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Southampton 2-5 Man United - November 27, 1971 / Division 1 1971/1972

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Division 1 1971/1972 - Round 19

St. Mary's Stadium - Southampton - England

November 27, 1971

2 - 5

Man United

Jimmy Gabriel

Ron Davies

George Best

43'

Sammy McIlroy

47'

George Best

58'

George Best

84'

Brian Kidd

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0' - Goal Jimmy Gabriel photo Ron Davies

0' - Goal Ron Davies0

7' - Goal George Best

43' - Goal Sammy McIlroy

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46' - Substitution Mick Channonis substituted by Gerry O'Brien46

47' - Goal George Best

58' - Goal George Best

68' - Substitution George Bestis substituted by John Aston

84' - Goal Brian Kidd

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Team line-ups Key figures Pre-match Competition info

Southampton

2 - 5

Man United

Southampton Man United

Team line-ups

Southampton

Martin

Eric Martin

Scotland

B.date31/03/1946

Age25 years

positionGoalkeeper

McGrath

John McGrath

England

B.date23/08/1938

Age33 years

H1m83

positionDefender

Kirkup

Joe Kirkup

England

B.date17/12/1939

Age31 years

positionDefender

Walker

Dave Walker

England

B.date15/10/1945

Age26 years

positionCentral defender

Gabriel0

Jimmy Gabriel

Scotland

B.date16/10/1940

Age31 years

H1m78

positionDefensive Midfielder

Lovett

Graham Lovett

England

B.date05/08/1947

Age24 years

H1m78

positionRight Offensive Midfielder

Channon46

Mick Channon

England

B.date28/11/1948

Age22 years

H1m83

positionForward

Paine

Terry Paine

England

B.date23/03/1939

Age32 years

positionWinger

Stokes

Bobby Stokes

England

B.date30/01/1951

Age20 years

H1m70

positionForward

Jenkins

Thomas Jenkins

England

B.date02/12/1947

Age23 years

H1m75

positionLeft Winger

Davies0

Ron Davies

Wales

B.date25/02/1942

Age29 years

positionForward

			Age	Match num	Note
G	Eric Martin		25	142	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	John McGrath		33	150	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Joe Kirkup		31	139	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Dave Walker		26	157	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Jimmy Gabriel		31	175	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Graham Lovett		24	3	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F	Mick Channon	46	22	166	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F	Terry Paine		32	225	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F	Bobby Stokes		20	47	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F	Thomas Jenkins		23	73	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F	Ron Davies		29	198	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Average age

26.9 years

Average number of matches played for the team

134

Man United

Stepney

Alex Stepney

England

B.date18/09/1942

Age29 years

positionGoalkeeper

Sadler

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

Burns

Francis Burns

Scotland

B.date17/10/1948

Age23 years

positionLeft full-back

James

Steve James

England

B.date20/11/1949

Age22 years

positionRight full-back

McIlroy43

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

Best7475868

George Best

Northern Ireland

B.date22/05/1946

Age25 years

H1m75

positionRight Winger

Kidd84

Brian Kidd

England

B.date29/05/1949

Age22 years

positionForward

Gowling

Alan Gowling

England

B.date16/03/1949

Age22 years

positionForward

Morgan

Willie Morgan

Scotland

B.date02/10/1944

Age27 years

positionRight Winger

			Age	Match num	Note
G	Alex Stepney		29	242	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	David Sadler		25	284	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Tommy O'Neil		19	25	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Francis Burns		23	139	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Steve James		22	74	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Sammy McIlroy	43	17	6	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Bobby Charlton		34	689	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F	George Best	7475868	25	407	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F	Brian Kidd	84	22	196	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F	Alan Gowling		22	62	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F	Willie Morgan		27	143	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Average age

24.1 years

Average number of matches played for the team

206

Substitutes					Age	Match num	Note
	F		Gerry O'Brien	46	22	11	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Substitutes					Age	Match num	Note
	F		John Aston	68	24	183	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

David Sadler

Paul Edwards

OUT

Sammy McIlroy

Denis Law

OUT

Manager

Age

Match num

Ted Bates

571

Success rate in this team:

38 %

Success rate since the beginning of his career:

38 %

Bates vs Man United

4 victories

1 draw

8 losses

Latest figure on November 27, 1971

Bates vs O'Farrell

1 victory

1 draw

3 losses

Latest figure on November 27, 1971

Manager

Age

Match num

Frank O'Farrell

Success rate in this team:

60 %

Success rate since the beginning of his career:

46 %

O'Farrell vs Southampton

3 victories

1 draw

1 loss

Latest figure on November 27, 1971

O'Farrell vs Bates

3 victories

1 draw

1 loss

Latest figure on November 27, 1971

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Key figures

Man United keeps its 5 matches with at least one goal conceded in Premier League running (since 30/10/1971). The last time this streak has been beaten, it was during the 13/04/1971-31/08/1971 time period (12 matches).

