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Norwich City 2-1 Man United - February 25, 1989 / Division 1 1988/1989

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Division 1 1988/1989 - Round 27

Carrow Road - Norwich - England

February 25, 1989

Norwich City

2 - 1

Man United

Ian Butterworth

Malcolm Allen

90'

Paul McGrath

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0' - Goal Ian Butterworth photo Malcolm Allen

0' - Goal Malcolm Allen0

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46' - Substitution Ralph Milneis substituted by Lee Martin photo Russell Beardsmore

46' - Substitution Clayton Blackmoreis substituted by Russell Beardsmore

90' - Goal Paul McGrath

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Team line-ups Key figures Pre-match Competition info

Norwich City

2 - 1

Man United

Norwich City Man United

Team line-ups

Norwich City

Gunn

Bryan Gunn

Scotland

B.date22/12/1963

Age25 years

H1m88

positionGoalkeeper

Phelan

Mike Phelan

England

B.date24/09/1962

Age26 years

H1m80

positionRight central defender

Butterworth0

Ian Butterworth

England

B.date25/01/1964

Age25 years

H1m86

positionCentral defender

Linighan

Andy Linighan

England

B.date18/06/1962

Age26 years

H1m93

positionCentral defender

Bowen

Mark Bowen

Wales

B.date07/12/1963

Age25 years

H1m73

positionLeft full-back

Culverhouse

Ian Culverhouse

England

B.date22/09/1964

Age24 years

H1m78

positionRight full-back

Townsend

Andy Townsend

Republic of Ireland

B.date23/07/1963

Age25 years

H1m80

positionCentre Midfield

Putney

Trevor Putney

England

B.date09/04/1960

Age28 years

positionMidfield

Rosario

Robert Rosario

England

B.date04/03/1966

Age22 years

H1m91

positionForward

Allen0

Malcolm Allen

Wales

B.date21/03/1967

Age21 years

H1m73

positionCentre forward

Gordon

Dale Gordon

England

B.date09/01/1967

Age22 years

H1m78

positionRight Winger

		Age	Match num	Note
G	Bryan Gunn	25	94	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Mike Phelan	26	108	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Ian Butterworth	25	89	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Andy Linighan	26	39	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Mark Bowen	25	48	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Ian Culverhouse	24	88	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Andy Townsend	25	25	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Trevor Putney	28	73	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F	Robert Rosario	22	75	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F	Malcolm Allen	21	16	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F	Dale Gordon	22	111	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Average age

24.5 years

Average number of matches played for the team

Man United

Leighton

Jim Leighton

Scotland

B.date24/07/1958

Age30 years

H1m86

positionGoalkeeper

Bruce

Steve Bruce

England

B.date31/12/1960

Age28 years

H1m83

positionCentral defender

Donaghy

Mal Donaghy

Northern Ireland

B.date13/09/1957

Age31 years

H1m75

positionLeft central defender

McGrath90

Paul McGrath

Republic of Ireland

B.date04/12/1959

Age29 years

H1m88

positionCentral defender

Milne46

Ralph Milne

Scotland

B.date13/05/1961

Age27 years

positionMidfield

Blackmore46

Clayton Blackmore

Wales

B.date23/09/1964

Age24 years

H1m75

positionLeft Midfielder

Sharpe

Lee Sharpe

England

B.date27/05/1971

Age17 years

H1m80

positionLeft Midfielder

Strachan

Gordon Strachan

Scotland

B.date09/02/1957

Age32 years

H1m68

positionCentre Midfield

Robson

Bryan Robson

England

B.date11/01/1957

Age32 years

H1m78

positionCentre Midfield

McClair

Brian McClair

Scotland

B.date08/12/1963

Age25 years

H1m75

positionVersatile Forward

Hughes

Mark Hughes

Wales

B.date01/11/1963

Age25 years

H1m75

positionStriker

			Age	Match num	Note
G	Jim Leighton		30	36	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Steve Bruce		28	61	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Mal Donaghy		31	23	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Paul McGrath	90	29	193	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Ralph Milne	46	27	19	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Clayton Blackmore	46	24	96	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Lee Sharpe		17	26	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Gordon Strachan		32	204	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Bryan Robson		32	316	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F	Brian McClair		25	85	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F	Mark Hughes		25	158	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Average age

