Manchester United 1 v 3 Wolverhampton Wanderers, League Division One, Matchday 25, 8th January 1972, Season 1971-1972, Venue: Old Trafford
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Starting 11 & match stats of Manchester United football club first team League Division One match v opponent Wolverhampton Wanderers football club, played on Saturday 8th January 1972 at Old Trafford stadium during the 1971-1972 season.
Scoreboard
Manchester United 1
Sammy McIlroy 86'
Wolverhampton Wanderers 3
Derek Dougan 21', John Richards 30' , *Jim McCalliog 75' (pen)
First MATCH (66) Last
Misc match information

The Managers Match details Head to head record
O'Farrell, Frank McGarry, Bill
O'Farrell, Frank McGarry, Bill
Saturday 8th January 1972
League Division One
1971-1972
Matchday 25
League Division One Trophy
Venue: Old Trafford (H)
Attendance: 46781
Match 66 of 117 vs Wolverhampton Wanderers
Wolverhampton Wanderers


Wolverhampton Wanderers
  P W D L F A Diff Win%
H 56 36 9 11 102 53 +49 64.29
A 59 21 11 27 92 104 -12 35.59
N 2 0 1 1 1 2 -1 0.00
  117 57 21 39 195 159 +36 48.72
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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 Dunne, Tony Dunne, Tony
Manchester United squad number 3 Manchester United player portrait of Burns, Francis Burns, Francis
Manchester United squad number 4 Manchester United player portrait of Gowling, Alan Gowling, Alan
Manchester United squad number 5 Manchester United player portrait of Edwards, Paul Edwards, Paul
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
Manchester United squad number 8 Manchester United player portrait of Kidd, Brian Kidd, Brian
Manchester United squad number 9 Manchester United player portrait of Charlton, Bobby Charlton, Bobby
Manchester United squad number 10 Manchester United player portrait of Law, Denis Law, Denis
Manchester United squad number 11 Manchester United player portrait of McIlroy, Sammy McIlroy, Sammy 86'
Manchester United squad number 12 Manchester United player portrait of Sartori, Carlo Sartori, Carlo ON for Gowling 75'
Match shirt
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Manchester United shirt worn for game v Wolverhampton Wanderers played on Saturday 8th January 1972 at Old Trafford stadium during the 1971-1972 season.

