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Man United 4-1 Southampton - January 19, 1972 / FA Cup 1971/1972

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FA Cup 1971/1972 - 3rd round

Old Trafford - Manchester - England

January 19, 1972

50 966

Man United

4 - 1

After extra time

Southampton

George Best

15'

George Best

68'

David Sadler

94'

John Aston

118'

Mick Channon

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0' - Goal Mick Channon

15' - Goal George Best15

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68' - Goal George Best68

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91' - Substitution Sammy McIlroyis substituted by John Aston91

94' - Goal David Sadler94

118' - Goal John Aston118

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Team line-ups Key figures Pre-match Competition info

Man United

4 - 1

Southampton

Man United Southampton

Team line-ups

Man United

Stepney

Alex Stepney

England

B.date18/09/1942

Age29 years

positionGoalkeeper

Sadler94

David Sadler

England

B.date05/02/1946

Age25 years

positionCentral defender

O'Neil

Tommy O'Neil

England

B.date25/10/1952

Age19 years

H1m70

positionDefender

Edwards

Paul Edwards

England

B.date07/10/1947

Age24 years

H1m78

positionDefender

Burns

Francis Burns

Scotland

B.date17/10/1948

Age23 years

positionLeft full-back

McIlroy91

Sammy McIlroy

Northern Ireland

B.date02/08/1954

Age17 years

H1m78

positionMidfield

Charlton

Bobby Charlton

England

B.date11/10/1937

Age34 years

H1m75

positionCentre Midfield

Best6815

George Best

Northern Ireland

B.date22/05/1946

Age25 years

H1m75

positionRight Winger

Gowling

Alan Gowling

England

B.date16/03/1949

Age22 years

positionForward

Law

Denis Law

Scotland

B.date24/02/1940

Age31 years

H1m76

positionStriker

Morgan

Willie Morgan

Scotland

B.date02/10/1944

Age27 years

positionRight Winger

			Age	Match num	Note
G	Alex Stepney		29	250	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	David Sadler	94	25	292	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Tommy O'Neil		19	29	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Paul Edwards		24	66	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Francis Burns		23	147	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Sammy McIlroy	91	17	11	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Bobby Charlton		34	697	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F	George Best	6815	25	414	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F	Alan Gowling		22	70	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F	Denis Law		31	373	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F	Willie Morgan		27	151	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Average age

25.1 years

Average number of matches played for the team

227

Southampton

Martin

Eric Martin

Scotland

B.date31/03/1946

Age25 years

positionGoalkeeper

Fry

Roger Fry

England

B.date18/08/1948

Age23 years

positionDefender

Byrne

Anthony Byrne

Republic of Ireland

B.date02/02/1946

Age25 years

positionDefender

McCarthy

Bob McCarthy

England

B.date02/11/1948

Age23 years

H1m78

positionRight full-back

Gabriel

Jimmy Gabriel

Scotland

B.date16/10/1940

Age31 years

H1m78

positionDefensive Midfielder

Paine

Terry Paine

England

B.date23/03/1939

Age32 years

positionWinger

O'Brien

Gerry O'Brien

Scotland

B.date10/11/1949

Age22 years

H1m68

positionWinger

Channon0

Mick Channon

England

B.date28/11/1948

Age23 years

H1m83

positionForward

Jenkins

Thomas Jenkins

England

B.date02/12/1947

Age24 years

H1m75

positionLeft Winger

Davies

Ron Davies

Wales

B.date25/02/1942

Age29 years

positionForward

Stokes

Bobby Stokes

England

B.date30/01/1951

Age20 years

H1m70

positionForward

		Age	Match num	Note
G	Eric Martin	25	150	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Roger Fry	23	21	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Anthony Byrne	25	66	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Bob McCarthy	23	12	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Jimmy Gabriel	31	183	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F	Terry Paine	32	233	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F	Gerry O'Brien	22	18	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F	Mick Channon	23	174	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F	Thomas Jenkins	24	81	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F	Ron Davies	29	206	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F	Bobby Stokes	20	55	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Average age

25.2 years

Average number of matches played for the team

109

Substitutes					Age	Match num	Note
	F		John Aston	11891	24	184	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Substitutes					Age	Match num	Note

Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match

Sammy McIlroy

Brian Kidd

OUT

Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match

No changes regarding the previous match for the starting players

Manager

Age

Match num

Frank O'Farrell

Success rate in this team:

52 %

Success rate since the beginning of his career:

45 %

O'Farrell vs Southampton

4 victories

2 draws

1 loss

Latest figure on January 19, 1972

O'Farrell vs Bates

4 victories

2 draws

1 loss

Latest figure on January 19, 1972

Manager

Age

Match num

Ted Bates

579

Success rate in this team:

38 %

Success rate since the beginning of his career:

38 %

Bates vs Man United

4 victories

2 draws

9 losses

Latest figure on January 19, 1972

Bates vs O'Farrell

1 victory

2 draws

4 losses

Latest figure on January 19, 1972

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Key figures

Man United keeps its 4 matches with at least one goal scored vs Southampton in FA Cup running (since 27/04/1963). It's a record streak. The first of history

George Best scored 8 goals vs Southampton in his professional career with Manchester United

End of streak for Man United after 6 consecutive matches without a win (since 11/12/1971). It was the best streak for the club since 21/11/1970-05/01/1971 (10 matches).