27.3 years

Average number of matches played for the team

111

Substitutes					Age	Match num	Note

Substitutes					Age	Match num	Note
	D		Lee Martin	46	21	18	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
	M		Russell Beardsmore	46	20	17	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match

No changes regarding the previous match for the starting players

Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match

No changes regarding the previous match for the starting players

Manager

Age

Match num

Dave Stringer

Success rate in this team:

42 %

Success rate since the beginning of his career:

42 %

Stringer vs Man United

3 victories

0 draw

1 loss

Latest figure on February 25, 1989

Stringer vs Ferguson

3 victories

0 draw

1 loss

Latest figure on February 25, 1989

Manager

Age

Match num

Sir Alex Ferguson

116

Success rate in this team:

50 %

Success rate since the beginning of his career:

54 %

Ferguson vs Norwich City

1 victory

1 draw

4 losses

Latest figure on February 25, 1989

Ferguson vs Stringer

1 victory

0 draw

3 losses

Latest figure on February 25, 1989

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Key figures

Norwich City keeps its 3 consecutive wins vs Man United running (since 05/03/1988). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 18/02/1967 (2 matches)

Norwich City keeps its 5 consecutive matches without a draw vs Man United running (since 27/12/1986). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 19/04/1980 (4 matches)

End of streak for Man United after 10 consecutive matches without a loss (since 07/01/1989). It was the best streak for the club since 12/03/1988-29/08/1988 (12 matches).

Read the next 15 key stats

Pre-match

Current form

Home

VNorwich City 2-1 West Ham27/12/1988

DNorwich City 0-0 Middlesbrough31/12/1988

LNorwich City 1-2 Coventry14/01/1989

VNorwich City 8-0 Sutton United28/01/1989

VNorwich City 1-0 Derby County11/02/1989

VNorwich City 3-2 Sheffield United18/02/1989

Overall

VMillwall 2-3 Norwich City22/01/1989

VNorwich City 8-0 Sutton United28/01/1989

VCharlton 1-2 Norwich City04/02/1989

VNorwich City 1-0 Derby County11/02/1989

VNorwich City 3-2 Sheffield United18/02/1989

LTottenham 2-1 Norwich City21/02/1989

Current form

Away

LArsenal 2-1 Manchester United17/12/1988

LMiddlesbrough 1-0 Manchester United02/01/1989

DQueens Park Rangers 2-2 Manchester United11/01/1989

VWest Ham 1-3 Manchester United21/01/1989

VSheffield Wednesday 0-2 Manchester United11/02/1989

DBournemouth 1-1 Manchester United18/02/1989

Overall

VManchester United 3-0 Queens Park Rangers23/01/1989

VManchester United 4-0 Oxford United28/01/1989

VManchester United 1-0 Tottenham05/02/1989

VSheffield Wednesday 0-2 Manchester United11/02/1989

DBournemouth 1-1 Manchester United18/02/1989

VManchester United 1-0 Bournemouth22/02/1989

Running streaks

	Home	Total
Winning streak	3	0
Loosing streak	0	1
Unbeaten streak	3	0
Winless streak	0	1
Drawless streak	4	8
Scoring streak	4	9
Conceding streak	1	2

Running streaks

	Away	Total
Winning streak	0	1
Drawing streak	1	0
Unbeaten streak	4	10
Winless streak	1	0
Drawless streak	0	1
Scoring streak	4	9
Conceding streak	1	0
Invincibility streak	0	1

Statistical comparison of the season

Results

25	Number of games (Competition total)	24
13	Number of games (Home / Away)	12
13	Victories (Competition total)	10
5	Victories (Home / Away)	3
8	Draws (Competition total)	9
6	Draws (Home / Away)	5
4	Losses (Competition total)	5
2	Losses (Home / Away)	4

