Manchester United Data
League Division One · Matchday 24

Derby County v Manchester United

3–1
Tuesday 26th December 1972 · Baseball Ground · Att: 35,098

Manchester United lost 1–3 to Derby County at Baseball Ground on Tuesday 26th December 1972 in the League Division One. Ian Storey-Moore (61') scored for United.

Timeline

Running score
  1. Kick Off
  2. 7' Roy McFarland 1–0
  3. 19' Alan Hinton 2–0
  4. Half Time
  5. 46' Tony Young for Dunne
  6. 58' Roy McFarland 3–0
  7. 61' Ian Storey-Moore 3–1
  8. Full Time 3–1

Match Facts

Starting XI

Managers

MUFC
Tommy Docherty
Manchester United
OPP
Brian Clough
Derby County

United vs Derby County History

Meeting 64 of 107
107
Played
47
Won
30
Drawn
30
Lost
193
Goals For
156
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 31st December 1892. After this match United had played Derby County 64 times: 23W 19D 22L.
All-timePWDLFAWin%
Home 50271211 975054.0
Away 55181819 9110532.7
Neutral 2200 51100.0
All 107 meetings with Derby County →

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 →