EVERY GAME VS Wolverhampton Wanderers

No Date WDL F-A Competition
1. 15/10/1892 W 10-1 Div 1
2. 17/12/1892 L 0-2 Div 1
3. 28/10/1893 L 0-2 Div 1
4. 11/11/1893 W 1-0 Div 1
5. 09/09/1922 W 1-0 Div 2
6. 16/09/1922 W 1-0 Div 2
7. 25/10/1924 D 0-0 Div 2
8. 28/02/1925 W 3-0 Div 2
9. 25/12/1931 W 3-2 Div 2
10. 26/12/1931 L 0-7 Div 2
11. 29/08/1936 D 1-1 Div 1
12. 26/12/1936 L 1-3 Div 1
13. 12/11/1938 L 1-3 Div 1
14. 18/03/1939 L 0-3 Div 1
15. 30/11/1946 L 2-3 Div 1
16. 05/04/1947 W 3-1 Div 1
17. 01/11/1947 W 6-2 Div 1
18. 20/03/1948 W 3-2 Div 1
19. 08/09/1948 L 2-3 Div 1
20. 15/09/1948 W 2-0 Div 1
21. 26/03/1949 D 1-1 FA Cup
22. 02/04/1949 L 0-1 FA Cup
23. 22/10/1949 W 3-0 Div 1
24. 08/04/1950 D 1-1 Div 1
25. 30/09/1950 D 0-0 Div 1
26. 17/02/1951 W 2-1 Div 1
27. 27/10/1951 W 2-0 Div 1
28. 15/03/1952 W 2-0 Div 1
29. 04/10/1952 L 2-6 Div 1
30. 21/02/1953 L 0-3 Div 1
31. 17/10/1953 L 1-3 Div 1
32. 06/03/1954 W 1-0 Div 1
33. 02/10/1954 L 2-4 Div 1
34. 23/02/1955 L 2-4 Div 1
35. 08/10/1955 W 4-3 Div 1
36. 18/02/1956 W 2-0 Div 1
37. 03/11/1956 W 3-0 Div 1
38. 16/03/1957 D 1-1 Div 1
39. 28/09/1957 L 1-3 Div 1
40. 21/04/1958 L 0-4 Div 1
41. 04/10/1958 L 0-4 Div 1
42. 21/02/1959 W 2-1 Div 1
43. 17/10/1959 L 2-3 Div 1
44. 05/03/1960 L 0-2 Div 1
45. 24/09/1960 L 1-3 Div 1
46. 11/02/1961 L 1-2 Div 1
47. 30/09/1961 L 0-2 Div 1
48. 28/02/1962 D 2-2 Div 1
49. 17/11/1962 W 3-2 Div 1
50. 22/04/1963 W 2-1 Div 1
51. 02/11/1963 L 0-2 Div 1
52. 28/03/1964 D 2-2 Div 1
53. 17/10/1964 W 4-2 Div 1
54. 27/02/1965 W 3-0 Div 1
55. 10/03/1965 W 5-3 FA Cup
56. 05/03/1966 W 4-2 FA Cup
57. 26/12/1967 W 4-0 Div 1
58. 30/12/1967 W 3-2 Div 1
59. 30/11/1968 W 2-0 Div 1
60. 15/02/1969 D 2-2 Div 1
61. 23/08/1969 D 0-0 Div 1
62. 26/12/1969 D 0-0 Div 1
63. 03/10/1970 L 2-3 Div 1
64. 12/04/1971 W 1-0 Div 1
65. 28/08/1971 D 1-1 Div 1
66. 08/01/1972 L 1-3 Div 1
67. 16/09/1972 L 0-2 Div 1
68. 13/01/1973 L 0-1 FA Cup
69. 10/02/1973 W 2-1 Div 1
70. 06/10/1973 L 1-2 Div 1
71. 23/02/1974 D 0-0 Div 1
72. 16/08/1975 W 2-0 Div 1
73. 20/12/1975 W 1-0 Div 1
74. 06/03/1976 D 1-1 FA Cup
75. 09/03/1976 W 3-2 FA Cup
76. 03/12/1977 W 3-1 Div 1
77. 29/04/1978 L 1-2 Div 1
78. 28/10/1978 W 4-2 Div 1
79. 07/05/1979 W 3-2 Div 1
80. 22/09/1979 L 1-3 Div 1
81. 09/02/1980 L 0-1 Div 1
82. 19/08/1980 L 0-1 Div 1
83. 12/11/1980 D 0-0 Div 1
84. 03/10/1981 W 5-0 Div 1
85. 13/02/1982 W 1-0 Div 1
86. 29/10/1983 W 3-0 Div 1
87. 18/02/1984 D 1-1 Div 1
88. 27/08/2003 W 1-0 Premiership
89. 17/01/2004 L 0-1 Premiership
90. 29/01/2006 W 3-0 FA Cup
91. 23/09/2009 W 1-0 League Cup
92. 15/12/2009 W 3-0 Premiership
93. 06/03/2010 W 1-0 Premiership
94. 26/10/2010 W 3-2 League Cup
95. 06/11/2010 W 2-1 Premiership
96. 05/02/2011 L 1-2 Premiership
97. 10/12/2011 W 4-1 Premiership
98. 18/03/2012 W 5-0 Premiership
99. 22/09/2018 D 1-1 Premiership
100. 16/03/2019 L 1-2 FA Cup
101. 02/04/2019 L 1-2 Premiership
102. 19/08/2019 D 1-1 Premiership
103. 04/01/2020 D 0-0 FA Cup
104. 15/01/2020 W 1-0 FA Cup
105. 01/02/2020 D 0-0 Premiership
106. 29/12/2020 W 1-0 Premiership
107. 23/05/2021 W 2-1 Premiership
108. 29/08/2021 W 1-0 Premiership
109. 03/01/2022 L 0-1 Premiership
110. 31/12/2022 W 1-0 Premiership
111. 13/05/2023 W 2-0 Premiership
112. 14/08/2023 W 1-0 Premiership
113. 01/02/2024 W 4-3 Premiership
114. 26/12/2024 L 0-2 Premiership
115. 20/04/2025 L 0-1 Premiership
116. 08/12/2025 W 4-1 Premiership
117. 30/12/2025 D 1-1 Premiership

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