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Man United 3-1 Tottenham - November 13, 1971 / Division 1 1971/1972

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Division 1 1971/1972 - Round 17

Old Trafford - Manchester - England

November 13, 1971

3 - 1

Tottenham

Sammy McIlroy

40'

Denis Law

54'

Denis Law

82'

Martin Chivers

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0' - Goal Martin Chivers

40' - Goal Sammy McIlroy40

46' - Substitution Alan Gilzeanis substituted by Jimmy Pearce

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54' - Goal Denis Law54

82' - Goal Denis Law82

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Team line-ups Key figures Pre-match Competition info

Man United

3 - 1

Tottenham

Man United Tottenham

Team line-ups

Man United

Stepney

Alex Stepney

England

B.date18/09/1942

Age29 years

positionGoalkeeper

O'Neil

Tommy O'Neil

England

B.date25/10/1952

Age19 years

H1m70

positionDefender

Sadler

David Sadler

England

B.date05/02/1946

Age25 years

positionCentral defender

James

Steve James

England

B.date20/11/1949

Age21 years

positionRight full-back

Burns

Francis Burns

Scotland

B.date17/10/1948

Age23 years

positionLeft full-back

Charlton

Bobby Charlton

England

B.date11/10/1937

Age34 years

H1m75

positionCentre Midfield

McIlroy40

Sammy McIlroy

Northern Ireland

B.date02/08/1954

Age17 years

H1m78

positionMidfield

Law8254

Denis Law

Scotland

B.date24/02/1940

Age31 years

H1m76

positionStriker

Best

George Best

Northern Ireland

B.date22/05/1946

Age25 years

H1m75

positionRight Winger

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	239	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Tommy O'Neil		19	22	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	David Sadler		25	282	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Steve James		21	71	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Francis Burns		23	136	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Bobby Charlton		34	686	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Sammy McIlroy	40	17	3	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F	Denis Law	8254	31	364	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F	George Best		25	404	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F	Alan Gowling		22	59	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F	Willie Morgan		27	140	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Average age

24.8 years

Average number of matches played for the team

219

Tottenham

Jennings

Pat Jennings

Northern Ireland

B.date12/06/1945

Age26 years

H1m88

positionGoalkeeper

Beal

Phil Beal

England

B.date08/01/1945

Age26 years

positionCentral defender

Evans

Ray Evans

England

B.date20/09/1949

Age22 years

positionRight full-back

Knowles

Cyril Knowles

England

B.date13/07/1944

Age27 years

positionLeft full-back

Perryman

Steve Perryman

England

B.date21/12/1951

Age19 years

positionDefensive Midfielder

England

Mike England

Wales

B.date02/12/1941

Age29 years

positionMidfield

Pratt

John Pratt

England

B.date26/06/1948

Age23 years

positionMidfield

Peters

Martin Peters

England

B.date08/11/1943

Age28 years

H1m84

positionOffensive Midfielder

Gilzean45+1

Alan Gilzean

Scotland

B.date22/10/1938

Age33 years

positionStriker

Neighbour

Jimmy Neighbour

England

B.date15/11/1950

Age20 years

positionRight Winger

Chivers0

Martin Chivers

England

B.date27/04/1945

Age26 years

positionForward

			Age	Match num	Note
G	Pat Jennings		26	323	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Phil Beal		26	268	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Ray Evans		22	36	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Cyril Knowles		27	343	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Steve Perryman		19	104	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Mike England		29	226	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	John Pratt		23	39	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Martin Peters		28	83	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F	Alan Gilzean	45+1	33	316	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F	Jimmy Neighbour		20	33	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F	Martin Chivers		26	147	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Average age

25.4 years

Average number of matches played for the team

174

Substitutes					Age	Match num	Note

Substitutes					Age	Match num	Note
	F		Jimmy Pearce	45+1	23	116	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match

Denis Law

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:

59 %

Success rate since the beginning of his career:

46 %

O'Farrell vs Tottenham

2 victories

0 draw

0 loss

Latest figure on November 13, 1971

O'Farrell vs Nicholson

2 victories

0 draw

0 loss

Latest figure on November 13, 1971

Manager

Age

Match num

Billy Nicholson

655

Success rate in this team:

50 %

Success rate since the beginning of his career:

50 %

Nicholson vs Man United

12 victories

5 draws

15 losses

Latest figure on November 13, 1971

Nicholson vs O'Farrell

0 victory

0 draw

2 losses

Latest figure on November 13, 1971

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Key figures

Man United keeps its 3 consecutive matches without a draw vs Tottenham at home in Premier League running (since 27/12/1926). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 15/10/1921 (2 matches)

End of streak for Tottenham after 3 consecutive wins (since 02/11/1971).

Tottenham keeps its 5 consecutive matches without a draw in Premier League running (since 16/10/1971).

