away)	2 penalties	Bobby Charlton
-	The fittest player	6 goals during the last 7 matches	Bobby Charlton

Historical head to head

Home

26 matches

13 v

5 d

8 l

43 gf

38 ga

Away

27 matches

3 v

4 d

20 l

29 gf

68 ga

Total

53 matches

16 v

9 d

28 l

72 gf

106 ga

Historical head to head

Home

27 matches

20 v

4 d

3 l

68 gf

29 ga

Away

26 matches

8 v

5 d

13 l

38 gf

43 ga

Total

53 matches

28 v

9 d

16 l

106 gf

72 ga

Largest victory

Overall	4 - 1	September 02, 1929
Home	4 - 1	September 02, 1929

Largest victory

Overall	4 - 0	December 21, 1957
Away	3 - 0	August 24, 1957

Latest head to head

December 06, 1958 - Division 1 1958/1959

Man United

4 - 1

Leicester

December 21, 1957 - Division 1 1957/1958

Man United

4 - 0

Leicester

August 24, 1957 - Division 1 1957/1958

Leicester

0 - 3

Man United

April 09, 1955 - Division 1 1954/1955

Leicester

1 - 0

Man United

December 04, 1954 - Division 1 1954/1955

Man United

3 - 1

Leicester

Best historical scorers against Man United

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Best historical scorers against Leicester

Dennis Viollet	3 goals	1957 - 1958
Liam Whelan	3 goals	1957 - 1957
Albert Scanlon	2 goals	1957 - 1958
Bobby Charlton	2 goals	1957 - 1958
Warren Bradley	1 goal	1958 - 1958

First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 24/08/1957. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Players with most games played vs Man United

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Players with most games played vs Leicester

Bill Foulkes	3 matches	1957 - 1958
Dennis Viollet	3 matches	1957 - 1958
Roger Byrne	2 matches	1957 - 1957
Tommy Taylor	2 matches	1957 - 1957
Bobby Charlton	2 matches	1957 - 1958
Eddie Colman	2 matches	1957 - 1957