1971-08-23
| Cup and International Matches |
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| League Cup Round 1 Replay | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D 4 | Hartlepool | 0 | 1 | Barnsley | D 3 | Victoria Park | 9,577 | aet |
| Lineups | Howard | |||||||
| D 3 | Mansfield Town | 0 | 5 | Chesterfield | D 3 | Field Mill | 9,291 | |
| Lineups | Wright 3, Randall 2 | |||||||
| D 4 | Southend United | 1 | 2 | Aldershot | D 4 | Roots Hall | 7,729 | aet |
| Garner | Lineups | Walton, Lindesy OG | ||||||
| D 3 | Wrexham | 1 | 1 | Aston Villa | D 3 | Racecourse Ground | 12,113 | aet |
| Davis | Lineups | Anderson | ||||||
| First Division |
| Division 1 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester United | 3 | 1 | West Bromwich Albion | Victoria Ground, Stoke-on-Trent | 23,146 | Played at Victoria Ground. Due to ground suspensions |
| Best 2, Gowling | Lineups | Brown T | ||||
| West Ham United | 0 | 0 | Ipswich Town | Upton Park | 25,714 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
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First Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | G Ave | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 3 | Manchester United | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1.8 | 7 | W | W | W | D | # | 1971-08-28 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A |
| 2 | -1 | Sheffield United | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 6 | W | W | W | # | # | 1971-08-24 | Arsenal | A |
| 3 | 0 | Derby County | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | W | W | D | # | # | 1971-08-24 | Coventry City | A |
| 4 | 1 | Ipswich Town | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | D | D | W | D | # | 1971-08-28 | Leeds United | H |
| 5 | -3 | West Bromwich Albion | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.3 | 5 | L | D | W | W | # | 1971-08-28 | Sheffield United | A |
| 6 | 0 | Tottenham Hotspur | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | W | D | D | # | # | 1971-08-25 | Leeds United | A |
| 7 | 0 | Arsenal | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.7 | 4 | L | W | W | # | # | 1971-08-24 | Sheffield United | H |
| 8 | 0 | Liverpool | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.3 | 4 | L | W | W | # | # | 1971-08-24 | Crystal Palace | A |
| 9 | 0 | Manchester City | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | D | W | L | # | # | 1971-08-24 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A |
| 10 | 0 | Stoke City | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | W | L | D | # | # | 1971-08-25 | Leicester City | H |
| 11 | 0 | Southampton | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | D | W | L | # | # | 1971-08-24 | Nottingham Forest | A |
| 12 | 0 | Leicester City | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.8 | 3 | L | W | D | # | # | 1971-08-25 | Stoke City | A |
| 13 | 0 | Newcastle United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.8 | 3 | W | D | L | # | # | 1971-08-25 | Huddersfield Town | H |
| 14 | 0 | Leeds United | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0.3 | 3 | D | L | W | # | # | 1971-08-25 | Tottenham Hotspur | H |
| 15 | 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.8 | 2 | D | L | D | # | # | 1971-08-24 | Manchester City | H |
| 16 | 0 | Coventry City | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0.6 | 2 | D | L | D | # | # | 1971-08-24 | Derby County | H |
| 17 | 0 | Nottingham Forest | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0.6 | 2 | W | L | L | # | # | 1971-08-24 | Southampton | H |
| 18 | 0 | Crystal Palace | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0.4 | 2 | L | L | W | # | # | 1971-08-24 | Liverpool | H |
| 19 | 0 | Chelsea | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0.5 | 1 | D | L | L | # | # | 1971-08-24 | Everton | A |
| 20 | 0 | Huddersfield Town | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0.4 | 1 | L | L | D | # | # | 1971-08-25 | Newcastle United | A |
| 21 | 0 | Everton | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 1 | L | L | D | # | # | 1971-08-24 | Chelsea | H |
| 22 | 0 | West Ham United | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -4 | 1 | D | L | L | L | # | 1971-08-28 | Everton | H |
