No |
Date |
Opponents |
HAN |
Stadium |
WDL |
F-A |
Scorers in minutes |
Opponent scorers in Minutes |
1 |
14-08-1971 |
Derby County |
A |
Baseball Ground |
D |
2-2 |
Denis Law 15', Alan Gowling 25' |
Kevin Hector 50', Frank Wignall 60' |
2 |
18-08-1971 |
Chelsea |
A |
Stamford Bridge |
W |
3-2 |
Brian Kidd 66', Willie Morgan 69' (pen), Bobby Charlton 75' |
*Tommy Baldwin 39', Peter Osgood 87' |
3 |
20-08-1971 |
Arsenal |
H |
Anfield |
W |
3-1 |
Brian Kidd 35', Bobby Charlton 78', Alan Gowling 89' |
Frank McLintock 4' |
4 |
23-08-1971 |
West Bromwich Albion |
H |
Victoria Ground |
W |
3-1 |
George Best 10', 57', Alan Gowling 37' |
Tony Brown 89' |
5 |
28-08-1971 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers |
A |
Molineux |
D |
1-1 |
George Best 16' |
Bernard Shaw 78' |
6 |
31-08-1971 |
Everton |
A |
Goodison Park |
L |
0-1 |
|
David Johnson 37' |
7 |
04-09-1971 |
Ipswich Town |
H |
Old Trafford |
W |
1-0 |
George Best 43' |
|
8 |
11-09-1971 |
Crystal Palace |
A |
Selhurst Park |
W |
3-1 |
Brian Kidd 31', Denis Law 79', 90' |
Mel Blyth 34' |
9 |
18-09-1971 |
West Ham United |
H |
Old Trafford |
W |
4-2 |
George Best 21', 43', 80', Bobby Charlton 62' |
Clyde Best 24', Trevor Brooking 58' |
10 |
25-09-1971 |
Liverpool |
A |
Anfield |
D |
2-2 |
Denis Law 53', Bobby Charlton 72' |
Bobby Graham 7', Brian Hall 24' |
11 |
02-10-1971 |
Sheffield United |
H |
Old Trafford |
W |
2-0 |
George Best 83', Alan Gowling 86' |
|
12 |
09-10-1971 |
Huddersfield Town |
A |
Leeds Road |
W |
3-0 |
George Best 65', Denis Law 73', Bobby Charlton 82' |
|
13 |
16-10-1971 |
Derby County |
H |
Old Trafford |
W |
1-0 |
George Best 52' |
|
14 |
23-10-1971 |
Newcastle United |
A |
St James Park, Newcastle |
W |
1-0 |
George Best 46' |
|
15 |
30-10-1971 |
Leeds United |
H |
Old Trafford |
L |
0-1 |
|
Peter Lorimer 4' |
16 |
06-11-1971 |
Manchester City |
A |
Maine Road |
D |
3-3 |
Sammy McIlroy 39', Brian Kidd 46', Alan Gowling 64' |
Francis Lee 57' (pen), Colin Bell 64', Mike Summerbee 88' |
17 |
13-11-1971 |
Tottenham Hotspur |
H |
Old Trafford |
W |
3-1 |
Sammy McIlroy 40', Denis Law 54', 82' |
Martin Chivers 84' |
18 |
20-11-1971 |
Leicester City |
H |
Old Trafford |
W |
3-2 |
Brian Kidd 2', Denis Law 32', 46' |
Alan Birchenall 41', Len Glover 78' |
19 |
27-11-1971 |
Southampton |
A |
The Dell |
W |
5-2 |
George Best 7', 47', 58' , Sammy McIlroy 43', Brian Kidd 84' |
Jimmy Gabriel 51', *Ron "Tudor" Davies 59' |
20 |
04-12-1971 |
Nottingham Forest |
H |
Old Trafford |
W |
3-2 |
Denis Law 17', Brian Kidd 37', 46' |
Peter Cormack 41', Martin O'Neill 69' |
21 |
11-12-1971 |
Stoke City |