Goals

37	Goals scored (Competition total)	34
17	Goals scored (Home / Away)	14
27	Goals conceded (Competition total)	19
14	Goals conceded (Home / Away)	12
1.48	Goals scored per match average (Competition total)	1.42
1.31	Goals scored per match average (Home / Away)	1.17
1.08	Conceced goals per match average (Competition total)	0.79
1.08	Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away)	1

Betting aid

13	Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total)	9
7	Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away)	4
8	Clean sheets (Competition total)	10
4	Clean sheets (Home / Away)	3
2	Matches without scoring (Competition total)	5
2	Matches without scoring (Home / Away)	4
17	The 2 teams score (Competition total)	11
9	The 2 teams score (Home / Away)	6
2-1 (2 times)	Most frequent score (Home / Away)	0-1 (3 times)

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

Robert Fleck	8 goals	Team's best scorer (Competition total)	13 goals	Mark Hughes
Robert Fleck	4 goals	Team's best scorer (Home / Away)	5 goals	Brian McClair
Trevor Putney	1 goal during the last match	The fittest player	5 goals during the last 6 matches	Brian McClair

Historical head to head

Home

21 matches

7 v

7 d

7 l

32 gf

32 ga

Away

22 matches

3 v

7 d

12 l

13 gf

35 ga

Total

43 matches

10 v

14 d

19 l

45 gf

67 ga

Historical head to head

Home

22 matches

12 v

7 d

3 l

35 gf

13 ga

Away

21 matches

7 v

7 d

7 l

32 gf

32 ga

Total

43 matches

19 v

14 d

10 l

67 gf

45 ga

Largest victory

Overall	4 - 1	September 26, 1979
Home	4 - 1	September 26, 1979

Largest victory

Overall	5 - 0	November 24, 1979
Away	2 - 0	April 19, 1980

Latest head to head

October 26, 1988 - Division 1 1988/1989

Man United

1 - 2

Norwich City logo Norwich City

March 05, 1988 - Division 1 1987/1988

Norwich City

1 - 0

Man United

October 17, 1987 - Division 1 1987/1988

Man United

2 - 1

Norwich City logo Norwich City

December 27, 1986 - Division 1 1986/1987

Man United

0 - 1

Norwich City logo Norwich City

November 15, 1986 - Division 1 1986/1987

Norwich City

0 - 0

Man United

Best historical scorers against Man United

Philip Boyer	2 goals	1976 - 1976
Wayne Biggins	2 goals	1985 - 1987
David Bennett	1 goal	1983 - 1983
Mick Channon	1 goal	1983 - 1983
Colin Suggett	1 goal	1977 - 1977
Mark Barham	1 goal	1983 - 1983

First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 18/02/1967. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Best historical scorers against Norwich City

Joe Jordan	6 goals	1978 - 1981
Lou Macari	4 goals	1974 - 1979
Norman Whiteside	4 goals	1983 - 1985
Bryan Robson	4 goals	1982 - 1987
Steve Coppell	3 goals	1978 - 1980
Mark Hughes	2 goals	1984 - 1988

First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 18/02/1967. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Players with most games played vs Man United

Kevin Keelan	10 matches	1972 - 1979
Martin Peters	10 matches	1975 - 1980
Tony Powell	10 matches	1975 - 1980
Chris Woods	9 matches	1981 - 1985
Graham Paddon	9 matches	1972 - 1981
Dave Watson	9 matches	1981 - 1985

First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 10/01/1959. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Players with most games played vs Norwich City

Martin Buchan	16 matches	1972 - 1981
Gary Bailey	14 matches	1979 - 1985
Steve Coppell	14 matches	1975 - 1982
Sammy McIlroy	13 matches	1974 - 1980
Arthur Albiston	12 matches	1978 - 1985
Mike Duxbury	12 matches	1980 - 1988