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Article by Mark Graham, Editor, Record Keeper & Official
Reporter @ MUFCINFO.COM.
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preview: ajax
amsterdam v Manchester united
EUROPA LEAGUE
Last 32
Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam,
Holland,
18.00pm GMT,
Thursday 16th February 2012. |
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Pre Match Press
Conference Highlights |
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"I'm definitely treating it
seriously," vowed the boss. "The great thing about
Thursday is we don't have a game next Saturday so I
can play my strongest team and will play my
strongest team.
"The thing is to look forward to it. It's still
European football and still a good standard," he
asserted.
"It'll be a full
house too with a great stadium and a great pitch.
They're not having a great time at the moment but I
think, playing United, they will be well motivated
for it and always play nice football too."
"Ryan Giggs and Dimitar Berbatov are
injured," stated the manager. "We rested Patrice
Evra. It was an emotional weekend for him so I think
this is the right thing to do. It's a strong squad
we've got here.
"I think our form is very good at
the moment," added the boss. "We're getting players
back, which helps. I will certainly try and play my
strongest team in each round now.
"I'm sure, with the number of
players I have, we can combine the league and the
Europa League." |
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Manchester United Team News |
Ajax Amsterdam Team News |
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Team News |
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Team News |
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INJURED/UNAVAILABLE |
Anders Lindegaard
(ankle)
Darren Fletcher (stomach illness)
Nemanja Vidic (knee)
Michael
Owen (thigh)
Anderson (knock)
Patrice Evra
(rested)
Dimitar Berbatov
()
Ryan Giggs () |
INJURED/UNAVAILABLE |
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Doubtful |
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Doubtful |
Theo Janssen
Eyong Enoh
(hamstring) |
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SUSPENDED |
none |
SUSPENDED |
none |
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Club Crest |
Ajax Amsterdam Club Facts |
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Full name |
Amsterdamsche Football Club
Ajax NV |
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Nickname(s) |
de Godenzonen
(the sons of the Gods),
Ajacieden, de Joden
(the Jews), de
Amsterdammers (the
Amsterdammers), I
Lancieri (The Lancers) |
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Founded |
March 18,
1900;
111 years ago
(1900-03-18) |
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Ground |
Amsterdam Arena Amsterdam
(Capacity: 52,342) |
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Chairman |
Uri Coronel |
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Manager |
Frank De Boer |
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How many times have we played v
Ajax Amsterdam? |
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There has been |
2 |
previous meetings between
MUFC & Ajax Amsterdam. |
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Club Appearance makers |
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14 |
different players have made appearances in club history
against Ajax Amsterdam. |
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Several
players have made
2 apps v Ajax
Amsterdam |
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Club scorers |
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Players have scored goals against
Ajax Amsterdam in club history. |
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Lou Macari (left) & Sammy
McIlroy (left)
are MUFC's All time leading
scorers against Ajax
Amsterdam
with
1 goals in
2
apps. |
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The 1st ever meeting |
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The first meeting between the
two clubs was 15/09/1976 in a UEFA Cup tie.
Ajax Amsterdam won 1-0 with
a goal from Ruud Krol 42' |
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Former/Current Reds who scored against
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Match Officials |
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Referee:
Referee Gianluca Rocchi (ITA)
Assistant referees Andrea
Stefani (ITA), Gianluca
Cariolato (ITA)
Additional assistant referees
Christian Brighi (ITA)
Gabriele Gava (ITA)
Fourth official
Andrea Gervasoni (ITA)
UEFA Delegate
Andreas Akkelides (CYP)
UEFA Referee observer
Manuel Lopez Fernandez (ESP) |
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Reds sent off v Ajax Amsterdam |
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Date |
Competition |
Surname: |
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NONE |
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Reds who scored hat tricks or better
v Ajax Amsterdam |
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HEAD TO HEAD RECORDS v Ajax
Amsterdam |
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Overall Club Head to Head v Ajax
Amsterdam |
Overall European Record v Ajax
Amsterdam |
Overall
UEFA/Europa Cup Record v Ajax Amsterdam |
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V |
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P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Diff |
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H |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
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A |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
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N |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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TOTAL |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
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P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Diff |
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H |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
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A |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
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N |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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TOTAL |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
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P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Diff |
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H |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
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A |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
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N |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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TOTAL |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
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OVERALL CLUB RECORDS |
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ALL UEFA CUP/EUROPA CUP GAMES IN CLUB HISTORY |
CLUB RECORD v DUTCH OPPONENTS |
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P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Diff |
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H |
15 |
8 |
7 |
0 |
27 |
9 |
18 |
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A |
16 |
4 |
6 |
6 |
21 |
17 |
4 |
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N |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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TOTAL |
31 |
12 |
13 |
6 |
48 |
26 |
22 |
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P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Diff |
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H |
5 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
14 |
3 |
11 |
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A |
5 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
6 |
-1 |
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N |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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TOTAL |
