League Cup · 2nd Round
Ipswich Town v Manchester United
1–3
Manchester United beat Ipswich Town 3–1 at Portman Road on Tuesday 7th September 1971 in the League Cup. Willie Morgan (29') and George Best (37', 43') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 8' Jimmy Robertson 1–0
- 29' Willie Morgan pen 1–1
- 37' George Best 1–2
- 43' George Best 1–3
- Full Time 1–3
Match Facts
Starting XI
Substitutes
No substitutes recorded
Managers
MUFC
Frank O'Farrell
Manchester United
OPP
Bobby Robson
Ipswich Town
United vs Ipswich Town History
Meeting 16 of 60
60
Played
31
Won
10
Drawn
19
Lost
100
Goals For
71
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 25th January 1958. After this match United had played Ipswich Town 16 times: 11W 1D 4L.
19 Sep 1970 L 0–4 D1 24 Apr 1971 W 3–2 D1 4 Sep 1971 W 1–0 D1
7 Sep 1971 W 3–1 This match
18 Dec 1971 D 0–0 D1 12 Aug 1972 L 1–2 D1 17 Feb 1973 L 1–4 D1 | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 30 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 60 | 19 | 66.7 |
| Away | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 40 | 52 | 36.7 |
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 →