FA Cup · 5th Round
Birmingham City v Manchester United
2–2
Manchester United drew 2–2 with Birmingham City at St Andrews on Tuesday 11th February 1969 in the FA Cup. Denis Law (61') and George Best (80') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- Half Time
- 61' Denis Law 0–1
- 66' Malcolm Beard 1–1
- 80' George Best 1–2
- 86' Dave Robinson pen 2–2
- Full Time 2–2
Match Facts
- A record crowd for a United match at St Andrews at the time: 52,500.
- Denis Law's 25th goal of 1968-1969, and his 197th for United.
- George Best's 10th goal of 1968-1969, and his 88th for United.
Starting XI
Substitutes
No substitutes recorded
Managers
MUFC
Matt Busby
Manchester United
OPP
Stan Cullis
Birmingham City
United vs Birmingham City History
Meeting 68 of 106
106
Played
49
Won
32
Drawn
25
Lost
164
Goals For
114
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 22nd April 1893. After this match United had played Birmingham City 68 times: 24W 23D 21L.
11 Jan 1964 L 1–2 D1 16 Dec 1964 D 1–1 D1 19 Apr 1965 W 4–2 D1
11 Feb 1969 D 2–2 This match
24 Feb 1969 W 6–2 FAC 14 Oct 1972 W 1–0 D1 10 Mar 1973 L 1–3 D1 | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 50 | 32 | 9 | 9 | 85 | 37 | 64.0 |
| Away | 51 | 14 | 21 | 16 | 67 | 72 | 27.5 |
| Neutral | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 60.0 |
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 →