Read the next 20 key stats

Pre-match

Current form

Home

LManchester United 0-1 Leeds United30/10/1971

VManchester United 3-1 Tottenham13/11/1971

VManchester United 3-2 Leicester20/11/1971

VManchester United 3-2 Nottingham Forest04/12/1971

DManchester United 2-2 Coventry27/12/1971

LManchester United 1-3 Wolverhampton08/01/1972

Overall

DStoke City 1-1 Manchester United11/12/1971

DIpswich Town 0-0 Manchester United18/12/1971

DManchester United 2-2 Coventry27/12/1971

LWest Ham 3-0 Manchester United01/01/1972

LManchester United 1-3 Wolverhampton08/01/1972

DSouthampton 1-1 Manchester United15/01/1972

Current form

Away

LChelsea 3-0 Southampton23/10/1971

LNewcastle United 3-1 Southampton06/11/1971

LEverton 8-0 Southampton20/11/1971

LTottenham 1-0 Southampton04/12/1971

VHuddersfield Town 0-2 Southampton18/12/1971

LCoventry 1-0 Southampton01/01/1972

Overall

DSouthampton 3-3 West Ham11/12/1971

VHuddersfield Town 0-2 Southampton18/12/1971

VSouthampton 1-0 Crystal Palace27/12/1971

LCoventry 1-0 Southampton01/01/1972

LSouthampton 1-2 Derby County08/01/1972

DSouthampton 1-1 Manchester United15/01/1972

Running streaks

	Home	Total
Drawing streak	0	1
Loosing streak	1	0
Unbeaten streak	0	1
Winless streak	2	6
Drawless streak	1	0
Scoring streak	5	2
Conceding streak	7	4

Running streaks

	Away	Total
Drawing streak	0	1
Loosing streak	1	0
Unbeaten streak	0	1
Winless streak	1	3
Drawless streak	12	0
Scoring streak	0	2
Goalless streak	1	0
Conceding streak	1	3

Statistical comparison of the season

Results

1	Number of games (Competition total)	1
0	Number of games (Home / Away)	0
0	Victories (Competition total)	0
0	Victories (Home / Away)	0
1	Draws (Competition total)	1
0	Draws (Home / Away)	0
0	Losses (Competition total)	0
0	Losses (Home / Away)	0

Goals

1	Goals scored (Competition total)	1
0	Goals scored (Home / Away)	0
1	Goals conceded (Competition total)	1
0	Goals conceded (Home / Away)	0
1	Goals scored per match average (Competition total)	1
0	Goals scored per match average (Home / Away)	0
1	Conceced goals per match average (Competition total)	1
0	Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away)	0

Betting aid

0	Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total)	0
0	Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away)	0
0	Clean sheets (Competition total)	0
0	Clean sheets (Home / Away)	0
0	Matches without scoring (Competition total)	0
0	Matches without scoring (Home / Away)	0
1	The 2 teams score (Competition total)	1
0	The 2 teams score (Home / Away)	0
0	Most frequent score (Home / Away)	0

Bookings

0	Yellow cards (Competition total)	0
0	Yellow cards (Home / Away)	0
0	Red cards (Competition total)	0
0	Red cards (Home / Away)	0

Key players

	Bobby Charlton	1 goal	Team's best scorer (Competition total)	1 goal	Jimmy Gabriel
	Bobby Charlton	1 goal during the last match	The fittest player	1 goal during the last match	Jimmy Gabriel

Historical head to head

Home

14 matches

7 v

1 d

6 l

28 gf

19 ga

Away

17 matches

5 v

6 d

6 l

25 gf

23 ga

Neutral ground

1 match

1 v

0 d

0 l

1 gf

0 ga

Total

32 matches

13 v

7 d

12 l

54 gf

42 ga

Historical head to head

Home

17 matches

6 v

6 d

5 l

23 gf

25 ga

Away

14 matches

6 v

1 d

7 l

19 gf

28 ga

Neutral ground

1 match

0 v

0 d

1 l

0 gf

1 ga

Total

32 matches

12 v

7 d

13 l

42 gf

54 ga

Largest victory

Overall	5 - 1	February 20, 1971
Home	5 - 1	February 20, 1971

Largest victory

Overall	4 - 1	August 16, 1969
Away	4 - 1	August 16, 1969

Latest head to head

January 15, 1972 - FA Cup 1971/1972

Southampton

1 - 1

Man United

November 27, 1971 - Division 1 1971/1972

Southampton

2 - 5

Man United

February 20, 1971 - Division 1 1970/1971

Man United

5 - 1

Southampton logo Southampton

November 21, 1970 - Division 1 1970/1971

Southampton

1 - 0

Man United

October 08, 1969 - Division 1 1969/1970

Southampton

0 - 3

Man United

Best historical scorers against Southampton

George Best	6 goals	1968 - 1971
Bobby Charlton	6 goals	1966 - 1972
Alan Gowling	4 goals	1971 - 1971
Brian Kidd	3 goals	1967 - 1971
Willie Morgan	2 goals	1969 - 1971
Denis Law	2 goals	1963 - 1967

First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 27/04/1963. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Best historical scorers against Man United

Ron Davies	10 goals	1966 - 1971
Jimmy Gabriel	4 goals	1970 - 1972
Mick Channon	1 goal	1968 - 1968
Terry Paine	1 goal	1968 - 1968
Frank Saul	1 goal	1968 - 1968
Martin Chivers	1 goal	1967 - 1967

First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 27/04/1963. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Players with most games played vs Southampton

Bobby Charlton	14 matches	1963 - 1972
George Best	13 matches	1964 - 1972
David Sadler	12 matches	1966 - 1972
Tony Dunne	10 matches	1963 - 1970
Pat Crerand	10 matches	1963 - 1971
Alex Stepney	10 matches	1966 - 1972

First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 27/04/1963. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Players with most games played vs Man United

Terry Paine	12 matches	1966 - 1972
Jimmy Gabriel	10 matches	1967 - 1972
Ron Davies	10 matches	1966 - 1972
Mick Channon	9 matches	1967 - 1972
Dave Walker	8 matches	1966 - 1971
John McGrath	8 matches	1968 - 1971