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Man United 1-3 Wolverhampton - January 08, 1972 / Division 1 1971/1972
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This page offers all the statistics of the match and the pre-match of

Man United 1-3 Wolverhampton - January 08, 1972 / Division 1 1971/1972

. All the information you will find here have been collected manually from the most official sources. However, if you found any mistake or any missing information, please contact us.

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0photo Jim McCalliog 0' - Goal Jim McCalliogphoto Derek Dougan 0' - Goal Derek Douganphoto John Richards 0' - Goal John Richards
HT

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46photo Hugh Curranphoto Derek Dougan 46' - Substitution Derek Douganis substituted by Hugh Curran
photo Carlo Sartoriphoto Alan Gowling 60' - Substitution Alan Gowlingis substituted by Carlo Sartori60
photo Sammy McIlroy 86' - Goal Sammy McIlroy86
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Team line-ups

Man United

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forward
offensive midfielder
midfielder
defensive midfielder
defender
sweeper
goalkeeper
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Stepney
photo Alex Stepney
Alex Stepney
England
B.date18/09/1942
Age29 years
positionGoalkeeper
Edwards
photo Paul Edwards
Paul Edwards
England
B.date07/10/1947
Age24 years
H1m78  
positionDefender
Sadler
photo David Sadler
David Sadler
England
B.date05/02/1946
Age25 years
positionCentral defender
Dunne
photo Tony Dunne
Tony Dunne
Republic of Ireland
B.date24/07/1941
Age30 years
positionLeft full-back
Burns
photo Francis Burns
Francis Burns
Scotland
B.date17/10/1948
Age23 years
positionLeft full-back
Charlton
photo Bobby Charlton
Bobby Charlton
England
B.date11/10/1937
Age34 years
H1m75  
positionCentre Midfield
McIlroy86
photo Sammy McIlroy
Sammy McIlroy
Northern Ireland
B.date02/08/1954
Age17 years
H1m78  
positionMidfield
Gowling60
photo Alan Gowling
Alan Gowling
England
B.date16/03/1949
Age22 years
positionForward
Kidd
photo Brian Kidd
Brian Kidd
England
B.date29/05/1949
Age22 years
positionForward
Law
photo Denis Law
Denis Law
Scotland
B.date24/02/1940
Age31 years
H1m76  
positionStriker
Morgan
photo Willie Morgan
Willie Morgan
Scotland
B.date02/10/1944
Age27 years
positionRight Winger

First 11

Age Match num Note
G
Alex Stepney 29 248 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D
Paul Edwards 24 64 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D
David Sadler 25 290 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D
Tony Dunne 30 480 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D
Francis Burns 23 145 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M
Bobby Charlton 34 695 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M
Sammy McIlroy 86 17 9 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F
Alan Gowling 60 22 68 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F
Brian Kidd 22 202 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F
Denis Law 31 371 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F
Willie Morgan 27 149 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Average age

25.8 years

Average number of matches played for the team

247

Wolverhampton

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forward
offensive midfielder
midfielder
defensive midfielder
defender
sweeper
goalkeeper
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Parkes
photo Phil Parkes
Phil Parkes
England
B.date14/07/1947
Age24 years
H1m93  
positionGoalkeeper
Shaw
photo Bernard Shaw
Bernard Shaw
England
B.date14/03/1945
Age26 years
H1m70  
positionDefender
McAlle
photo John McAlle
John McAlle
England
B.date31/01/1950
Age21 years
H1m85  
positionCentral defender
Parkin
photo Derek Parkin
Derek Parkin
England
B.date02/01/1948
Age24 years
H1m78  
positionDefender
Munro
photo Frank Munro
Frank Munro
Scotland
B.date25/10/1947
Age24 years
positionCentral defender
Bailey
photo Michael A Bailey
Michael A Bailey
England
B.date27/02/1942
Age29 years
positionRight Midfielder
McCalliog0
photo Jim McCalliog
Jim McCalliog
Scotland
B.date23/09/1946
Age25 years
positionMidfield
Hibbitt
photo Kenny Hibbitt
Kenny Hibbitt
England
B.date03/01/1951
Age21 years
positionMidfield
Dougan046
photo Derek Dougan
Derek Dougan
Northern Ireland
B.date20/01/1938
Age33 years
positionForward
Wagstaffe
photo David Wagstaffe
David Wagstaffe
England
B.date05/04/1943
Age28 years
positionWinger
Richards0
photo John Richards
John Richards
England
B.date09/11/1950
Age21 years
positionStriker

