League Division One · Matchday 26
Huddersfield Town v Manchester United
1–2
Manchester United beat Huddersfield Town 2–1 at Leeds Road on Saturday 30th January 1971 in the League Division One. Denis Law (26') and John Aston Jnr (46') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 26' Denis Law 0–1
- 32' John Aston Jnr for Law
- 35' Frank Worthington pen 1–1
- Half Time
- 46' John Aston Jnr 1–2
- Full Time 1–2
Match Facts
Starting XI
Player
8 Denis Law 26'
Substitutes
John Aston Jnr
46' 32' for Law
Managers
MUFC
Matt Busby
Manchester United
OPP
Ian Greaves
Huddersfield Town
United vs Huddersfield Town History
Meeting 43 of 50
50
Played
23
Won
16
Drawn
11
Lost
95
Goals For
68
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 13th January 1912. After this match United had played Huddersfield Town 43 times: 18W 15D 10L.
31 Mar 1956 W 2–0 D1 4 Mar 1963 W 5–0 FAC 28 Nov 1970 D 1–1 D1
30 Jan 1971 W 2–1 This match
9 Oct 1971 W 3–0 D1 11 Mar 1972 W 2–0 D1 21 Oct 2017 L 1–2 PL | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 26 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 59 | 26 | 57.7 |
| Away | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 36 | 42 | 33.3 |
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 →