FA Cup · 5th Round - Replay

Middlesbrough v Manchester United

0–3

Tuesday 29th February 1972 · Ayresome Park · Att: 39,683

Manchester United beat Middlesbrough 3–0 at Ayresome Park on Tuesday 29th February 1972 in the FA Cup. Willie Morgan (12'), George Best (50') and Bobby Charlton (68') scored for United.

Timeline

Running score

Kick Off
12' Willie Morgan pen 0–1
Half Time
50' George Best 0–2
68' Bobby Charlton 0–3
Full Time 0–3

Match Facts

Starting XI

Player

7 Willie Morgan 12'

9 Bobby Charlton 68'

11 George Best 50'

Substitutes

No substitutes recorded

Managers

MUFC

Frank O'Farrell

Manchester United

OPP

Stan Anderson

Middlesbrough

United vs Middlesbrough History

Meeting 68 of 127

127

Played

Won

Drawn

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 68 times: 32W 13D 23L.

2 Jan 1971 D 0–0 FAC 5 Jan 1971 L 1–2 FAC 26 Feb 1972 D 0–0 FAC

29 Feb 1972 W 3–0 This match

8 Oct 1973 L 0–1 LC 4 Dec 1974 D 0–0 LC 18 Dec 1974 W 3–0 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

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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 →