FA Cup · 3rd Round
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Manchester United
1–0
Manchester United lost 0–1 to Wolverhampton Wanderers at Molineux on Saturday 13th January 1973 in the FA Cup.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 2' Mike Bailey 1–0
- Half Time
- 57' Tony Dunne for Kidd
- Minute not recorded
- — Tony Dunne
- Full Time 1–0
Starting XI
Player
Substitutes
Tony Dunne
57' for Kidd
Managers
MUFC
Tommy Docherty
Manchester United
OPP
Bill McGarry
Wolverhampton Wanderers
United vs Wolverhampton Wanderers History
Meeting 67 of 116
116
Played
57
Won
21
Drawn
38
Lost
195
Goals For
157
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 15th October 1892. After this match United had played Wolverhampton Wanderers 67 times: 29W 12D 26L.
28 Aug 1971 D 1–1 D1 8 Jan 1972 L 1–3 D1 16 Sep 1972 L 0–2 D1
13 Jan 1973 L 0–1 This match
10 Feb 1973 W 2–1 D1 6 Oct 1973 L 1–2 D1 23 Feb 1974 D 0–0 D1 | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 56 | 36 | 9 | 11 | 102 | 53 | 64.3 |
| Away | 58 | 21 | 11 | 26 | 92 | 102 | 36.2 |
| Neutral | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 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 →