BirminghamBirminghamCity
3–1
Man UtdManchesterUnited

Seasons/1972-73/This match

85′

Macari

30′

Latchford

63′

Hatton

88′

Campbell (P)

0′HTFT

30' Bob Latchford
63' Bob Hatton
85' Lou Macari
88' Alan Campbell (penalty)

Starting XI

Macari Charlton

Storey-Moore↓ 45′Kidd Graham Morgan

Forsyth Buchan James Young

Rimmer

4-4-2 — approximate shape, inferred from classic shirt numbering

Substitutes

Mick Martinon 45'

Verified from 30 cited sources and the canonical match record.

Stadium

St Andrew's

Attendance

51,278

Verified from 30 cited sources and the canonical match record.

Pre-match Elo1491 → 1480(-11)

Manchester United 36%64% Birmingham City

Manchester United went in as the underdog by rating, 1491 to Birmingham City’s 1534.

Previous head-to-head results

25W

20D

21L

W2538%

D2030%

L2132%

66 played · 38% win rate

66 previous meetings with Birmingham City · 38% win rate

United’s last 6 matches

W L W D D D

This exact result, before

1–3@ Birmingham12/11/1960
First Division
1–3@ Birmingham15/12/1956
First Division

12 Nov 19601–3L@BirminghamBirminghamBirmingham CityFirst Division·12 Nov 1960 · 1960-611960-61First DivisionFirst Division
15 Dec 19561–3L@BirminghamBirminghamBirmingham CityFirst Division·15 Dec 1956 · 1956-571956-57First DivisionFirst Division

Other away meetings with Birmingham City that finished 1–3. Full head-to-head →

MUFCInfo goal minutes

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