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NEWTON HEATH/
MANCHESTER UNITED SEASON
1971-1972

Manchester United season stats A statistical compilation of all Newton Heath/Manchester United matches during the 1971-1972 season including RESULTS, STATS and HISTORY. Navigate page below for a statistical breakdown unrivalled by other sites, as we are proud to showcase the club’s entire history of first team games offering stats on appearances, goals, opponent manager, club manager, stadium, competition, opponents, opponent nationality, red cards, cup finals, penalties for, penalties against, own goals for, own goals against, most goals scored, most goals conceded, hat-tricks and a chronological list of all matches played in 1971-1972.
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Newton Heath/Manchester United 1971-1972 Season Record

Manchester United club crest PWDLFA
P W D L F A Diff Win%
H 26 14 6 6 46 30 +16 53.85
A 29 10 10 9 42 41 +1 34.48
Total 55 24 16 15 88 71 +17 43.64
 
First Match Played: 14 Aug 1971 Derby County D 2-2 League Division One @ Baseball Ground  
Last Match Played: 29 Apr 1972 Stoke City W 3-0 League Division One @ Old Trafford
Highest Attendance: (63326) 06 Nov 1971 Manchester City D 3-3 League Division One @ Maine Road
Most Goals scored in a Match: (5) See table below
Most Goals Conceded in a Match: (5) See table below
Other information
Goals scored Appearances Opponent Manager Club Manager
No Player Name Goals Apps
1. Best, George 26 53
2. Law, Denis 13 42
3. Charlton, Bobby 12 53
4. Kidd, Brian 10 43
5. Gowling, Alan 9 50
6. Storey-Moore, Ian 5 11
7. McIlroy, Sammy 4 21
8. Morgan, Willie 3 48
9. Sadler, David 2 49
10. Aston Jnr, John 1 14
11. Buchan, Martin 1 15
12. Burns, Francis 1 25
13. James, Steve 1 48
No Player Name Apps Goals
1. Best, George 53 26
2. Charlton, Bobby 53 12
3. Stepney, Alex 52 0
4. Gowling, Alan 50 9
5. O'Neil, Thomas 50 0
6. Sadler, David 49 2
7. James, Steve 48 1
8. Morgan, Willie 48 3
9. Kidd, Brian 43 10
10. Law, Denis 42 13
11. Dunne, Tony 41 0
12. Burns, Francis 25 1
13. McIlroy, Sammy 21 4
14. Buchan, Martin 15 1
15. Aston Jnr, John 14 1
16. Storey-Moore, Ian 11 5
17. Young, Tony 7 0
18. Edwards, Paul 6 0
19. Sartori, Carlo 3 0
20. Connaughton, Patrick 3 0
21. Fitzpatrick, John 1 0
No Opponent Manager Count
1. Waddington, Tony 7
2. Bates, Ted 4
3. Robson, Bobby 3
4. Clough, Brian 2
5. Sexton, Dave 2
6. Mee, Bertie 2
7. Howe, Don 2
8. McGarry, Bill 2
9. Catterick, Harry 2
10. Head, Bert 2
11. Greenwood, Ron 2
12. Shankly, Bill 2
13. Harris, John 2
14. Adamson, Jimmy 2
15. Greaves, Ian 2
16. Harvey, Joe 2
17. Revie, Don 2
18. Allison, Malcolm 2
19. Nicholson, Bill 2
20. Bloomfield, Jimmy 2
21. Gillies, Matt 2
22. Anderson, Stan 2
23. Cantwell, Noel 1
