League Cup · 5th Round - Replay

Manchester United v Middlesbrough

3–0

Wednesday 18th December 1974 · Old Trafford · Att: 49,501

Manchester United beat Middlesbrough 3–0 at Old Trafford on Wednesday 18th December 1974 in the League Cup. Stuart Pearson (55'), Sammy McIlroy (69') and Lou Macari (82') scored for United.

Timeline

Running score

Kick Off
Half Time
55' Stuart Pearson 1–0
69' Sammy McIlroy 2–0
78' Jim McCalliog for Daly
82' Lou Macari 3–0
Full Time 3–0

Match Facts

Starting XI

Player

8 Sammy McIlroy 69'

9 Stuart Pearson 55'

10 Lou Macari 82'

11 Gerry Daly

Substitutes

Jim McCalliog

78' for Daly

Managers

MUFC

Tommy Docherty

Manchester United

OPP

Jack Charlton

Middlesbrough

United vs Middlesbrough History

Meeting 71 of 127

127

Played

Won

Drawn

Lost

220

Goals For

169

Goals Against

All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 27th January 1894. After this match United had played Middlesbrough 71 times: 33W 14D 24L.

29 Feb 1972 W 3–0 FAC 8 Oct 1973 L 0–1 LC 4 Dec 1974 D 0–0 LC

18 Dec 1974 W 3–0 This match

6 Dec 1975 D 0–0 D1 27 Mar 1976 W 3–0 D1 18 Sep 1976 W 2–0 D1

All-time	P	W	D	L	F	A	Win%
Home	68	41	14	13	129	72	60.3
Away	59	23	16	20	91	97	39.0

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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 →