League Division One · Matchday 23
Derby County v Manchester United
4–4
Manchester United drew 4–4 with Derby County at Baseball Ground on Saturday 26th December 1970 in the League Division One. Denis Law (55', 59'), George Best (57') and Brian Kidd (75') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 3' Dave Mackay 1–0
- 21' Frank Wignall 2–0
- Half Time
- 55' Denis Law 2–1
- 57' George Best 2–2
- 59' Denis Law 2–3
- 66' Kevin Hector 3–3
- 71' Archie Gemmill 4–3
- 75' Brian Kidd 4–4
- Full Time 4–4
Match Facts
Starting XI
Substitutes
No substitutes recorded
Managers
MUFC
Wilf McGuinness
Manchester United
OPP
Brian Clough
Derby County
United vs Derby County History
Meeting 59 of 107
107
Played
47
Won
30
Drawn
30
Lost
193
Goals For
156
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 31st December 1892. After this match United had played Derby County 59 times: 21W 18D 20L.
12 Nov 1969 D 0–0 LC 19 Nov 1969 W 1–0 LC 31 Jan 1970 W 1–0 D1
26 Dec 1970 D 4–4 This match
10 Apr 1971 L 1–2 D1 14 Aug 1971 D 2–2 D1 16 Oct 1971 W 1–0 D1 | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 50 | 27 | 12 | 11 | 97 | 50 | 54.0 |
| Away | 55 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 91 | 105 | 32.7 |
| Neutral | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 100.0 |
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 →