A full list of matches played by Manchester United in the European Cup era (1955-1992). The list takes all European Cup matches played over an Matt Busby era (1945–1969).
| European Cup 1955/1956 (Not Participated) |
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| Date | Fixtures | Results |
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| Preliminary Round | |
| September 12, 1956 | RSC Anderlecht vs Manchester United (First Leg) | 0 - 2 |
| September 26, 1956 | Manchester United vs RSC Anderlecht (Second Leg) | 10 - 0 |
| (Manchester United won 12–0 on aggregate) | |
| First Round | |
| October 27, 1956 | Manchester United vs Borussia Dortmund (First Leg) | 3 - 2 |
| November 21, 1956 | Borussia Dortmund vs Manchester United (Second Leg) | 0 - 0 |
| (Manchester United won 3–2 on aggregate) | |
| Quarter-Finals | |
| October 27, 1956 | Athletic Bilbao vs Manchester United (First Leg) | 5 - 3 |
| November 21, 1956 | Manchester United vs Athletic Bilbao (Second Leg) | 3 - 0 |
| (Manchester United won 6–5 on aggregate) | |
| Semi-Finals | |
| October 27, 1956 | Real Madrid vs Manchester United (First Leg) | 3 - 1 |
| November 21, 1956 | Manchester United vs Real Madrid (Second Leg) | 2 - 2 |
| (Real Madrid won 5–3 on aggregate) | |
| Date | Fixtures | Results |
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| Preliminary Round | |
| September 25, 1957 | Shamrock Rovers vs Manchester United (First Leg) | 0 - 6 |
| October 2, 1957 | Manchester United vs Shamrock Rovers (Second Leg) | 3 - 2 |
| (Manchester United won 9–2 on aggregate) | |
| First Round | |
| November 20, 1957 | Manchester United vs Dukla Prague (First Leg) | 3 - 0 |
| December 4, 1957 | Dukla Prague vs Manchester United (Second Leg) | 1 - 0 |
| (Manchester United won 3–1 on aggregate) | |
| Quarter-Finals | |
| January 14, 1958 | Manchester United vs Red Star Belgrade (First Leg) | 2 - 1 |
| February 5, 1958 | Red Star Belgrade vs Manchester United (Second Leg) | 3 - 3 |
| (Manchester United won 5–1 on aggregate) | |
| Semi-Finals | |
| May 8, 1958 | Manchester United vs AC Milan (First Leg) | 2 - 1 |
| May 14, 1958 | AC Milan vs Manchester United (Second Leg) | 4 - 0 |
| (AC Milan won 5–2 on aggregate) | |
| Date | Fixtures | Results |
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| First Round | |
| BSC Young Boys vs Manchester United (First Leg) | W/O |
| Note: | Manchester United had been invited to enter the competition by UEFA after their campaign in the previous year's tournament was damaged by the Munich air disaster. However the FA refused Manchester United permission to compete, arguing only the reigning English champions should be represented. (wikipedia) |
| European Cup 1959/1960 - 1963/1964 (Not Participated) |
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| Date | Fixtures | Results |
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| Preliminary round | |
| September 22, 1965 | HJK Helsinki vs Manchester United (First Leg) | 2 - 3 |
| October 6, 1965 | Manchester United vs HJK Helsinki (Second Leg) | 6 - 0 |
| (Manchester United won 9–2 on aggregate) | |
| First Round | |
| November 17, 1965 | Manchester United vs Hibernians FC (First Leg) | 0 - 2 |
| December 1, 1965 | Manchester United vs FC Vorwärts Berlin (Second Leg) | 3 - 1 |
| (Manchester United won 5–1 on aggregate) | |
| Quarter-Finals | |
| February 2, 1966 | Manchester United vs S.L. Benfica (First Leg) | 3 - 2 |
| March 9, 1966 | S.L. Benfica vs Manchester United (Second Leg) | 1 - 5 |
| (Manchester United won 8–3 on aggregate) | |
| Semi-Finals | |
| April 13, 1966 | FK Partizan vs Manchester United (First Leg) | 2 - 0 |
| April 20, 1966 | Manchester United vs FK Partizan (Second Leg) | 1 - 0 |
| (FK Partizan won 2–1 on aggregate) | |
| European Cup 1966/1967 (Not Participated) |
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| Date | Fixtures | Results |
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| First Round | |
| September 20, 1967 | Manchester United vs Hibernians FC (First Leg) | 4 - 0 |
| September 27, 1967 | Hibernians FC vs Manchester United (Second Leg) | 0 - 0 |
| (Manchester United won 5–1 on aggregate) | |
| Second Round | |
| November 15, 1967 | FK Sarajevo vs Manchester United (First Leg) | 0 - 0 |
| November 29, 1967 | Manchester United vs FK Sarajevo (Second Leg) | 2 - 1 |
| (Manchester United won 2–1 on aggregate) | |
| Quarter-Finals | |
| February 28, 1968 | Manchester United vs Górnik Zabrze (First Leg) | 2 - 0 |
| March 13, 1968 | Górnik Zabrze vs Manchester United (Second Leg) | 1 - 0 |
| (Manchester United won 2–1 on aggregate) | |
| Semi-Finals | |
| April 24, 1968 | Manchester United vs Real Madrid (First Leg) | 1 - 0 |
| May 15, 1968 | Real Madrid vs Manchester United (Second Leg) | 3 - 3 |
| (Manchester United won 4–3 on aggregate) | |
| Final | |
| May 29, 1968 | Manchester United vs S.L. Benfica | 4 - 1 |
| (Manchester United won their first European Cup) | |
| Date | Fixtures | Results |
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| First Round | |
| September 18, 1968 | Waterford United FC vs Manchester United (First Leg) | 1 - 3 |
| October 2, 1968 | Manchester United vs Waterford United (Second Leg) | 7 - 1 |
| (Manchester United won 10–2 on aggregate) | |
| Second Round | |
| November 13, 1968 | Manchester United vs RSC Anderlecht (First Leg) | 3 - 0 |
| November 27, 1968 | RSC Anderlecht vs Manchester United (Second Leg) | 3 - 1 |
| (Manchester United won 4–3 on aggregate) | |
| Quarter-Finals | |
| February 26, 1969 | Manchester United vs SK Rapid Vienna (First Leg) | 3 - 0 |
| March 5, 1969 | SK Rapid Vienna vs Manchester United (Second Leg) | 0 - 0 |
| (Manchester United won 3–0 on aggregate) | |
| Semi-Finals | |
| April 23, 1968 | AC Milan vs Manchester United (First Leg) | 2 - 0 |
| May 15, 1968 | Manchester United vs AC Milan (Second Leg) | 1 - 0 |
| (AC Milan won 2–1 on aggregate) | |
| European Cup 1969/1970 - 1991/1992 (Not Participated) |
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