Manchester United 1 v 1 Leicester City, League Division One, Matchday 04, 23rd August 1972, Season 1972-1973, Venue: Old Trafford
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Starting 11 & match stats of Manchester United football club first team League Division One match v opponent Leicester City football club, played on Wednesday 23rd August 1972 at Old Trafford stadium during the 1972-1973 season.
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Manchester United 1
George Best 41'' (pen)
Leicester City 1
Frank Worthington 26'
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The Managers Match details Head to head record
O'Farrell, Frank Bloomfield, Jimmy
O'Farrell, Frank Bloomfield, Jimmy
Wednesday 23rd August 1972
League Division One
1972-1973
Matchday 04
League Division One Trophy
Venue: Old Trafford (H)
Attendance: 40067
Match 78 of 141 vs Leicester City
Leicester City


Leicester City
  P W D L F A Diff Win%
H 70 48 15 7 163 67 +96 68.57
A 69 24 16 29 117 115 +2 34.78
N 2 2 0 0 5 2 +3 100.00
  141 74 31 36 285 184 +101 52.48
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Manchester United squad number 1 Manchester United player portrait of Stepney, Alex Stepney, Alex
Manchester United squad number 2 Manchester United player portrait of O'Neil, Thomas O'Neil, Thomas
Manchester United squad number 3 Manchester United player portrait of Dunne, Tony Dunne, Tony
Manchester United squad number 4 Manchester United player portrait of Buchan, Martin Buchan, Martin
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
Manchester United squad number 8 Manchester United player portrait of Fitzpatrick, John Fitzpatrick, John
Manchester United squad number 9 Manchester United player portrait of McIlroy, Sammy McIlroy, Sammy
Manchester United squad number 10 Manchester United player portrait of Best, George Best, George 41' (pen)
Manchester United squad number 11 Manchester United player portrait of Storey-Moore, Ian Storey-Moore, Ian
Manchester United squad number 12 Manchester United player portrait of Kidd, Brian Kidd, Brian ON for McIlroy
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Manchester United shirt worn for game v Leicester City played on Wednesday 23rd August 1972 at Old Trafford stadium during the 1972-1973 season.

