FA Cup · 5th Round - Replay
Manchester United v Birmingham City
6–2
Manchester United beat Birmingham City 6–2 at Old Trafford on Monday 24th February 1969 in the FA Cup. Denis Law (16', 26', 74'), Pat Crerand (22'), Brian Kidd (75') and Willie Morgan (85') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 4' Jimmy Greenhoff 0–1
- 16' Denis Law pen 1–1
- 22' Pat Crerand 2–1
- 26' Denis Law 3–1
- Half Time
- 74' Denis Law 4–1
- 75' Brian Kidd 5–1
- 80' Phil Summerill 5–2
- 85' Willie Morgan 6–2
- Full Time 6–2
Match Facts
Starting XI
Substitutes
No substitutes recorded
Managers
MUFC
Matt Busby
Manchester United
OPP
Stan Cullis
Birmingham City
United vs Birmingham City History
Meeting 69 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 69 times: 25W 23D 21L.
16 Dec 1964 D 1–1 D1 19 Apr 1965 W 4–2 D1 11 Feb 1969 D 2–2 FAC
24 Feb 1969 W 6–2 This match
14 Oct 1972 W 1–0 D1 10 Mar 1973 L 1–3 D1 20 Oct 1973 W 1–0 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 →