24. Ball (snr), Alan 1
25. Dennison, Bob 1
No MUFC Managers Count
1. O'Farrell, Frank 55
Stadiums Manchester United have played at Manchester United by competition Manchester United opponents Manchester United opponent nationality
No Stadium Count
1. Old Trafford 24
2. Victoria Ground 5
3. Anfield 2
4. Portman Road 2
5. The Dell 2
6. Ayresome Park 1
7. Baseball Ground 1
8. Boleyn Ground 1
9. Bramall Lane 1
10. City Ground, Nottingham 1
11. Deepdale 1
12. Elland Road 1
13. Filbert Street 1
14. Goodison Park 1
15. Highbury 1
16. Highfield Road 1
17. Leeds Road 1
18. Maine Road 1
19. Molineux 1
20. Selhurst Park 1
21. St James Park, Newcastle 1
22. Stamford Bridge 1
23. The Hawthorns 1
24. Turf Moor 1
25. White Hart Lane 1
No Competition Count
1. League Division One 42
2. FA Cup 7
3. League Cup 6
No Opponent Count
1. Stoke City 7
2. Southampton 4
3. Ipswich Town 3
4. Arsenal 2
5. Burnley 2
6. Chelsea 2
7. Coventry City 2
8. Crystal Palace 2
9. Derby County 2
10. Everton 2
11. Huddersfield Town 2
12. Leeds United 2
13. Leicester City 2
14. Liverpool 2
15. Manchester City 2
16. Middlesbrough 2
17. Newcastle United 2
18. Nottingham Forest 2
19. Sheffield United 2
20. Tottenham Hotspur 2
21. West Bromwich Albion 2
22. West Ham United 2
23. Wolverhampton Wanderers 2
24. Preston North End 1
No Opponent Nationality Count
1. England 55
Manchester United red cards Manchester United Cup Finals
No Date Player Opponent
1. 18-08-1971 Best, George Chelsea
No Date WDL F-A Opponent Competition
No cup finals recorded.
Manchester United penalties scored Manchester United penalties conceded
No Date Player Name No Opponent
1. 18-08-1971 Morgan, Willie 1 Chelsea
2. 07-09-1971 Morgan, Willie 1 Ipswich Town
3. 29-02-1972 Morgan, Willie 1 Middlesbrough
4. 15-04-1972 Best, George 1 Southampton
5. 29-04-1972 Best, George 1 Stoke City
Date Opponent No F-A Scorer
06-11-1971 Manchester City 1 3-3 Francis Lee 57' (pen), Colin Bell 64', Mike Summerbee 88'
01-01-1972 West Ham United 1 0-3 Bryan "Pop" Robson 40', Clyde Best 55', Geoff Hurst 83' (pen)
08-01-1972 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 1-3 Derek Dougan 21', John Richards 30' , *Jim McCalliog 75' (pen)
Manchester United own goals for Manchester United own goals against
Date No F-A Opponents Scorers
No own goals recorded.
Date No F-A Player Name Opponent
No own goals against recorded.
Manchester United most goals scored Manchester United most goals conceded
Date Opponent WDL F-A HAN Competition
27-11-1971 Southampton W 5-2 A League Division One
Date Opponent WDL F-A HAN Competition
19-02-1972 Leeds United L 1-5 A League Division One
Manchester United Hat-tricks  
No Date Player Name No Opponent
1. 18-09-1971 Best, George 3 West Ham United
2. 27-11-1971 Best, George 3 Southampton
 
