FA Cup · 3rd Round

Manchester United v Plymouth Argyle

1–0

Saturday 5th January 1974 · Old Trafford · Att: 31,810

Manchester United beat Plymouth Argyle 1–0 at Old Trafford on Saturday 5th January 1974 in the FA Cup. Lou Macari (64') scored for United.

Timeline

Running score

Kick Off
Half Time
60' Sammy McIlroy for Martin
64' Lou Macari 1–0
Full Time 1–0

Match Facts

Lou Macari's 4th goal of 1973-1974, and his 9th for United.

Starting XI

Player

4 Brian Greenhoff

6 Martin Buchan

7 Willie Morgan

8 Lou Macari 64'

10 George Graham

Substitutes

60' for Martin

Managers

MUFC

Tommy Docherty

Manchester United

OPP

Tony Waiters

Plymouth Argyle

United vs Plymouth Argyle History

Meeting 16 of 16

16

Played

9

Won

2

Drawn

5

Lost

25

Goals For

24

Goals Against

All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 1st February 1913.

28 Dec 1935 W 3–2 D2 6 Nov 1937 D 0–0 D2 19 Mar 1938 D 1–1 D2

5 Jan 1974 W 1–0 This match

All-time	P	W	D	L	F	A	Win%
Home	8	6	1	1	14	7	75.0
Away	8	3	1	4	11	17	37.5

All 16 meetings with Plymouth Argyle →

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 →