League Cup · 4th Round
Manchester United v Stoke City
1–1
Manchester United drew 1–1 with Stoke City at Old Trafford on Wednesday 27th October 1971 in the League Cup. Alan Gowling (85') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- Half Time
- 72' John Ritchie 0–1
- 85' Alan Gowling 1–1
- Minute not recorded
- — John Aston Jnr
- Full Time 1–1
Match Facts
- United extended an unbeaten run to 12 matches in all competitions.
- George Best made his 400th appearance for United in all competitions.
- Alan Gowling's 4th goal of 1971-1972, and his 16th for United.
Starting XI
Player
4 Alan Gowling 85'
Substitutes
Managers
MUFC
Frank O'Farrell
Manchester United
OPP
Tony Waddington
Stoke City
United vs Stoke City History
Meeting 59 of 108
108
Played
44
Won
36
Drawn
28
Lost
166
Goals For
127
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 7th January 1893. After this match United had played Stoke City 59 times: 17W 24D 18L.
28 Feb 1970 D 2–2 D1 7 Nov 1970 D 2–2 D1 20 Mar 1971 W 2–1 D1
27 Oct 1971 D 1–1 This match
8 Nov 1971 D 0–0 LC 15 Nov 1971 L 1–2 LC 11 Dec 1971 D 1–1 D1 | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 53 | 29 | 17 | 7 | 101 | 43 | 54.7 |
| Away | 53 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 61 | 79 | 26.4 |
| Neutral | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 50.0 |
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 →