Matches played in 1971-1972
No Date Comp WDL F-A HAN Scorers Opp Scorers
1. 14-08-1971 Div 1 D 2-2 A Denis Law 15', Alan Gowling 25' Kevin Hector 50', Frank Wignall 60'
2. 18-08-1971 Div 1 W 3-2 A Brian Kidd 66', Willie Morgan 69' (pen), Bobby Charlton 75' *Tommy Baldwin 39', Peter Osgood 87'
3. 20-08-1971 Div 1 W 3-1 H Brian Kidd 35', Bobby Charlton 78', Alan Gowling 89' Frank McLintock 4'
4. 23-08-1971 Div 1 W 3-1 H George Best 10', 57', Alan Gowling 37' Tony Brown 89'
5. 28-08-1971 Div 1 D 1-1 A George Best 16' Bernard Shaw 78'
6. 31-08-1971 Div 1 L 0-1 A David Johnson 37'
7. 04-09-1971 Div 1 W 1-0 H George Best 43'
8. 07-09-1971 LC W 3-1 A Willie Morgan 29' (pen), George Best 37', 43' Jimmy Robertson 8'
9. 11-09-1971 Div 1 W 3-1 A Brian Kidd 31', Denis Law 79', 90' Mel Blyth 34'
10. 18-09-1971 Div 1 W 4-2 H George Best 21', 43', 80', Bobby Charlton 62' Clyde Best 24', Trevor Brooking 58'
11. 25-09-1971 Div 1 D 2-2 A Denis Law 53', Bobby Charlton 72' Bobby Graham 7', Brian Hall 24'
12. 02-10-1971 Div 1 W 2-0 H George Best 83', Alan Gowling 86'
13. 06-10-1971 LC D 1-1 H Bobby Charlton 35' Leighton James 60'
14. 09-10-1971 Div 1 W 3-0 A George Best 65', Denis Law 73', Bobby Charlton 82'
15. 16-10-1971 Div 1 W 1-0 H George Best 52'
16. 18-10-1971 LC W 1-0 A Bobby Charlton 80'
17. 23-10-1971 Div 1 W 1-0 A George Best 46'
18. 27-10-1971 LC D 1-1 H Alan Gowling 85' John Ritchie 72'
19. 30-10-1971 Div 1 L 0-1 H Peter Lorimer 4'
20. 06-11-1971 Div 1 D 3-3 A Sammy McIlroy 39', Brian Kidd 46', Alan Gowling 64' Francis Lee 57' (pen), Colin Bell 64', Mike Summerbee 88'
21. 08-11-1971 LC D 0-0 A
22. 13-11-1971 Div 1 W 3-1 H Sammy McIlroy 40', Denis Law 54', 82' Martin Chivers 84'
23. 15-11-1971 LC L 1-2 A George Best 37' Peter Dobing 72', John Ritchie 88'
24. 20-11-1971 Div 1 W 3-2 H Brian Kidd 2', Denis Law 32', 46' Alan Birchenall 41', Len Glover 78'
25. 27-11-1971 Div 1 W 5-2 A George Best 7', 47', 58', Sammy McIlroy 43', Brian Kidd 84' Jimmy Gabriel 51', *Ron "Tudor" Davies 59'
26. 04-12-1971 Div 1 W 3-2 H Denis Law 17', Brian Kidd 37', 46' Peter Cormack 41', Martin O'Neill 69'
27. 11-12-1971 Div 1 D 1-1 A Denis Law 28' John Mahoney 27'
28. 18-12-1971 Div 1 D 0-0 A
29. 27-12-1971 Div 1 D 2-2 H Denis Law 70', Steve James 78' Quintin Young 35', Willie Carr 66'
30. 01-01-1972 Div 1 L 0-3 A Bryan "Pop" Robson 40', Clyde Best 55', Geoff Hurst 83' (pen)
31. 08-01-1972 Div 1 L 1-3 H Sammy McIlroy 86' Derek Dougan 21', John Richards 30' , *Jim McCalliog 75' (pen)
32. 15-01-1972 FAC D 1-1 A Bobby Charlton 36' Jimmy Gabriel 55'
33. 19-01-1972 FAC W 4-1 H George Best 68', 115', David Sadler 94', John Aston Jnr 118' Mick Channon 22'
34. 22-01-1972 Div 1 L 0-1 H Peter Osgood 48'
35. 29-01-1972 Div 1 L 1-2 A Brian Kidd 24' Bobby Gould 60', Jeff Astle 78'
36. 05-02-1972 FAC W 2-0 A Alan Gowling 85', 88'
37. 12-02-1972 Div 1 L 0-2 H John Tudor 37', Stewart Barrowclough 71'
38. 19-02-1972 Div 1 L 1-5 A Francis Burns 57' Mick Jones 47', 58', 62', Allan Clarke 54', Peter Lorimer 74'
39. 26-02-1972 FAC D 0-0 H
40. 29-02-1972 FAC W 3-0 A Willie Morgan 12' (pen), George Best 50', Bobby Charlton 68'
41. 04-03-1972 Div 1 L 0-2 A Steve Perryman 69', Martin Chivers 70'
42. 08-03-1972 Div 1 D 0-0 H
43. 11-03-1972 Div 1 W 2-0 H George Best 35', Ian Storey-Moore 62'
44. 18-03-1972 FAC D 1-1 H George Best 85' *Jimmy Greenhoff 61'
45. 22-03-1972 FAC L 1-2 A George Best 70' Terence Smith 72', Terry Conroy 102'
46. 25-03-1972 Div 1 W 4-0 H Alan Gowling 5', Bobby Charlton 24', Ian Storey-Moore 62', Denis Law 81'
47. 01-04-1972 Div 1 W 3-2 A George Best 13', Ian Storey-Moore 20', Bobby Charlton 45' Roy Barry 45', Bobby Graham 48'
48. 03-04-1972 Div 1 L 0-3 H Chris Lawler 60', John Toshack 62', Emlyn Hughes 84'
49. 04-04-1972 Div 1 D 1-1 A David Sadler 72' Geoff Salmons 40'
50. 08-04-1972 Div 1 L 0-2 A Keith Weller 12', Alan Birchenall 89'
51. 12-04-1972 Div 1 L 1-3 H Martin Buchan 59' Francis Lee 61', 85', Rodney Marsh 65'
52. 15-04-1972 Div 1 W 3-2 H George Best 26' (pen), Ian Storey-Moore 32', Brian Kidd 43' *Ron "Tudor" Davies 57', 87'
53. 22-04-1972 Div 1 D 0-0 A
54. 25-04-1972 Div 1 L 0-3 A Ray Kennedy 28', Peter Simpson 38', John Radford 70'
55. 29-04-1972 Div 1 W 3-0 H Bobby Charlton 1', Ian Storey-Moore 16', George Best 44' (pen)
 

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