1959-60·First Division

Saturday 19 December 1959

·Lost

Man UtdManchesterUnited
2–3
West BromWestBromwichAlbion

Seasons/1959-60/This match

39′

Hogg

57′

Allen

74′

Burnside

0′HTFT

39' Derek Hogg
57' Ronnie Allen
74' David Burnside

Starting XI

Pearson Viollet

Scanlon Quixall Goodwin Dawson

Carolan Brennan Cope Foulkes

Gaskell

4-4-2 — approximate shape, inferred from classic shirt numbering

Verified from 20 cited sources and the canonical match record.

Venue

Old Trafford

Attendance

33,677

Verified from 20 cited sources and the canonical match record.

Pre-match Elo1631 → 1617(-15)

Manchester United 61%39% West Bromwich Albion

Manchester United went in as the favourite by rating, 1631 to West Bromwich Albion’s 1612.

Previous head-to-head results

18W

14D

23L

W1833%

D1425%

L2342%

55 played · 33% win rate

55 previous meetings with West Bromwich Albion · 33% win rate

United’s last 6 matches

W W L W D D

This exact result, before

2–3v West Brom29/08/1921
First Division

29 Aug 19212–3LvWest BromWest BromWest Bromwich AlbionFirst Division·29 Aug 1921 · 1921-221921-22First DivisionFirst Division

Other home meetings with West Bromwich Albion that finished 2–3. Full head-to-head →

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