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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.

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1971-1972





League Division One

HAN P W D L F A Diff Win%
H 21 13 2 6 39 26 +13 61.90
A 21 6 8 7 30 35 -5 28.57
Total 42 19 10 13 69 61 8 45.24
No Date Opponents HAN Stadium WDL F-A Scorers in minutes Opponent scorers in Minutes
1 14-08-1971 Derby County A Baseball Ground D 2-2 Denis Law 15', Alan Gowling 25' Kevin Hector 50', Frank Wignall 60'
2 18-08-1971 Chelsea A Stamford Bridge W 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 W 3-1 Brian Kidd 35', Bobby Charlton 78', Alan Gowling 89' Frank McLintock 4'
4 23-08-1971 West Bromwich Albion H Victoria Ground W 3-1 George Best 10', 57', Alan Gowling 37' Tony Brown 89'
5 28-08-1971 Wolverhampton Wanderers A Molineux D 1-1 George Best 16' Bernard Shaw 78'
6 31-08-1971 Everton A Goodison Park L 0-1 David Johnson 37'
7 04-09-1971 Ipswich Town H Old Trafford W 1-0 George Best 43'
8 11-09-1971 Crystal Palace A Selhurst Park W 3-1 Brian Kidd 31', Denis Law 79', 90' Mel Blyth 34'
9 18-09-1971 West Ham United H Old Trafford W 4-2 George Best 21', 43', 80', Bobby Charlton 62' Clyde Best 24', Trevor Brooking 58'
10 25-09-1971 Liverpool A Anfield D 2-2 Denis Law 53', Bobby Charlton 72' Bobby Graham 7', Brian Hall 24'
11 02-10-1971 Sheffield United H Old Trafford W 2-0 George Best 83', Alan Gowling 86'
12 09-10-1971 Huddersfield Town A Leeds Road W 3-0 George Best 65', Denis Law 73', Bobby Charlton 82'
13 16-10-1971 Derby County H Old Trafford W 1-0 George Best 52'
14 23-10-1971 Newcastle United A St James Park, Newcastle W 1-0 George Best 46'
15 30-10-1971 Leeds United H Old Trafford L 0-1 Peter Lorimer 4'
16 06-11-1971 Manchester City A Maine Road D 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 W 3-1 Sammy McIlroy 40', Denis Law 54', 82' Martin Chivers 84'
18 20-11-1971 Leicester City H Old Trafford W 3-2 Brian Kidd 2', Denis Law 32', 46' Alan Birchenall 41', Len Glover 78'
19 27-11-1971 Southampton A The Dell W 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 W 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 D 1-1 Denis Law 28' John Mahoney 27'
22 18-12-1971 Ipswich Town A Portman Road D 0-0
23 27-12-1971 Coventry City H Old Trafford D 2-2 Denis Law 70', Steve James 78' Quintin Young 35', Willie Carr 66'
24 01-01-1972 West Ham United A Boleyn Ground L 0-3 Bryan "Pop" Robson 40', Clyde Best 55', Geoff Hurst 83' (pen)
25 08-01-1972 Wolverhampton Wanderers H Old Trafford L 1-3 Sammy McIlroy 86' Derek Dougan 21', John Richards 30' , *Jim McCalliog 75' (pen)
26 22-01-1972 Chelsea H Old Trafford L 0-1 Peter Osgood 48'
27 29-01-1972 West Bromwich Albion A The Hawthorns L 1-2 Brian Kidd 24' Bobby Gould 60', Jeff Astle 78'
28 12-02-1972 Newcastle United H Old Trafford L 0-2 John Tudor 37', Stewart Barrowclough 71'
29 19-02-1972 Leeds United A Elland Road L 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 L 0-2 Steve Perryman 69', Martin Chivers 70'
31 08-03-1972 Everton H Old Trafford D 0-0
32 11-03-1972 Huddersfield Town H Old Trafford W 2-0 George Best 35', Ian Storey-Moore 62'
33 25-03-1972 Crystal Palace H Old Trafford W 4-0 Alan Gowling 5', Bobby Charlton 24', Ian Storey-Moore 62', Denis Law 81'
34 01-04-1972 Coventry City A Highfield Road W 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 L 0-3 Chris Lawler 60', John Toshack 62', Emlyn Hughes 84'
36 04-04-1972 Sheffield United A Bramall Lane D 1-1 David Sadler 72' Geoff Salmons 40'
37 08-04-1972 Leicester City A Filbert Street L 0-2 Keith Weller 12', Alan Birchenall 89'
38 12-04-1972 Manchester City H Old Trafford L 1-3 Martin Buchan 59' Francis Lee 61', 85', Rodney Marsh 65'
39 15-04-1972 Southampton H Old Trafford W 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 D 0-0
41 25-04-1972 Arsenal A Highbury L 0-3 Ray Kennedy 28', Peter Simpson 38', John Radford 70'
42 29-04-1972 Stoke City H Old Trafford W 3-0 Bobby Charlton 1', Ian Storey-Moore 16', George Best 44' (pen)

Note: Huge thanks to regular contributers Jim Briggs, Charbel Boujaoude & Rob Compton.
 

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