1960-61·First Division

Saturday 15 April 1961

·Won

Man UtdManchesterUnited
4–1
BirminghamBirminghamCity

Seasons/1960-61/This match

4′

Foulkes (OG)

0′HTFT

4' Bill Foulkes (own goal)

Starting XI

Pearson×2 Viollet

Moir Quixall Setters Giles

Cantwell Stiles Foulkes Brennan

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

28,376

Verified from 20 cited sources and the canonical match record.

Pre-match Elo1586 → 1599(+13)

Manchester United 64%36% Birmingham City

Manchester United went in as the favourite by rating, 1586 to Birmingham City’s 1548.

Previous head-to-head results

20W

16D

18L

W2037%

D1630%

L1833%

54 played · 37% win rate

54 previous meetings with Birmingham City · 37% win rate

United’s last 6 matches

W D W W L L

This exact result, before

4–1v Birmingham03/09/1938
First Division

3 Sep 19384–1WvBirminghamBirminghamBirmingham CityFirst Division·3 Sep 1938 · 1938-391938-39First DivisionFirst Division

Other home meetings with Birmingham City that finished 4–1. Full head-to-head →

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