£19.50
Date 31/01/1959
Manchester United v Newcastle United 1959 – Busby Babes Tribute
This original football programme comes from the Manchester United v Newcastle United match on Saturday 31 January 1959. Honours were even in this First Division match, which finished 4-4.
This is a Manchester United football programme from the Matt Busby era. Man Utd's goals came from Charlton, Quixall, Scanlon and Viollet in front of a crowd of 49,008 at Old Trafford.
| Competition | First Division (1958/59) |
|---|---|
| Result | Manchester United 4-4 Newcastle United |
| Man Utd scorers | Charlton, Quixall, Scanlon, Viollet |
| Venue | Old Trafford, Manchester |
| Attendance | 49,008 |
| Man Utd manager | Matt Busby |
This includes a full page Busby Babes Tribute.
Condition: V Good, cfld, lcr, got token
Did you know?
- With 8 goals, this was one of the highest-scoring league games of the 1958/59 season.
- Before this game the two sides had met 71 times in the league: Manchester United had won 31, Newcastle United 26, with 14 drawn.
- Earlier that season the sides had met at Newcastle United, where the score was Newcastle United 1-1 Manchester United.
- Bobby Charlton was Manchester United's top league scorer in 1958/59 with 29 goals.
See also: Newcastle United football programmes · Manchester United football programmes 1958/59
SKU: 78866
