Manchester United Data
League Division One · Matchday 19

Southampton v Manchester United

2–5
Saturday 27th November 1971 · The Dell · Att: 30,323

Manchester United beat Southampton 5–2 at The Dell on Saturday 27th November 1971 in the League Division One. George Best (7', 47', 58'), Sammy McIlroy (43') and Brian Kidd (84') scored for United.

Timeline

Running score
  1. Kick Off
  2. 7' George Best 0–1
  3. 43' Sammy McIlroy 0–2
  4. Half Time
  5. 47' George Best 0–3
  6. 51' Jimmy Gabriel 1–3
  7. 58' George Best 1–4
  8. 59' Ron "Tudor" Davies 2–4
  9. 68' John Aston Jnr for Best
  10. 84' Brian Kidd 2–5
  11. Full Time 2–5

Match Facts

Starting XI

Managers

MUFC
Frank O'Farrell
Manchester United
OPP
Ted Bates
Southampton

United vs Southampton History

Meeting 33 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 33 times: 14W 7D 12L.
All-timePWDLFAWin%
Home 6541159 1346463.1
Away 67272317 1018040.3
Neutral 3201 4366.7
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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 →