Read the next 19 key stats

Pre-match

Current form

Home

VManchester United 4-2 West Ham18/09/1971

VManchester United 2-0 Sheffield United02/10/1971

DManchester United 1-1 Burnley06/10/1971

VManchester United 1-0 Derby County16/10/1971

DManchester United 1-1 Stoke City27/10/1971

LManchester United 0-1 Leeds United30/10/1971

Overall

VBurnley 0-1 Manchester United18/10/1971

VNewcastle United 0-1 Manchester United23/10/1971

DManchester United 1-1 Stoke City27/10/1971

LManchester United 0-1 Leeds United30/10/1971

DManchester City 3-3 Manchester United06/11/1971

DStoke City 0-0 Manchester United08/11/1971

Current form

Away

LCoventry 1-0 Tottenham25/09/1971

VTorquay United 1-4 Tottenham06/10/1971

DDerby County 2-2 Tottenham09/10/1971

DNantes 0-0 Tottenham20/10/1971

LStoke City 2-0 Tottenham30/10/1971

VPreston North End 1-2 Tottenham08/11/1971

Overall

VTottenham 6-1 Nottingham Forest23/10/1971

DTottenham 1-1 Preston North End27/10/1971

LStoke City 2-0 Tottenham30/10/1971

VTottenham 1-0 Nantes02/11/1971

VTottenham 3-0 Everton06/11/1971

VPreston North End 1-2 Tottenham08/11/1971

Running streaks

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

Running streaks

	Away	Total
Winning streak	1	3
Unbeaten streak	1	3
Drawless streak	2	4
Scoring streak	1	3
Conceding streak	2	1

Statistical comparison of the season

Results

16	Number of games (Competition total)	15
7	Number of games (Home / Away)	7
10	Victories (Competition total)	7
6	Victories (Home / Away)	0
4	Draws (Competition total)	5
0	Draws (Home / Away)	4
2	Losses (Competition total)	3
1	Losses (Home / Away)	3

Goals

32	Goals scored (Competition total)	31
14	Goals scored (Home / Away)	7
17	Goals conceded (Competition total)	18
5	Goals conceded (Home / Away)	14
2	Goals scored per match average (Competition total)	2.07
2	Goals scored per match average (Home / Away)	1
1.06	Conceced goals per match average (Competition total)	1.2
0.71	Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away)	2

Betting aid

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

George Best	11 goals	Team's best scorer (Competition total)	12 goals	Martin Chivers
George Best	8 goals	Team's best scorer (Home / Away)	3 goals	Alan Gilzean
Willie Morgan	1 penalty	Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total)	2 penalties	Martin Peters
George Best	11 goals during the last 13 matches	The fittest player	12 goals during the last 15 matches	Martin Chivers

Historical head to head

Home

40 matches

25 v

9 d

6 l

83 gf

44 ga

Away

39 matches

8 v

13 d

18 l

48 gf

77 ga

Neutral ground

1 match

0 v

0 d

1 l

1 gf

3 ga

Total

80 matches

33 v

22 d

25 l

132 gf

124 ga

Historical head to head

Home

39 matches

18 v

13 d

8 l

77 gf

48 ga

Away

40 matches

6 v

9 d

25 l

44 gf

83 ga

Neutral ground

1 match

1 v

0 d

0 l

3 gf

1 ga

Total

80 matches

25 v

22 d

33 l

124 gf

132 ga

Largest victory

Overall	5 - 0	January 22, 1910
Home	5 - 0	January 22, 1910

Largest victory

Overall	6 - 1	September 10, 1932
Away	5 - 1	September 12, 1959

Latest head to head

February 06, 1971 - Division 1 1970/1971

Man United

2 - 1

Tottenham

December 05, 1970 - Division 1 1970/1971

Tottenham

2 - 2

Man United

April 13, 1970 - Division 1 1969/1970

Tottenham

2 - 1

Man United

November 22, 1969 - Division 1 1969/1970

Man United

3 - 1

Tottenham

October 09, 1968 - Division 1 1968/1969

Tottenham

2 - 2

Man United

Best historical scorers against Tottenham

Bobby Charlton	14 goals	1959 - 1969
Denis Law	13 goals	1963 - 1970
David Herd	7 goals	1962 - 1967
George Best	6 goals	1967 - 1971
John Fitzpatrick	3 goals	1968 - 1970
Pat Crerand	3 goals	1964 - 1968

First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 24/11/1956. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Best historical scorers against Man United

Jimmy Greaves	11 goals	1962 - 1968
Alan Gilzean	6 goals	1965 - 1970
Bobby Smith	5 goals	1957 - 1960
Martin Chivers	5 goals	1968 - 1970
Cliff Jones	5 goals	1962 - 1968
Jimmy Robertson	4 goals	1964 - 1968

First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 24/11/1956. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Players with most games played vs Tottenham

Bobby Charlton	34 matches	1957 - 1971
Bill Foulkes	27 matches	1956 - 1968
Tony Dunne	22 matches	1962 - 1970
Pat Crerand	19 matches	1963 - 1971
Nobby Stiles	19 matches	1961 - 1970
George Best	18 matches	1964 - 1971

First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 24/11/1956. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Players with most games played vs Man United

Jimmy Greaves	20 matches	1962 - 1969
Alan Mullery	18 matches	1964 - 1971
Cliff Jones	17 matches	1958 - 1968
Cyril Knowles	16 matches	1964 - 1971
Pat Jennings	16 matches	1964 - 1971
Maurice Norman	15 matches	1957 - 1965