Northampton Town 2 v 8 Manchester United | FA Cup Match Report, Line-Up & Stats (7th February 1970)
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Starting 11 & match stats of Manchester United football club first team FA Cup match v opponent Northampton Town football club, played on Saturday 7th February 1970 at County Ground, Northampton stadium during the 1969-1970 season.

Scoreboard
Northampton Town 2
Dixie McNeil 81', Frank Large 89'
Manchester United 8
George Best 27', 36', 51', 62', 72', 86', Brian Kidd 69', 78'
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Misc match information
George Best netted 6 times, this was the second time a United player has achieved this feat, the 1st was Harold Halse in the 1911 Charity Shield against Swindon Town 25/09/1911. Rankmore sees his penalty saved by Alex Stepney.
The Managers Match details Head to head record
McGuinness, Wilf Bowen, Dave
McGuinness, Wilf Bowen, Dave
Saturday 7th February 1970
FA Cup
1969-1970
5th Round
FA Cup Trophy
Venue: County Ground, Northampton (A)
Attendance: 21771
Match 3 of 5 vs Northampton Town
Northampton Town
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Northampton Town
  P W D L F A Diff Win%
H 1 1 0 0 6 2 +4 100.00
A 4 3 1 0 15 4 +11 75.00
  5 4 1 0 21 6 +15 80.00
Manchester United Starting 11
Manchester United shirt number Manchester United portraits Manchester United player name Age of Manchester United player Manchester United red cards Manchester United national flag Manchester United substitutes Goal Goal time
Manchester United squad number 1 Manchester United player portrait of Stepney, Alex Stepney, Alex 27 Stepney, Alex national flag
Manchester United squad number 2 Manchester United player portrait of Edwards, Paul Edwards, Paul 22 Edwards, Paul national flag
Manchester United squad number 3 Manchester United player portrait of Dunne, Tony Dunne, Tony 28 Dunne, Tony national flag
Manchester United squad number 4 Manchester United player portrait of Crerand, Pat Crerand, Pat 30 Crerand, Pat national flag
Manchester United squad number 5 Manchester United player portrait of Ure, Ian Ure, Ian 30 Ure, Ian national flag
Manchester United squad number 6 Manchester United player portrait of Sadler, David Sadler, David 24 Sadler, David national flag
Manchester United squad number 7 Manchester United player portrait of Morgan, Willie Morgan, Willie 25 Morgan, Willie national flag
Manchester United squad number 8 Manchester United player portrait of Sartori, Carlo Sartori, Carlo 21 Sartori, Carlo national flag
Manchester United squad number 9 Manchester United player portrait of Charlton, Bobby Charlton, Bobby 32 Charlton, Bobby national flag
Manchester United squad number 10 Manchester United player portrait of Kidd, Brian Kidd, Brian 20 Kidd, Brian national flag Goal 69', 78'
Manchester United squad number 11 Manchester United player portrait of Best, George Best, George 23 Best, George national flag Goal 27', 36', 51', 62', 72', 86'
Manchester United squad number 12 Manchester United player portrait of Burns, Francis Burns, Francis 21 Burns, Francis national flag ON for Charlton
Manchester United match shirt
Image used with kind permission from https://www.unitedkits.com/
Manchester United shirt worn for game v Northampton Town played on Saturday 7th February 1970 at County Ground, Northampton stadium during the 1969-1970 season.

EVERY GAME VS Northampton Town

No Date WDL F-A Competition
1. 28/08/1965 D 1-1 Div 1
2. 05/02/1966 W 6-2 Div 1
3. 07/02/1970 W 8-2 FA Cup
4. 25/01/2004 W 3-0 FA Cup
5. 21/09/2016 W 3-1 League Cup

 

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