Manchester United 2 v 0 Sheffield United | League Division One Match Report, Line-Up & Stats (2nd October 1971)
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Starting 11 & match stats of Manchester United football club first team League Division One match v opponent Sheffield United football club, played on Saturday 2nd October 1971 at Old Trafford stadium during the 1971-1972 season.

Scoreboard
Manchester United 2
George Best 83', Alan Gowling 86'
Sheffield United 0
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Misc match information
The Managers Match details Head to head record
O'Farrell, Frank Harris, John
O'Farrell, Frank Harris, John
Saturday 2nd October 1971
League Division One
1971-1972
Matchday 11
League Division One Trophy
Venue: Old Trafford (H)
Attendance: 51735
Match 71 of 99 vs Sheffield United
Sheffield United
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Sheffield United
  P W D L F A Diff Win%
H 48 30 6 12 99 52 +47 62.50
A 51 18 10 23 68 85 -17 35.29
  99 48 16 35 167 137 +30 48.48
Clean Sheets
Portrait Player Name Clean Sheets
Stepney, Alex Stepney, Alex Clean Sheets gloves
Manchester United Starting 11
Manchester United shirt number Manchester United portraits Manchester United player name Age of Manchester United player Manchester United red cards Manchester United national flag Manchester United substitutes Goal Goal time
Manchester United squad number 1 Manchester United player portrait of Stepney, Alex Stepney, Alex 29 Stepney, Alex national flag
Manchester United squad number 2 Manchester United player portrait of O'Neil, Thomas O'Neil, Thomas 18 O'Neil, Thomas national flag
Manchester United squad number 3 Manchester United player portrait of Dunne, Tony Dunne, Tony 30 Dunne, Tony national flag
Manchester United squad number 4 Manchester United player portrait of Gowling, Alan Gowling, Alan 22 Gowling, Alan national flag Goal 86'
Manchester United squad number 5 Manchester United player portrait of James, Steve James, Steve 21 James, Steve national flag
Manchester United squad number 6 Manchester United player portrait of Sadler, David Sadler, David 25 Sadler, David national flag
Manchester United squad number 7 Manchester United player portrait of Morgan, Willie Morgan, Willie 27 Morgan, Willie national flag
Manchester United squad number 8 Manchester United player portrait of Kidd, Brian Kidd, Brian 22 Kidd, Brian national flag
Manchester United squad number 9 Manchester United player portrait of Charlton, Bobby Charlton, Bobby 33 Charlton, Bobby national flag
Manchester United squad number 10 Manchester United player portrait of Best, George Best, George 25 Best, George national flag Goal 83'
Manchester United squad number 11 Manchester United player portrait of Aston Jnr, John Aston Jnr, John 24 Aston Jnr, John national flag
Manchester United squad number 12 Manchester United player portrait of Burns, Francis Burns, Francis 22 Burns, Francis national flag ON for Dunne
Manchester United match shirt
Image used with kind permission from https://www.unitedkits.com/
Manchester United shirt worn for game v Sheffield United played on Saturday 2nd October 1971 at Old Trafford stadium during the 1971-1972 season.

