FA Cup · 5th Round
Manchester United v Middlesbrough
0–0
Manchester United drew 0–0 with Middlesbrough at Old Trafford on Saturday 26th February 1972 in the FA Cup.
Starting XI
Player
Substitutes
No substitutes recorded
Managers
MUFC
Frank O'Farrell
Manchester United
OPP
Stan Anderson
Middlesbrough
United vs Middlesbrough History
Meeting 67 of 127
127
Played
64
Won
30
Drawn
33
Lost
220
Goals For
169
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 27th January 1894. After this match United had played Middlesbrough 67 times: 31W 13D 23L.
25 Feb 1970 W 2–1 FAC 2 Jan 1971 D 0–0 FAC 5 Jan 1971 L 1–2 FAC
26 Feb 1972 D 0–0 This match
29 Feb 1972 W 3–0 FAC 8 Oct 1973 L 0–1 LC 4 Dec 1974 D 0–0 LC | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 68 | 41 | 14 | 13 | 129 | 72 | 60.3 |
| Away | 59 | 23 | 16 | 20 | 91 | 97 | 39.0 |
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 →