League Division One · Matchday 14

Manchester United v Chelsea

2–2

Saturday 3rd November 1973 · Old Trafford · Att: 48,036

Manchester United drew 2–2 with Chelsea at Old Trafford on Saturday 3rd November 1973 in the League Division One. Tony Young (88') and Brian Greenhoff (90') scored for United.

Timeline

Running score

Kick Off
2' Tommy Baldwin 0–1
Half Time
49' Peter Osgood 0–2
88' Tony Young 1–2
90' Brian Greenhoff 2–2
Full Time 2–2

Match Facts

Starting XI

Player

1 Alex Stepney

2 Martin Buchan

3 Tony Young 88'

4 Brian Greenhoff 90'

Substitutes

No substitutes recorded

Managers

MUFC

Tommy Docherty

Manchester United

OPP

Dave Sexton

Chelsea

United vs Chelsea History

Meeting 85 of 199

199

Played

Won

Drawn

Lost

312

Goals For

238

Goals Against

All-time record, from the first meeting on Monday 25th December 1905. After this match United had played Chelsea 85 times: 42W 21D 22L.

22 Jan 1972 L 0–1 D1 30 Aug 1972 D 0–0 D1 28 Apr 1973 L 0–1 D1

3 Nov 1973 D 2–2 This match

30 Mar 1974 W 3–1 D1 17 Sep 1977 L 0–1 D1 11 Feb 1978 D 2–2 D1

All-time	P	W	D	L	F	A	Win%
Home	94	42	32	20	148	88	44.7
Away	94	37	25	32	149	136	39.4
Neutral	11	3	4	4	15	14	27.3

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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 →