EVERY GAME VS Leicester City

No Date WDL F-A Competition
1. 22/09/1894 W 3-2 Div 2
2. 27/10/1894 D 2-2 Div 2
3. 04/01/1896 L 0-3 Div 2
4. 03/02/1896 W 2-0 Div 2
5. 28/12/1896 L 0-1 Div 2
6. 20/02/1897 W 2-1 Div 2
7. 02/10/1897 W 2-0 Div 2
8. 20/11/1897 D 1-1 Div 2
9. 17/12/1898 L 0-1 Div 2
10. 15/04/1899 D 2-2 Div 2
11. 24/03/1900 L 0-2 Div 2
12. 13/04/1900 W 3-2 Div 2
13. 29/09/1900 L 0-1 Div 2
14. 20/03/1901 L 2-3 Div 2
15. 30/11/1901 L 2-3 Div 2
16. 29/03/1902 W 2-0 Div 2
17. 22/11/1902 D 1-1 Div 2
18. 21/03/1903 W 5-1 Div 2
19. 02/04/1904 W 1-0 Div 2
20. 30/04/1904 W 5-2 Div 2
21. 22/10/1904 W 3-0 Div 2
22. 18/02/1905 W 4-1 Div 2
23. 21/10/1905 W 3-2 Div 2
24. 29/03/1906 W 5-2 Div 2
25. 12/12/1908 W 4-2 Div 1
26. 17/04/1909 L 2-3 Div 1
27. 14/04/1923 W 1-0 Div 2
28. 21/04/1923 L 0-2 Div 2
29. 03/11/1923 D 2-2 Div 2
30. 10/11/1923 W 3-0 Div 2
31. 30/08/1924 W 1-0 Div 2
32. 27/12/1924 L 0-3 Div 2
33. 16/09/1925 W 3-2 Div 1
34. 28/12/1925 W 3-1 Div 1
35. 13/11/1926 W 3-2 Div 1
36. 02/04/1927 W 1-0 Div 1
37. 01/10/1927 L 0-1 Div 1
38. 11/02/1928 W 5-2 Div 1
39. 25/08/1928 D 1-1 Div 1
40. 29/12/1928 L 1-2 Div 1
41. 02/09/1929 L 1-4 Div 1
42. 11/09/1929 W 2-1 Div 1
43. 08/11/1930 L 4-5 Div 1
44. 25/03/1931 D 0-0 Div 1
45. 02/11/1935 L 0-1 Div 2
46. 21/03/1936 D 1-1 Div 2
47. 26/12/1938 W 3-0 Div 1
48. 27/12/1938 D 1-1 Div 1
49. 04/12/1954 W 3-1 Div 1
50. 09/04/1955 L 0-1 Div 1
51. 24/08/1957 W 3-0 Div 1
52. 21/12/1957 W 4-0 Div 1
53. 06/12/1958 W 4-1 Div 1
54. 25/04/1959 L 1-2 Div 1
55. 03/10/1959 W 4-1 Div 1
56. 24/02/1960 L 1-3 Div 1
57. 10/09/1960 D 1-1 Div 1
58. 21/01/1961 L 0-6 Div 1
59. 11/11/1961 D 2-2 Div 1
60. 04/04/1962 L 3-4 Div 1
61. 15/04/1963 D 2-2 Div 1
62. 16/04/1963 L 3-4 Div 1
63. 25/05/1963 W 3-1 FA Cup
64. 28/09/1963 W 3-1 Div 1
65. 08/02/1964 L 2-3 Div 1
66. 29/08/1964 D 2-2 Div 1
67. 12/04/1965 W 1-0 Div 1
68. 13/11/1965 W 5-0 Div 1
69. 09/04/1966 L 1-2 Div 1
70. 30/11/1966 W 2-1 Div 1
71. 18/03/1967 W 5-2 Div 1
72. 26/08/1967 D 1-1 Div 1
73. 23/12/1967 D 2-2 Div 1
74. 07/12/1968 L 1-2 Div 1
75. 17/05/1969 W 3-2 Div 1
76. 20/11/1971 W 3-2 Div 1
77. 08/04/1972 L 0-2 Div 1
78. 23/08/1972 D 1-1 Div 1
79. 04/11/1972 D 2-2 Div 1
80. 05/09/1973 L 0-1 Div 1
81. 12/09/1973 L 1-2 Div 1
82. 04/10/1975 D 0-0 Div 1
83. 14/02/1976 W 2-1 FA Cup
84. 24/04/1976 L 1-2 Div 1
85. 20/11/1976 D 1-1 Div 1
86. 16/04/1977 D 1-1 Div 1
87. 27/12/1977 W 3-1 Div 1
88. 25/03/1978 W 3-2 Div 1
89. 13/09/1980 W 5-0 Div 1
90. 07/02/1981 L 0-1 Div 1
91. 12/11/1983 D 1-1 Div 1
92. 10/03/1984 W 2-0 Div 1
93. 10/11/1984 W 3-2 Div 1
94. 03/04/1985 W 2-1 Div 1
95. 23/11/1985 L 0-3 Div 1
96. 26/04/1986 W 4-0 Div 1
97. 06/09/1986 D 1-1 Div 1
98. 20/12/1986 W 2-0 Div 1
99. 27/10/1993 W 5-1 League Cup
100. 28/12/1994 D 1-1 Premiership
101. 15/04/1995 W 4-0 Premiership
102. 27/11/1996 L 0-2 League Cup
103. 30/11/1996 W 3-1 Premiership
104. 03/05/1997 D 2-2 Premiership
105. 23/08/1997 D 0-0 Premiership
106. 31/01/1998 L 0-1 Premiership
107. 15/08/1998 D 2-2 Premiership
108. 16/01/1999 W 6-2 Premiership
109. 06/11/1999 W 2-0 Premiership
110. 18/03/2000 W 2-0 Premiership
111. 14/10/2000 W 3-0 Premiership
112. 17/03/2001 W 2-0 Premiership
113. 17/11/2001 W 2-0 Premiership
114. 06/04/2002 W 1-0 Premiership
115. 05/11/2002 W 2-0 League Cup
116. 27/09/2003 W 4-1 Premiership
117. 13/04/2004 W 1-0 Premiership
118. 21/09/2014 L 3-5 Premiership
119. 31/01/2015 W 3-1 Premiership
120. 28/11/2015 D 1-1 Premiership
121. 01/05/2016 D 1-1 Premiership
122. 07/08/2016 W 2-1 Charity Shield
123. 24/09/2016 W 4-1 Premiership
124. 05/02/2017 W 3-0 Premiership
125. 26/08/2017 W 2-0 Premiership
126. 23/12/2017 D 2-2 Premiership
127. 10/08/2018 W 2-1 Premiership
128. 03/02/2019 W 1-0 Premiership
129. 14/09/2019 W 1-0 Premiership
130. 26/07/2020 W 2-0 Premiership
131. 26/12/2020 D 2-2 Premiership
132. 21/03/2021 L 1-3 FA Cup
133. 11/05/2021 L 1-2 Premiership
134. 16/10/2021 L 2-4 Premiership
135. 02/04/2022 D 1-1 Premiership
136. 01/09/2022 W 1-0 Premiership
137. 19/02/2023 W 3-0 Premiership
138. 30/10/2024 W 5-2 League Cup
139. 10/11/2024 W 3-0 Premiership
140. 07/02/2025 W 2-1 FA Cup
141. 16/03/2025 W 3-0 Premiership

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