League Division One · Matchday 18
Southampton v Manchester United
1–0
Manchester United lost 0–1 to Southampton at The Dell on Saturday 21st November 1970 in the League Division One.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 35' Jimmy Gabriel 1–0
- Minute not recorded
- — Carlo Sartori
- Full Time 1–0
Match Facts
- This was Manchester United's 3,000th match since 1886.
Starting XI
Player
Substitutes
Managers
MUFC
Wilf McGuinness
Manchester United
OPP
Ted Bates
Southampton
United vs Southampton History
Meeting 31 of 135
135
Played
70
Won
38
Drawn
27
Lost
239
Goals For
147
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 13th February 1897. After this match United had played Southampton 31 times: 12W 7D 12L.
21 Dec 1968 L 0–2 D1 16 Aug 1969 L 1–4 D1 8 Oct 1969 W 3–0 D1
21 Nov 1970 L 0–1 This match
20 Feb 1971 W 5–1 D1 27 Nov 1971 W 5–2 D1 15 Jan 1972 D 1–1 FAC | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 65 | 41 | 15 | 9 | 134 | 64 | 63.1 |
| Away | 67 | 27 | 23 | 17 | 101 | 80 | 40.3 |
| Neutral | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 66.7 |
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 →