FA Cup · 5th Round
Northampton Town v Manchester United
2–8
Manchester United beat Northampton Town 8–2 at County Ground, Northampton on Saturday 7th February 1970 in the FA Cup. George Best (27', 36', 51', 62', 72', 86') and Brian Kidd (69', 78') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 27' George Best 0–1
- 36' George Best 0–2
- Half Time
- 51' George Best 0–3
- 62' George Best 0–4
- 69' Brian Kidd 0–5
- 72' George Best 0–6
- 78' Brian Kidd 0–7
- 81' Dixie McNeil 1–7
- 86' George Best 1–8
- 89' Frank Large 2–8
- Minute not recorded
- — Francis Burns
- Full Time 2–8
Match Facts
Starting XI
Substitutes
Managers
MUFC
Wilf McGuinness
Manchester United
OPP
Dave Bowen
Northampton Town
United vs Northampton Town History
Meeting 3 of 5
5
Played
4
Won
1
Drawn
0
Lost
21
Goals For
6
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 28th August 1965. After this match United had played Northampton Town 3 times: 2W 1D 0L.
28 Aug 1965 D 1–1 D1 5 Feb 1966 W 6–2 D1
7 Feb 1970 W 8–2 This match
25 Jan 2004 W 3–0 FAC 21 Sep 2016 W 3–1 LC | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 100.0 |
| Away | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 75.0 |
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 →