First 11

Age Match num Note
G
Phil Parkes 24 150 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D
Bernard Shaw 26 72 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D
John McAlle 21 90 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D
Derek Parkin 24 164 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D
Frank Munro 24 113 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M
Michael A Bailey 29 170 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M
Jim McCalliog 25 103 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M
Kenny Hibbitt 21 52 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F
Derek Dougan 46 33 151 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F
David Wagstaffe 28 167 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F
John Richards 21 37 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

115

Substitutes

Age Match num Note
M
Carlo Sartori 60 23 53 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Substitutes

Age Match num Note
F
Hugh Curran 46 28 81 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match

Sammy McIlroy

IN

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George Best

OUT

Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match

No changes regarding the previous match for the starting players

Manager

Age

Match num

Success rate in this team:

52 %

Success rate since the beginning of his career:

45 %

O'Farrell vs Wolverhampton

0 victory

1 draw

1 loss

Latest figure on January 08, 1972

O'Farrell vs McGarry

0 victory

1 draw

1 loss

Latest figure on January 08, 1972

Manager

Age

Match num

Bill McGarry

44

151

Success rate in this team:

41 %

Success rate since the beginning of his career:

41 %

McGarry vs Man United

2 victories

4 draws

2 losses

Latest figure on January 08, 1972

McGarry vs O'Farrell

1 victory

1 draw

0 loss

Latest figure on January 08, 1972

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Key figures

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Frank O'Farrell has registered 50 goal(s) in Premier League since the 01/07/1971 as the manager of Manchester United next after this match..

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The last time Man United has conceded at least 3 goals vs Wolverhampton at home, It was on the 24/09/1960

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Man United keeps its 3 consecutive matches without a draw vs Wolverhampton running (since 03/10/1970). The last time this streak has been beaten, it was during the 17/10/1964-30/11/1968 time period (7 matches).

Pre-match

Current form

Home

DManchester United 1-1 Stoke City27/10/1971

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

Overall

VSouthampton 2-5 Manchester United27/11/1971

VManchester United 3-2 Nottingham Forest04/12/1971

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

Current form

Away

LWest Ham 1-0 Wolverhampton23/10/1971

LIpswich Town 2-1 Wolverhampton06/11/1971

VCarl Zeiss Jena 0-1 Wolverhampton23/11/1971

VWest Bromwich Albion 2-3 Wolverhampton27/11/1971

DSheffield United 2-2 Wolverhampton11/12/1971

VLeicester 1-2 Wolverhampton27/12/1971

Overall

DWolverhampton 2-2 Huddersfield Town04/12/1971

VWolverhampton 3-0 Carl Zeiss Jena08/12/1971

DSheffield United 2-2 Wolverhampton11/12/1971

VWolverhampton 2-0 Stoke City18/12/1971

VLeicester 1-2 Wolverhampton27/12/1971

VWolverhampton 2-0 Newcastle United01/01/1972

Running streaks

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

Running streaks

Away Total
Winning streak 1 3
Unbeaten streak 4 10
Drawless streak 1 3
Scoring streak 5 13
Conceding streak 3 0
Invincibility streak 0 1

Statistical comparison of the season

Results

24

Number of games (Competition total)

24

11

Number of games (Home / Away)

11

14

Victories (Competition total)

11

9

Victories (Home / Away)

3

7

Draws (Competition total)

7

1

Draws (Home / Away)

2

3

Losses (Competition total)

6

1

Losses (Home / Away)

6

Goals

49

Goals scored (Competition total)

42

25

Goals scored (Home / Away)

13

30

Goals conceded (Competition total)

34

12

Goals conceded (Home / Away)

20

2.04

Goals scored per match average (Competition total)

1.75

2.27

Goals scored per match average (Home / Away)

1.18

1.25

Conceced goals per match average (Competition total)

1.42

1.09

Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away)

1.82

Betting aid

15

Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total)

14

7

Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away)

