League Division One · Matchday 41
Blackpool v Manchester United
1–1
Manchester United drew 1–1 with Blackpool at Bloomfield Road on Saturday 1st May 1971 in the League Division One. Denis Law (6') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 6' Denis Law 0–1
- 26' Tony Green 1–1
- Minute not recorded
- — Pat Crerand
- Full Time 1–1
Starting XI
Player
7 Denis Law 6'
Substitutes
No substitutes recorded
Managers
MUFC
Matt Busby
Manchester United
OPP
Bob Stokoe
Blackpool
United vs Blackpool History
Meeting 85 of 89
89
Played
49
Won
18
Drawn
22
Lost
173
Goals For
114
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 5th December 1891. After this match United had played Blackpool 85 times: 45W 18D 22L.
8 Oct 1966 W 2–1 D1 25 Feb 1967 W 4–0 D1 26 Sep 1970 D 1–1 D1
1 May 1971 D 1–1 This match
19 Oct 1974 W 3–0 D2 26 Apr 1975 W 4–0 D2 25 Jan 2011 W 3–2 PL | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 44 | 28 | 9 | 7 | 95 | 43 | 63.6 |
| Away | 44 | 20 | 9 | 15 | 74 | 69 | 45.5 |
| Neutral | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 100.0 |
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 →