League Division One · Matchday 12
Manchester United v Birmingham City
1–0
Manchester United beat Birmingham City 1–0 at Old Trafford on Saturday 20th October 1973 in the League Division One. Alex Stepney (66') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- Half Time
- 66' Alex Stepney pen 1–0
- Minute not recorded
- — Mick Martin
- Full Time 1–0
Starting XI
Player
1 Alex Stepney 66'
Substitutes
Managers
MUFC
Tommy Docherty
Manchester United
OPP
Freddy Goodwin
Birmingham City
United vs Birmingham City History
Meeting 72 of 106
106
Played
49
Won
32
Drawn
25
Lost
164
Goals For
114
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 22nd April 1893. After this match United had played Birmingham City 72 times: 27W 23D 22L.
24 Feb 1969 W 6–2 FAC 14 Oct 1972 W 1–0 D1 10 Mar 1973 L 1–3 D1
20 Oct 1973 W 1–0 This match
16 Mar 1974 L 0–1 D1 19 Aug 1975 W 2–0 D1 31 Jan 1976 W 3–1 D1 | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 50 | 32 | 9 | 9 | 85 | 37 | 64.0 |
| Away | 51 | 14 | 21 | 16 | 67 | 72 | 27.5 |
| Neutral | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 60.0 |
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 →