League Division One · Matchday 24
West Ham United v Manchester United
3–0
Manchester United lost 0–3 to West Ham United at Boleyn Ground on Saturday 1st January 1972 in the League Division One.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 40' Bryan "Pop" Robson 1–0
- Half Time
- 55' Clyde Best 2–0
- 83' Geoff Hurst pen 3–0
- Full Time 3–0
Match Facts
- A record crowd for a United match at Boleyn Ground at the time: 41,892.
Starting XI
Player
Substitutes
No substitutes recorded
Managers
MUFC
Frank O'Farrell
Manchester United
OPP
Ron Greenwood
West Ham United
United vs West Ham United History
Meeting 54 of 158
158
Played
74
Won
34
Drawn
50
Lost
279
Goals For
196
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 25th February 1911. After this match United had played West Ham United 54 times: 20W 8D 26L.
29 Aug 1970 D 1–1 D1 3 Apr 1971 L 1–2 D1 18 Sep 1971 W 4–2 D1
1 Jan 1972 L 0–3 This match
2 Sep 1972 D 2–2 D1 20 Jan 1973 D 2–2 D1 15 Sep 1973 W 3–1 D1 | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 82 | 55 | 11 | 16 | 175 | 73 | 67.1 |
| Away | 75 | 19 | 23 | 33 | 103 | 120 | 25.3 |
| Neutral | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0.0 |
Match results, lineups and goalscorers compiled from mufcinfo.com; advanced match statistics (xG, shots, possession) via FBref and FotMob where available. Last updated 29 September 2026. How we compile this data →