EVERY GAME VS Sheffield United

No Date WDL F-A Competition
1. 25/11/1893 L 1-3 Div 1
2. 10/03/1894 L 0-2 Div 1
3. 15/09/1906 W 2-0 Div 1
4. 19/01/1907 W 2-0 Div 1
5. 21/09/1907 W 2-1 Div 1
6. 18/01/1908 L 0-2 Div 1
7. 10/10/1908 W 2-1 Div 1
8. 13/02/1909 D 0-0 Div 1
9. 23/10/1909 W 1-0 Div 1
10. 05/03/1910 W 1-0 Div 1
11. 10/12/1910 L 0-2 Div 1
12. 15/04/1911 D 1-1 Div 1
13. 09/12/1911 W 1-0 Div 1
14. 13/04/1912 L 1-6 Div 1
15. 07/12/1912 W 4-0 Div 1
16. 12/04/1913 L 1-2 Div 1
17. 22/11/1913 L 0-2 Div 1
18. 22/04/1914 W 2-1 Div 1
19. 12/12/1914 L 1-2 Div 1
20. 17/04/1915 L 1-3 Div 1
21. 25/10/1919 D 2-2 Div 1
22. 01/11/1919 W 3-0 Div 1
23. 06/11/1920 W 2-1 Div 1
24. 13/11/1920 D 0-0 Div 1
25. 02/01/1922 L 0-3 Div 1
26. 17/04/1922 W 3-2 Div 1
27. 12/12/1925 L 1-2 Div 1
28. 24/04/1926 L 0-2 Div 1
29. 30/08/1926 D 2-2 Div 1
30. 01/01/1927 W 5-0 Div 1
31. 10/12/1927 L 1-2 Div 1
32. 21/04/1928 L 2-3 Div 1
33. 25/12/1928 D 1-1 Div 1
34. 26/12/1928 L 1-6 Div 1
35. 07/10/1929 L 1-3 Div 1
36. 03/05/1930 L 1-5 Div 1
37. 22/11/1930 L 1-3 Div 1
38. 28/03/1931 L 1-2 Div 1
39. 01/09/1934 L 2-3 Div 2
40. 05/01/1935 D 3-3 Div 2
41. 19/10/1935 W 3-1 Div 2
42. 22/02/1936 D 1-1 Div 2
43. 02/10/1937 L 0-1 Div 2
44. 17/02/1938 W 2-1 Div 2
45. 12/10/1946 D 2-2 Div 1
46. 26/05/1947 W 6-2 Div 1
47. 13/09/1947 L 0-1 Div 1
48. 31/01/1948 L 1-2 Div 1
49. 18/09/1948 D 2-2 Div 1
50. 04/05/1949 W 3-2 Div 1
51. 05/12/1953 D 2-2 Div 1
52. 24/04/1954 W 3-1 Div 1
53. 13/11/1954 L 0-3 Div 1
54. 02/04/1955 W 5-0 Div 1
55. 10/09/1955 L 0-1 Div 1
56. 14/01/1956 W 3-1 Div 1
57. 23/04/1962 L 0-1 Div 1
58. 24/04/1962 W 3-2 Div 1
59. 01/12/1962 D 1-1 Div 1
60. 20/04/1963 D 1-1 Div 1
61. 30/11/1963 W 2-1 Div 1
62. 13/04/1964 W 2-1 Div 1
63. 26/12/1964 W 1-0 Div 1
64. 28/12/1964 D 1-1 Div 1
65. 20/11/1965 W 3-1 Div 1
66. 16/04/1966 L 1-3 Div 1
67. 26/12/1966 L 1-2 Div 1
68. 27/12/1966 W 2-0 Div 1
69. 14/10/1967 W 3-0 Div 1
70. 20/04/1968 W 1-0 Div 1
71. 02/10/1971 W 2-0 Div 1
72. 04/04/1972 D 1-1 Div 1
73. 30/09/1972 L 0-1 Div 1
74. 23/04/1973 L 1-2 Div 1
75. 26/12/1973 L 1-2 Div 1
76. 02/03/1974 W 1-0 Div 1
77. 23/08/1975 W 5-1 Div 1
78. 13/12/1975 W 4-1 Div 1
79. 11/03/1990 W 1-0 FA Cup
80. 17/11/1990 W 2-0 Div 1
81. 26/02/1991 L 1-2 Div 1
82. 02/11/1991 W 2-0 Div 1
83. 14/03/1992 W 2-1 Div 1
84. 15/08/1992 L 1-2 Premiership
85. 06/02/1993 W 2-1 Premiership
86. 14/02/1993 L 1-2 FA Cup
87. 18/08/1993 W 3-0 Premiership
88. 07/12/1993 W 3-0 Premiership
89. 09/01/1994 W 1-0 FA Cup
90. 09/01/1995 W 2-0 FA Cup
91. 18/11/2006 W 2-1 Premiership
92. 17/04/2007 W 2-0 Premiership
93. 09/01/2016 W 1-0 FA Cup
94. 24/11/2019 D 3-3 Premiership
95. 24/06/2020 W 3-0 Premiership
96. 17/12/2020 W 3-2 Premiership
97. 27/01/2021 L 1-2 Premiership
98. 21/10/2023 W 2-1 Premiership
99. 24/04/2024 W 4-2 Premiership

 

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