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Dive into the complete Newton Heath and Manchester United Results Archive. Explore every competitive match the club has played, from the early days of Newton Heath to modern-day Manchester United. Discover full-time scores, historical fixtures, season-by-season results, home, away, and neutral venue outcomes, as well as key milestones and unforgettable matches across domestic leagues, European tournaments, and global competitions.

1971-1972

League Division One

HAN	P	W	D	L	F	A	Diff	Win%
H	21	13	2	6	39	26	+13	61.9
A	21	6	8	7	30	35	-5	28.6
Total	42	19	10	13	69	61	+8	45.24

No	Date	Opponents	HAN	Stadium	F-A	Scorers in minutes	Opponent scorers in minutes
1.	14-08-1971	Derby County	A	Baseball Ground	2-2	Denis Law 15', Alan Gowling 25'	Kevin Hector 50', Frank Wignall 60'
2.	18-08-1971	Chelsea	A	Stamford Bridge	3-2	Brian Kidd 66', Willie Morgan 69' (pen), Bobby Charlton 75'	*Tommy Baldwin 39', Peter Osgood 87'
3.	20-08-1971	Arsenal	H	Anfield	3-1	Brian Kidd 35', Bobby Charlton 78', Alan Gowling 89'	Frank McLintock 4'
4.	23-08-1971	West Bromwich Albion	H	Victoria Ground	3-1	George Best 10', 57', Alan Gowling 37'	Tony Brown 89'
5.	28-08-1971	Wolverhampton Wanderers	A	Molineux	1-1	George Best 16'	Bernard Shaw 78'
6.	31-08-1971	Everton	A	Goodison Park	0-1		David Johnson 37'
7.	04-09-1971	Ipswich Town	H	Old Trafford	1-0	George Best 43'
8.	11-09-1971	Crystal Palace	A	Selhurst Park	3-1	Brian Kidd 31', Denis Law 79', 90'	Mel Blyth 34'
9.	18-09-1971	West Ham United	H	Old Trafford	4-2	George Best 21', 43', 80', Bobby Charlton 62'	Clyde Best 24', Trevor Brooking 58'
10.	25-09-1971	Liverpool	A	Anfield	2-2	Denis Law 53', Bobby Charlton 72'	Bobby Graham 7', Brian Hall 24'
11.	02-10-1971	Sheffield United	H	Old Trafford	2-0	George Best 83', Alan Gowling 86'
12.	09-10-1971	Huddersfield Town	A	Leeds Road	3-0	George Best 65', Denis Law 73', Bobby Charlton 82'
13.	16-10-1971	Derby County	H	Old Trafford	1-0	George Best 52'
14.	23-10-1971	Newcastle United	A	St James Park, Newcastle	1-0	George Best 46'
15.	30-10-1971	Leeds United	H	Old Trafford	0-1		Peter Lorimer 4'
16.	06-11-1971	Manchester City	A	Maine Road	3-3	Sammy McIlroy 39', Brian Kidd 46', Alan Gowling 64'	Francis Lee 57' (pen), Colin Bell 64', Mike Summerbee 88'
17.	13-11-1971	Tottenham Hotspur	H	Old Trafford	3-1	Sammy McIlroy 40', Denis Law 54', 82'	Martin Chivers 84'
18.	20-11-1971	Leicester City	H	Old Trafford	3-2	Brian Kidd 2', Denis Law 32', 46'	Alan Birchenall 41', Len Glover 78'
19.	27-11-1971	Southampton	A	The Dell	5-2	George Best 7', 47', 58', Sammy McIlroy 43', Brian Kidd 84'	Jimmy Gabriel 51', *Ron "Tudor" Davies 59'
20.	04-12-1971	Nottingham Forest	H	Old Trafford	3-2	Denis Law 17', Brian Kidd 37', 46'	Peter Cormack 41', Martin O'Neill 69'
21.	11-12-1971	Stoke City	A	Victoria Ground	1-1	Denis Law 28'	John Mahoney 27'
22.	18-12-1971	Ipswich Town	A	Portman Road	0-0
23.	27-12-1971	Coventry City	H	Old Trafford	2-2	Denis Law 70', Steve James 78'	Quintin Young 35', Willie Carr 66'
24.	01-01-1972	West Ham United	A	Boleyn Ground	0-3		Bryan "Pop" Robson 40', Clyde Best 55', Geoff Hurst 83' (pen)
25.	08-01-1972	Wolverhampton Wanderers	H	Old Trafford	1-3	Sammy McIlroy 86'	Derek Dougan 21', John Richards 30' , *Jim McCalliog 75' (pen)
26.	22-01-1972	Chelsea	H	Old Trafford	0-1		Peter Osgood 48'
27.	29-01-1972	West Bromwich Albion	A	The Hawthorns	1-2	Brian Kidd 24'	Bobby Gould 60', Jeff Astle 78'
28.	12-02-1972	Newcastle United	H	Old Trafford	0-2		John Tudor 37', Stewart Barrowclough 71'
29.	19-02-1972	Leeds United	A	Elland Road	1-5	Francis Burns 57'	Mick Jones 47', 58', 62', Allan Clarke 54', Peter Lorimer 74'
30.	04-03-1972	Tottenham Hotspur	A	White Hart Lane	0-2		Steve Perryman 69', Martin Chivers 70'
31.	08-03-1972	Everton	H	Old Trafford	0-0
32.	11-03-1972	Huddersfield Town	H	Old Trafford	2-0	George Best 35', Ian Storey-Moore 62'
33.	25-03-1972	Crystal Palace	H	Old Trafford	4-0	Alan Gowling 5', Bobby Charlton 24', Ian Storey-Moore 62', Denis Law 81'
34.	01-04-1972	Coventry City	A	Highfield Road	3-2	George Best 13', Ian Storey-Moore 20', Bobby Charlton 45'	Roy Barry 45', Bobby Graham 48'
35.	03-04-1972	Liverpool	H	Old Trafford	0-3		Chris Lawler 60', John Toshack 62', Emlyn Hughes 84'
36.	04-04-1972	Sheffield United	A	Bramall Lane	1-1	David Sadler 72'	Geoff Salmons 40'
37.	08-04-1972	Leicester City	A	Filbert Street	0-2		Keith Weller 12', Alan Birchenall 89'
38.	12-04-1972	Manchester City	H	Old Trafford	1-3	Martin Buchan 59'	Francis Lee 61', 85', Rodney Marsh 65'
39.	15-04-1972	Southampton	H	Old Trafford	3-2	George Best 26' (pen), Ian Storey-Moore 32', Brian Kidd 43'	*Ron "Tudor" Davies 57', 87'
40.	22-04-1972	Nottingham Forest	A	City Ground, Nottingham	0-0
41.	25-04-1972	Arsenal	A	Highbury	0-3		Ray Kennedy 28', Peter Simpson 38', John Radford 70'
42.	29-04-1972	Stoke City	H	Old Trafford	3-0	Bobby Charlton 1', Ian Storey-Moore 16', George Best 44' (pen)
Note: Huge thanks to regular contributors Jim Briggs, Charbel Boujaoude & Rob Compton.