It's the first time George Best scores at least 3 goals during the same game vs Southampton in his professional career with Manchester United

George Best scored 6 goals vs Southampton in Premier League

Read the next 17 key stats

Pre-match

Current form

Home

VSouthampton 2-1 Athletic Bilbao15/09/1971

VSouthampton 3-1 Coventry18/09/1971

LSouthampton 0-1 Arsenal02/10/1971

VSouthampton 3-2 Sheffield United16/10/1971

DSouthampton 1-1 West Bromwich Albion30/10/1971

VSouthampton 2-1 Leeds United13/11/1971

Overall

VSouthampton 3-2 Sheffield United16/10/1971

LChelsea 3-0 Southampton23/10/1971

DSouthampton 1-1 West Bromwich Albion30/10/1971

LNewcastle United 3-1 Southampton06/11/1971

VSouthampton 2-1 Leeds United13/11/1971

LEverton 8-0 Southampton20/11/1971

Current form

Away

VHuddersfield Town 0-3 Manchester United09/10/1971

VBurnley 0-1 Manchester United18/10/1971

VNewcastle United 0-1 Manchester United23/10/1971

DManchester City 3-3 Manchester United06/11/1971

DStoke City 0-0 Manchester United08/11/1971

LStoke City 2-1 Manchester United15/11/1971

Overall

LManchester United 0-1 Leeds United30/10/1971

DManchester City 3-3 Manchester United06/11/1971

DStoke City 0-0 Manchester United08/11/1971

VManchester United 3-1 Tottenham13/11/1971

LStoke City 2-1 Manchester United15/11/1971

VManchester United 3-2 Leicester20/11/1971

Running streaks

	Home	Total
Winning streak	1	0
Loosing streak	0	1
Unbeaten streak	3	0
Winless streak	0	1
Drawless streak	1	3
Scoring streak	3	0
Goalless streak	0	1
Conceding streak	8	16

Running streaks

	Away	Total
Winning streak	0	1
Loosing streak	1	0
Unbeaten streak	0	1
Winless streak	3	0
Drawless streak	1	3
Scoring streak	1	3
Conceding streak	1	3

Statistical comparison of the season

Results

18	Number of games (Competition total)	18
8	Number of games (Home / Away)	9
6	Victories (Competition total)	12
4	Victories (Home / Away)	4
3	Draws (Competition total)	4
2	Draws (Home / Away)	4
9	Losses (Competition total)	2
2	Losses (Home / Away)	1

Goals

23	Goals scored (Competition total)	38
13	Goals scored (Home / Away)	18
38	Goals conceded (Competition total)	20
9	Goals conceded (Home / Away)	12
1.28	Goals scored per match average (Competition total)	2.11
1.63	Goals scored per match average (Home / Away)	2
2.11	Conceced goals per match average (Competition total)	1.11
1.13	Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away)	1.33

Betting aid

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

Bookings

0	Yellow cards (Competition total)	0
0	Yellow cards (Home / Away)	0
0	Red cards (Competition total)	1
0	Red cards (Home / Away)	1

Key players

Mick Channon	8 goals	Team's best scorer (Competition total)	11 goals	George Best
Mick Channon	6 goals	Team's best scorer (Home / Away)	5 goals	Denis Law
-		Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total)	1 penalty	Willie Morgan
-		Team's penalty best scorer (Home / Away)	1 penalty	Willie Morgan
Mick Channon	7 goals during the last 13 matches	The fittest player	4 goals during the last 2 matches	Denis Law

Historical head to head

Home

15 matches

6 v

5 d

4 l

20 gf

19 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

30 matches

12 v

6 d

12 l

39 gf

48 ga

Historical head to head

Home

14 matches

7 v

1 d

6 l

28 gf

19 ga

Away

15 matches

4 v

5 d

6 l

19 gf

20 ga

Neutral ground

1 match

1 v

0 d

0 l

1 gf

0 ga

Total

30 matches

12 v

6 d

12 l

48 gf

39 ga

Largest victory

Overall	4 - 1	August 16, 1969
Home	2 - 0	December 21, 1968

Largest victory

Overall	5 - 1	February 20, 1971
Away	3 - 0	October 08, 1969

Latest head to head

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

August 16, 1969 - Division 1 1969/1970

Man United

1 - 4

Southampton logo Southampton

December 21, 1968 - Division 1 1968/1969

Southampton

2 - 0

Man United

Best historical scorers against Man United

Ron Davies	9 goals	1966 - 1969
Jimmy Gabriel	2 goals	1970 - 1971
Frank Saul	1 goal	1968 - 1968
Martin Chivers	1 goal	1967 - 1967
Mick Channon	1 goal	1968 - 1968
Terry Paine	1 goal	1968 - 1968

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 Southampton

Bobby Charlton	5 goals	1966 - 1968
Alan Gowling	4 goals	1971 - 1971
George Best	3 goals	1968 - 1969
Willie Morgan	2 goals	1969 - 1971
Brian Kidd	2 goals	1967 - 1969
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.

Players with most games played vs Man United

Terry Paine	10 matches	1966 - 1971
Ron Davies	8 matches	1966 - 1971
Jimmy Gabriel	8 matches	1967 - 1971
Ken Jones	7 matches	1966 - 1969
Mick Channon	7 matches	1967 - 1971
John McGrath	7 matches	1968 - 1971

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	12 matches	1963 - 1971
George Best	11 matches	1964 - 1971
Tony Dunne	10 matches	1963 - 1970
Pat Crerand	10 matches	1963 - 1971
David Sadler	10 matches	1966 - 1971
Alex Stepney	8 matches	1966 - 1971