Chelsea 2 v 3 Manchester United, League Division One, Matchday 02, 18th August 1971, Season 1971-1972, Venue: Stamford Bridge
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Starting 11 & match stats of Manchester United football club first team League Division One match v opponent Chelsea football club, played on Wednesday 18th August 1971 at Stamford Bridge stadium during the 1971-1972 season.
Scoreboard
Chelsea 2
*Tommy Baldwin 39', Peter Osgood 87'
Manchester United 3
Brian Kidd 66', Willie Morgan 69' (pen), Bobby Charlton 75'
First MATCH (81) Last
Misc match information
Chelsea's manager is future Man Utd manager Dave Sexton. Future forward Tommy Baldwin features for Chelsea. George Best is sent off
The Managers Match details Head to head record
O'Farrell, Frank Sexton, Dave
O'Farrell, Frank Sexton, Dave
Wednesday 18th August 1971
League Division One
1971-1972
Matchday 02
League Division One Trophy
Venue: Stamford Bridge (A)
Attendance: 54763
Match 81 of 197 vs Chelsea
Chelsea


Chelsea
P W D L F A Diff Win%
93 41 32 20 146 87 +59 0.44
93 36 25 32 148 136 +12 0.39
11 3 4 4 15 14 +1 0.27
197 80 61 56 309 237 +72 0.41
Red Card logo
Portrait Player Name RED CARD
Best, George Red Card
Clean Sheets
Portrait Player Name Clean Sheets
Manchester United Starting 11
Manchester United shirt number Manchester United portraits Manchester United player name 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
Manchester United squad number 2 Manchester United player portrait of Fitzpatrick, John Fitzpatrick, John
Manchester United squad number 3 Manchester United player portrait of Dunne, Tony Dunne, Tony
Manchester United squad number 4 Manchester United player portrait of Gowling, Alan Gowling, Alan
Manchester United squad number 5 Manchester United player portrait of James, Steve James, Steve
Manchester United squad number 6 Manchester United player portrait of Sadler, David Sadler, David
Manchester United squad number 7 Manchester United player portrait of Morgan, Willie Morgan, Willie 69' (pen)
Manchester United squad number 8 Manchester United player portrait of Kidd, Brian Kidd, Brian 66'
Manchester United squad number 9 Manchester United player portrait of Charlton, Bobby Charlton, Bobby 75'
Manchester United squad number 10 Manchester United player portrait of Law, Denis Law, Denis
Manchester United squad number 11 Manchester United player portrait of Best, George Best, George
Match shirt
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Manchester United shirt worn for game v Chelsea played on Wednesday 18th August 1971 at Stamford Bridge stadium during the 1971-1972 season.
EVERY GAME VS Chelsea
Newspaper Match Report
 

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