A |
Victoria Ground |
D |
1-1 |
Denis Law 28' |
John Mahoney 27' |
22 |
18-12-1971 |
Ipswich Town |
A |
Portman Road |
D |
0-0 |
|
|
23 |
27-12-1971 |
Coventry City |
H |
Old Trafford |
D |
2-2 |
Denis Law 70', Steve James 78' |
Quintin Young 35', Willie Carr 66' |
24 |
01-01-1972 |
West Ham United |
A |
Boleyn Ground |
L |
0-3 |
|
Bryan "Pop" Robson 40', Clyde Best 55', Geoff Hurst 83' (pen) |
25 |
08-01-1972 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers |
H |
Old Trafford |
L |
1-3 |
Sammy McIlroy 86' |
Derek Dougan 21', John Richards 30' , *Jim McCalliog 75' (pen) |
26 |
22-01-1972 |
Chelsea |
H |
Old Trafford |
L |
0-1 |
|
Peter Osgood 48' |
27 |
29-01-1972 |
West Bromwich Albion |
A |
The Hawthorns |
L |
1-2 |
Brian Kidd 24' |
Bobby Gould 60', Jeff Astle 78' |
28 |
12-02-1972 |
Newcastle United |
H |
Old Trafford |
L |
0-2 |
|
John Tudor 37', Stewart Barrowclough 71' |
29 |
19-02-1972 |
Leeds United |
A |
Elland Road |
L |
1-5 |
Francis Burns 57' |
Mick Jones 47', 58', 62', Allan Clarke 54', Peter Lorimer 74' |
30 |
04-03-1972 |
Tottenham Hotspur |
A |
White Hart Lane |
L |
0-2 |
|
Steve Perryman 69', Martin Chivers 70' |
31 |
08-03-1972 |
Everton |
H |
Old Trafford |
D |
0-0 |
|
|
32 |
11-03-1972 |
Huddersfield Town |
H |
Old Trafford |
W |
2-0 |
George Best 35', Ian Storey-Moore 62' |
|
33 |
25-03-1972 |
Crystal Palace |
H |
Old Trafford |
W |
4-0 |
Alan Gowling 5', Bobby Charlton 24', Ian Storey-Moore 62', Denis Law 81' |
|
34 |
01-04-1972 |
Coventry City |
A |
Highfield Road |
W |
3-2 |
George Best 13', Ian Storey-Moore 20', Bobby Charlton 45' |
Roy Barry 45', Bobby Graham 48' |
35 |
03-04-1972 |
Liverpool |
H |
Old Trafford |
L |
0-3 |
|
Chris Lawler 60', John Toshack 62', Emlyn Hughes 84' |
36 |
04-04-1972 |
Sheffield United |
A |
Bramall Lane |
D |
1-1 |
David Sadler 72' |
Geoff Salmons 40' |
37 |
08-04-1972 |
Leicester City |
A |
Filbert Street |
L |
0-2 |
|
Keith Weller 12', Alan Birchenall 89' |
38 |
12-04-1972 |
Manchester City |
H |
Old Trafford |
L |
1-3 |
Martin Buchan 59' |
Francis Lee 61', 85', Rodney Marsh 65' |
39 |
15-04-1972 |
Southampton |
H |
Old Trafford |
W |
3-2 |
George Best 26' (pen), Ian Storey-Moore 32', Brian Kidd 43' |
*Ron "Tudor" Davies 57', 87' |
40 |
22-04-1972 |
Nottingham Forest |
A |
City Ground, Nottingham |
D |
0-0 |
|
|
41 |
25-04-1972 |
Arsenal |
A |
Highbury |
L |
0-3 |
|
Ray Kennedy 28', Peter Simpson 38', John Radford 70' |
42 |
29-04-1972 |
Stoke City |
H |
Old Trafford |
W |
3-0 |
Bobby Charlton 1', Ian Storey-Moore 16', George Best 44' (pen) |
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