FA Cup · 3rd Round
Southampton v Manchester United
1–1
Manchester United drew 1–1 with Southampton at The Dell on Saturday 15th January 1972 in the FA Cup. Bobby Charlton (36') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 36' Bobby Charlton 0–1
- Half Time
- 55' Jimmy Gabriel 1–1
- 70' Sammy McIlroy for Kidd
- Full Time 1–1
Match Facts
Starting XI
Player
9 Bobby Charlton 36'
Substitutes
Sammy McIlroy
70' for Kidd
Managers
MUFC
Frank O'Farrell
Manchester United
OPP
Ted Bates
Southampton
United vs Southampton History
Meeting 34 of 135
135
Played
70
Won
38
Drawn
27
Lost
239
Goals For
147
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 13th February 1897. After this match United had played Southampton 34 times: 14W 8D 12L.
21 Nov 1970 L 0–1 D1 20 Feb 1971 W 5–1 D1 27 Nov 1971 W 5–2 D1
15 Jan 1972 D 1–1 This match
19 Jan 1972 W 4–1 FAC 15 Apr 1972 W 3–2 D1 25 Nov 1972 W 2–1 D1 | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 65 | 41 | 15 | 9 | 134 | 64 | 63.1 |
| Away | 67 | 27 | 23 | 17 | 101 | 80 | 40.3 |
| Neutral | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 66.7 |
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 →