Wolverhampton 1-1 Man United - August 28, 1971 / Division 1 1971/1972
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18'
George Best
WOL
1' - Goal
Bernard Shaw1
18' - Goal
George Best
WOL

46' - Substitution
Jim McCalliogis substituted by Daniel Hegan46
MU
MU
Team line-ups
Wolverhampton
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Phil Parkes | 24 | 129 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Gerry Taylor | 24 | 64 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Bernard Shaw | 1 | 26 | 52 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
John McAlle | 21 | 69 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Derek Parkin | 23 | 143 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Jim McCalliog | 46 | 24 | 87 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Kenny Hibbitt | 20 | 37 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Bobby Gould | 25 | 39 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Derek Dougan | 33 | 131 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
David Wagstaffe | 28 | 148 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Alan Sunderland | 18 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
24.2 years
Average number of matches played for the team
82
Man United
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Alex Stepney | 28 | 222 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
David Sadler | 25 | 265 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Tommy O'Neil | 18 | 5 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Steve James | 21 | 54 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Tony Dunne | 30 | 463 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Bobby Charlton | 33 | 669 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Alan Gowling | 22 | 42 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
George Best | 18 | 25 | 387 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Willie Morgan | 26 | 123 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Brian Kidd | 22 | 178 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Denis Law | 31 | 352 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
25.5 years
Average number of matches played for the team
251
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M |
Daniel Hegan | 46 | 28 | 8 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Derek Dougan
IN
John Richards
OUT
Gerry Taylor
IN
Frank Munro
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Denis Law
IN
John Aston
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
44
132
Success rate in this team:
38 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
40 %
McGarry vs Man United
1 victory
4 draws
2 losses
McGarry vs O'Farrell
0 victory
1 draw
0 loss
Manager
Age
Match num
43
5
Success rate in this team:
60 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
44 %
O'Farrell vs Wolverhampton
0 victory
1 draw
0 loss
O'Farrell vs McGarry
0 victory
1 draw
0 loss
Videos
Key figures

No Wolverhampton manager (with more than 30 matches on the bench) before Bill McGarry has done less than 1.36 goals conceded per game .

End of streak for Man United after 3 consecutive wins (since 18/08/1971). It was the best streak for the club since 26/12/1967-20/01/1968 (4 matches).

Man United keeps its 8 consecutive matches without a loss running (since 24/04/1971). The last time this streak has been beaten, it was during the 13/12/1969-17/03/1970 time period (18 matches).
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | LWolverhampton 0-1 Southampton17/04/1971 | DWolverhampton 0-0 Ipswich Town28/04/1971 | VWolverhampton 1-0 Burnley01/05/1971 | LWolverhampton 0-1 Heart of Midlothian03/05/1971 | DWolverhampton 2-2 Tottenham14/08/1971 | VWolverhampton 2-1 Manchester City24/08/1971 |
| Overall | LWolverhampton 0-1 Southampton17/04/1971 | DWolverhampton 0-0 Ipswich Town28/04/1971 | VWolverhampton 1-0 Burnley01/05/1971 | LWolverhampton 0-1 Heart of Midlothian03/05/1971 | DWolverhampton 2-2 Tottenham14/08/1971 | VWolverhampton 2-1 Manchester City24/08/1971 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 1 | 1 |
| Unbeaten streak | 2 | 2 |
| Drawless streak | 1 | 1 |
| Scoring streak | 2 | 2 |
| Conceding streak | 3 | 3 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 0 | 3 |
| Unbeaten streak | 0 | 3 |
| Drawless streak | 0 | 10 |
| Scoring streak | 0 | 3 |
| Conceding streak | 0 | 4 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
|
4 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
4 |
|
2 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
2 |
|
1 |
Victories (Competition total) |
3 |
|
1 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
2 |
Draws (Competition total) |
1 |
|
1 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
1 |
Losses (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
0 |
Goals
|
6 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
11 |
|
4 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
5 |
|
6 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
6 |
|
3 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
4 |
|
1.5 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
2.75 |
|
2 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
2.5 |
|
1.5 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
1.5 |
|
1.5 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
2 |
Betting aid
|
3 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
4 |
|
2 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
2 |
|
1 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
1 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
3 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
4 |
|
2 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
2 |
|
2-2 |
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
2-2 |
Bookings
|
0 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Yellow cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
Key players
![]() | Jim McCalliog | 2 goals | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 2 goals | George Best | ![]() |
![]() | Jim McCalliog | 2 goals | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | - | ||
![]() | Jim McCalliog | 2 goals during the last 2 matches | The fittest player | 2 goals during the last match | George Best | ![]() |
Historical head to head
Home
72 gf
52 ga
Away
36 gf
62 ga
Neutral ground
2 gf
1 ga
Total
110 gf
115 ga
Historical head to head
Home
62 gf
36 ga
Away
52 gf
72 ga
Neutral ground
1 gf
2 ga
Total
115 gf
110 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 7 - 0 |
December 26, 1931 |
| Home | 7 - 0 |
December 26, 1931 |
Largest victory
| Overall | 10 - 1 |
October 15, 1892 |
| Away | 6 - 2 |
November 01, 1947 |
Latest head to head
April 12, 1971 - Division 1 1970/1971
October 03, 1970 - Division 1 1970/1971
December 26, 1969 - Division 1 1969/1970
August 23, 1969 - Division 1 1969/1970
February 15, 1969 - Division 1 1968/1969
Best historical scorers against Man United
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Norman Deeley | 5 goals | 1957 - 1961 |
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Raymond Crawford | 5 goals | 1963 - 1964 |
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Jimmy Murray | 5 goals | 1958 - 1962 |
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Barry Stobart | 3 goals | 1960 - 1962 |
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Bobby Gould | 3 goals | 1970 - 1970 |
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Peter Broadbent | 3 goals | 1958 - 1961 |
Best historical scorers against Wolverhampton
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Denis Law | 10 goals | 1962 - 1968 |
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Bobby Charlton | 9 goals | 1957 - 1969 |
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David Herd | 7 goals | 1962 - 1966 |
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George Best | 6 goals | 1965 - 1969 |
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Brian Kidd | 3 goals | 1967 - 1970 |
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Dennis Viollet | 2 goals | 1959 - 1959 |
Players with most games played vs Man United
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Peter Broadbent | 14 matches | 1957 - 1964 |
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Ronald Flowers | 12 matches | 1957 - 1965 |
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George Showell | 11 matches | 1957 - 1964 |
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Robert Thomson | 11 matches | 1962 - 1969 |
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Gerry Harris | 9 matches | 1957 - 1965 |
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Norman Deeley | 9 matches | 1957 - 1961 |
Players with most games played vs Wolverhampton
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Bobby Charlton | 25 matches | 1956 - 1971 |
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Bill Foulkes | 22 matches | 1956 - 1969 |
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Pat Crerand | 14 matches | 1963 - 1971 |
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George Best | 13 matches | 1964 - 1971 |
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Shay Brennan | 13 matches | 1958 - 1966 |
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Tony Dunne | 13 matches | 1962 - 1971 |
Competition info
The other matches
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