10 |
6 |
2 |
2 |
19 |
9 |
10 |
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THE MANAGERS |
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Sir Alex
Ferguson Record v Ajax Amsterdam |
All Ajax Amsterdam Managers who
have faced Manchester United |
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Sir Alex
Ferguson Overall Record v Ajax Amsterdam |
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n/a |
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MANCHESTER UNITED V
Frank de Boer |
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n/a |
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Opponents Manager |
Matches
played |
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Ivic, Tomislav |
2 |
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All Time Scoring & Appearance Tables |
All Time Top Ten
Goalscoring Records v Ajax Amsterdam
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All
Time Top Ten Appearance Records v Ajax
Amsterdam |
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CLUB ALL TIME SCORERS
V Ajax Amsterdam |
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Rank |
Surname: |
Goals |
Apps |
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1 |
McIlroy, Sammy |
1 |
2 |
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2 |
Macari, Lou |
1 |
2 |
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TOP 10 ALL TIME
UEFA CUP/EUROPA LEAGUE GOAL SCORERS |
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Rank |
Player Name: |
Goals |
Apps |
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1 |
Law, Denis |
8 |
10 |
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Charlton, Bobby |
8 |
11 |
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3 |
Herd, David |
6 |
11 |
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4 |
Connelly, John |
5 |
11 |
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5 |
Muhren, Arnold |
3 |
3 |
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6 |
Robson, Bryan |
3 |
10 |
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7 |
McIlroy, Sammy |
2 |
6 |
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8 |
Strachan, Gordon |
2 |
6 |
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9 |
Hughes, Mark |
2 |
10 |
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10 |
Best, George |
2 |
11 |
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11 |
Scholes, Paul |
1 |
2 |
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12 |
Brazil, Alan |
1 |
2 |
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13 |
Schmeichel, Peter |
1 |
3 |
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14 |
Hill, Gordon |
1 |
4 |
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15 |
Macari, Lou |
1 |
6 |
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16 |
Stapleton, Frank |
1 |
7 |
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TOP 10
ALL TIME CLUB APPEARANCE MAKERS
V Ajax Amsterdam |
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Rank |
Player Name: |
Apps |
Goals |
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1 |
McIlroy, Sammy |
2 |
1 |
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2 |
Macari, Lou |
2 |
1 |
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3 |
Stepney, Alex |
2 |
0 |
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4 |
Nicholl, Jimmy |
2 |
0 |
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5 |
McCreery, David |
2 |
0 |
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6 |
Houston, Stewart |
2 |
0 |
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7 |
Hill, Gordon |
2 |
0 |
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8 |
Daly, Gerry |
2 |
0 |
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9 |
Coppell, Steve |
2 |
0 |
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10 |
Buchan, Martin |
2 |
0 |
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11 |
Greenhoff, Brian |
2 |
0 |
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12 |
Pearson, Stuart |
1 |
0 |
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13 |
Paterson, Steven |
1 |
0 |
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14 |
Albiston, Arthur |
1 |
0 |
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TOP 10 ALL TIME
UEFA CUP/EUROPA LEAGUE APPEARANCE MAKERS |
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Rank |
Player Name: |
Apps |
Goals |
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1 |
Albiston, Arthur |
15 |
0 |
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2 |
Bailey, Gary |
12 |
0 |
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3 |
Charlton, Bobby |
11 |
8 |
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4 |
Herd, David |
11 |
6 |
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5 |
Connelly, John |
11 |
5 |
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6 |
Best, George |
11 |
2 |
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7 |
Brennan, Shay |
11 |
0 |
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8 |
Crerand, Pat |
11 |
0 |
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9 |
Dunne, Patrick |
11 |
0 |
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10 |
Foulkes, William |
11 |
0 |
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11 |
Stiles, Nobby |
11 |
0 |
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12 |
Dunne, Tony |
11 |
0 |
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Played for both
Manchester United & Ajax Amsterdam |
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Arnold Muhren |
Jesper Olsen |
Jaap Stam |
Frank Stapleton |
Edwin van der Sar |
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Previous 6 meetings
with Ajax Amsterdam |
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Date |
Season |
Competition |
WDL |
F |
A |
Opp_manager |
HAN |
Att |
Stadium |
Scorers in minutes |
Opponent scorers in minutes |
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29/09/1976 |
1976-1977 |
UEFA Cup |
W |
2 |
0 |
Ivic, Tomislav |
H |
58918 |
Old Trafford |
Lou Macari 42', Sammy McIlroy 65' |
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15/09/1976 |
1976-1977 |
UEFA Cup |
L |
0 |
1 |
Ivic, Tomislav |
A |
30000 |
Olyimpisch Stadion |
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Ruud Krol 42' |
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Most Goals scored against Ajax Amsterdam in one match |
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Date |
Season |
Competition |
WDL |
F |
A |
Opp_manager |
HAN |
Att |
Stadium |
Scorers in minutes |
Opponent scorers in minutes |
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29/09/1976 |
1976-1977 |
UEFA Cup |
W |
2 |
0 |
Ivic, Tomislav |
H |
58918 |
Old Trafford |
Lou Macari 42', Sammy McIlroy 65' |
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Most Goals conceded v Ajax Amsterdam in one
match |
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Date |
Season |
Competition |
WDL |
F |
A |
Opp_manager |
HAN |
Att |
Stadium |
Scorers in minutes |
Opponent scorers in minutes |
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15/09/1976 |
1976-1977 |
UEFA Cup |
L |
0 |
1 |
Ivic, Tomislav |
A |
30000 |
Olyimpisch Stadion |
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Ruud Krol 42' |
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Highest Aggregate Score between both Teams in a single match |
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Date |
Season |
Competition |
WDL |
F |
A |
Opp_manager |
HAN |
Att |
Stadium |
Scorers in minutes |
Opponent scorers in minutes |
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29/09/1976 |
1976-1977 |
UEFA Cup |
W |
2 |
0 |
Ivic, Tomislav |
H |
58918 |
Old Trafford |
Lou Macari 42', Sammy McIlroy 65' |
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Largest Ever
Attendance: |
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Date |
Season |
Competition |
WDL |
F |
A |
Opp_manager |
HAN |
Att |
Stadium |
Scorers in minutes |
Opponent scorers in minutes |
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29/09/1976 |
1976-1977 |
UEFA Cup |
W |
2 |
0 |
Ivic, Tomislav |
H |
58918 |
Old Trafford |
Lou Macari 42', Sammy McIlroy 65' |
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