FA Cup · 3rd Round - Replay
Middlesbrough v Manchester United
2–1
Manchester United lost 1–2 to Middlesbrough at Ayresome Park on Tuesday 5th January 1971 in the FA Cup. George Best (89') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 7' Hugh Mcllmoyle 1–0
- Half Time
- 73' Derrick Downing 2–0
- 89' George Best 2–1
- Minute not recorded
- — Alan Gowling
- Full Time 2–1
Starting XI
Player
8 George Best 89'
Substitutes
Managers
MUFC
Matt Busby
Manchester United
OPP
Stan Anderson
Middlesbrough
United vs Middlesbrough History
Meeting 66 of 127
127
Played
64
Won
30
Drawn
33
Lost
220
Goals For
169
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 27th January 1894. After this match United had played Middlesbrough 66 times: 31W 12D 23L.
21 Feb 1970 D 1–1 FAC 25 Feb 1970 W 2–1 FAC 2 Jan 1971 D 0–0 FAC
5 Jan 1971 L 1–2 This match
26 Feb 1972 D 0–0 FAC 29 Feb 1972 W 3–0 FAC 8 Oct 1973 L 0–1 LC | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 68 | 41 | 14 | 13 | 129 | 72 | 60.3 |
| Away | 59 | 23 | 16 | 20 | 91 | 97 | 39.0 |
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 →