Leicester 2-1 Man United - April 25, 1959 / Division 1 1958/1959
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19'
68'
LEI
19' - Goal
Jimmy Walsh19
LEI
68' - Goal
Gordon Wills68
88' - Goal
Warren Bradley
MU
MU
Team line-ups
Leicester
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Dave MacLaren | 24 | 37 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Johnny Newman | 25 | 41 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Len Chalmers | 22 | 10 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Joe Baillie | 30 | 37 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Tony Knapp | 22 | 22 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Colin Appleton | 23 | 12 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Ken Keyworth | 25 | 31 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Jimmy Walsh | 19 | 28 | 38 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Gordon Wills | 68 | 25 | 21 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Kenneth Leek | 23 | 30 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Roy A. Stephenson | 26 | 9 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
24.8 years
Average number of matches played for the team
26
Man United
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Harry Gregg | 26 | 73 | 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 |
Ian Greaves | 26 | 57 | 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 |
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 | ||
F |
Dennis Viollet | 25 | 109 | 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
64
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Roy A. Stephenson
IN
Tommy McDonald
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Shay Brennan
IN
Wilfred McGuiness
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
49
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
Videos
Key figures
End of streak for Man United after 4 consecutive matches without a loss (since 30/03/1959).
End of streak for Leicester after 3 matches lost with a difference of 1 goals vs Man United (since 24/08/1957). It's an equilized record streak. The last time the club reached this figure, it was on the 18/02/1905
The last time Leicester has ended with the score 2-1 at home, It was on the 26/12/1957 (vs )
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 |
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
3-1 |
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
| Jimmy Walsh | 18 goals | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 29 goals | Bobby Charlton |  |
| Jimmy Walsh | 13 goals | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | 13 goals | Bobby Charlton | |
 | John Ogilvie | 2 penalties | Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total) | 5 penalties | Bobby Charlton | |
| John Ogilvie | 1 penalty | Team's penalty best scorer (Home / Away) | 2 penalties | Bobby Charlton | |
| Jimmy Walsh | 6 goals during the last 9 matches | The fittest player | 6 goals during the last 7 matches | Bobby Charlton | |
Historical head to head
Home
43 gf
38 ga
Away
29 gf
68 ga
Total
72 gf
106 ga
Historical head to head
Home
68 gf
29 ga
Away
38 gf
43 ga
Total
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
December 21, 1957 - Division 1 1957/1958
August 24, 1957 - Division 1 1957/1958
April 09, 1955 - Division 1 1954/1955
December 04, 1954 - Division 1 1954/1955
Best historical scorers against Man United
|
Bernie Kelly | 1 goal | 1958 - 1958 |
Best historical scorers against Leicester
 |
Dennis Viollet | 3 goals | 1957 - 1958 |
 |
Liam Whelan | 3 goals | 1957 - 1957 |
|
Bobby Charlton | 2 goals | 1957 - 1958 |
|
Albert Scanlon | 2 goals | 1957 - 1958 |
|
Warren Bradley | 1 goal | 1958 - 1958 |
Players with most games played vs Man United
|
Dave MacLaren | 1 match | 1958 - 1958 |
|
Ian King | 1 match | 1958 - 1958 |
|
Joe Baillie | 1 match | 1958 - 1958 |
|
Kenneth Leek | 1 match | 1958 - 1958 |
|
Jimmy Walsh | 1 match | 1958 - 1958 |
|
Bernie Kelly | 1 match | 1958 - 1958 |
Players with most games played vs Leicester
|
Dennis Viollet | 3 matches | 1957 - 1958 |
 |
Bill Foulkes | 3 matches | 1957 - 1958 |
 |
Eddie Colman | 2 matches | 1957 - 1957 |
|
Bobby Charlton | 2 matches | 1957 - 1958 |
 |
Duncan Edwards | 2 matches | 1957 - 1957 |
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Harry Gregg | 2 matches | 1957 - 1958 |
Competition info
The other matches
April 25, 1959
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