League Division One · Matchday 42

Manchester United v Stoke City

3–0

Saturday 29th April 1972 · Old Trafford · Att: 34,959

Manchester United beat Stoke City 3–0 at Old Trafford on Saturday 29th April 1972 in the League Division One. Bobby Charlton (1'), Ian Storey-Moore (16') and George Best (44') scored for United.

Timeline

Running score

Kick Off
1' Bobby Charlton 1–0
16' Ian Storey-Moore 2–0
44' George Best pen 3–0
Minute not recorded
— Alan Gowling
Full Time 3–0

Match Facts

Starting XI

Player

7 George Best 44'

9 Bobby Charlton 1'

11 Ian Storey-Moore 16'

Substitutes

Alan Gowling

Managers

MUFC

Frank O'Farrell

Manchester United

OPP

Tony Waddington

Stoke City

United vs Stoke City History

Meeting 65 of 108

108

Played

Won

Drawn

Lost

166

Goals For

127

Goals Against

All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 7th January 1893. After this match United had played Stoke City 65 times: 18W 27D 20L.

11 Dec 1971 D 1–1 D1 18 Mar 1972 D 1–1 FAC 22 Mar 1972 L 1–2 FAC

29 Apr 1972 W 3–0 This match

9 Dec 1972 L 0–2 D1 14 Apr 1973 D 2–2 D1 29 Aug 1973 W 1–0 D1

All-time	P	W	D	L	F	A	Win%
Home	53	29	17	7	101	43	54.7
Away	53	14	19	20	61	79	26.4
Neutral	2	1	0	1	4	5	50.0

All 108 meetings with Stoke City →

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 →