7

6

Clean sheets (Competition total)

5

3

Clean sheets (Home / Away)

2

4

Matches without scoring (Competition total)

3

1

Matches without scoring (Home / Away)

3

15

The 2 teams score (Competition total)

17

7

The 2 teams score (Home / Away)

7

3-1
(3 times)

Most frequent score (Home / Away)

2-3
(1 times)

Bookings

0

Yellow cards (Competition total)

0

0

Yellow cards (Home / Away)

0

1

Red cards (Competition total)

0

0

Red cards (Home / Away)

0

Key players

photo George BestGeorge Best14 goalsTeam's best scorer (Competition total)12 goalsDerek Douganphoto Derek Dougan
photo George BestGeorge Best8 goalsTeam's best scorer (Home / Away)3 goalsDerek Douganphoto Derek Dougan
photo Willie MorganWillie Morgan1 penaltyTeam's penalty best scorer (Competition total)-
photo Denis LawDenis Law7 goals during the last 8 matchesThe fittest player6 goals during the last 9 matchesDerek Douganphoto Derek Dougan

Historical head to head

Home

30 matches
20 v
3 d
7 l

62 gf

36 ga

Away

33 matches
9 v
8 d
16 l

53 gf

73 ga

Neutral ground

2 matches
0 v
1 d
1 l

1 gf

2 ga

Total

65 matches
29 v
12 d
24 l

116 gf

111 ga

Historical head to head

Home

33 matches
16 v
8 d
9 l

73 gf

53 ga

Away

30 matches
7 v
3 d
20 l

36 gf

62 ga

Neutral ground

2 matches
1 v
1 d
0 l

2 gf

1 ga

Total

65 matches
24 v
12 d
29 l

111 gf

116 ga

Largest victory

Overall
10 - 1
October 15, 1892
Home
10 - 1
October 15, 1892

Largest victory

Overall
7 - 0
December 26, 1931
Away
4 - 0
April 21, 1958

Latest head to head

August 28, 1971 - Division 1 1971/1972

April 12, 1971 - Division 1 1970/1971

October 03, 1970 - Division 1 1970/1971

December 26, 1969 - Division 1 1969/1970

August 23, 1969 - Division 1 1969/1970

Best historical scorers against Wolverhampton

photo Denis Law Denis Law 10 goals 1962 - 1968
photo Bobby Charlton Bobby Charlton 9 goals 1957 - 1969
photo George Best George Best 7 goals 1965 - 1971
photo David Herd David Herd 7 goals 1962 - 1966
photo Brian Kidd Brian Kidd 3 goals 1967 - 1970
photo Dennis Viollet Dennis Viollet 2 goals 1959 - 1959
First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 26/12/1931. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Best historical scorers against Man United

photo Raymond Crawford Raymond Crawford 5 goals 1963 - 1964
photo Dennis Westcott Dennis Westcott 3 goals 1946 - 1947
photo Bobby Gould Bobby Gould 3 goals 1970 - 1970
photo Jimmy Murray Jimmy Murray 3 goals 1959 - 1962
photo Barry Stobart Barry Stobart 2 goals 1962 - 1962
photo Peter Broadbent Peter Broadbent 2 goals 1959 - 1961
First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 26/12/1931. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Players with most games played vs Wolverhampton

photo Bobby Charlton Bobby Charlton 26 matches 1956 - 1971
photo Bill Foulkes Bill Foulkes 22 matches 1956 - 1969
photo Tony Dunne Tony Dunne 14 matches 1962 - 1971
photo Pat Crerand Pat Crerand 14 matches 1963 - 1971
photo George Best George Best 14 matches 1964 - 1971
photo Shay Brennan Shay Brennan 13 matches 1958 - 1966
First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 26/12/1931. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Players with most games played vs Man United

photo Robert Thomson Robert Thomson 11 matches 1962 - 1969
photo Peter Broadbent Peter Broadbent 10 matches 1959 - 1964
photo David Wagstaffe David Wagstaffe 9 matches 1965 - 1971
photo David Woodfield David Woodfield 9 matches 1962 - 1969
photo George Showell George Showell 8 matches 1960 - 1964
photo Ronald Flowers Ronald Flowers 8 matches 1960 - 1965
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Competition info

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