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Man United 2-1 Southampton - March 08, 1977 / FA Cup 1976/1977

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FA Cup 1976/1977 - 1/8 de finale

Old Trafford - Manchester - England

March 08, 1977

29 137

2 - 1

Southampton

Jimmy Greenhoff

41'

David Peach (penalty)

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0' - Goal Jimmy Greenhoff0

5' - Goal Jimmy Greenhoff5

41' - Goal David Peach

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71' - Red card Jim Steele

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Team line-ups Key figures Pre-match Competition info

Man United

2 - 1

Southampton

Man United Southampton

Team line-ups

Man United

Stepney

Alex Stepney

England

B.date18/09/1942

Age34 years

positionGoalkeeper

Buchan

Martin Buchan

Scotland

B.date06/03/1949

Age28 years

positionCentral defender

Houston

Stewart Houston

Scotland

B.date20/08/1949

Age27 years

H1m80

positionDefender

Greenhoff

Brian Greenhoff

England

B.date28/04/1953

Age23 years

H1m75

positionCentral defender

Nicholl

Jimmy Nicholl

Northern Ireland

B.date28/12/1956

Age20 years

positionRight full-back

McIlroy

Sammy McIlroy

Northern Ireland

B.date02/08/1954

Age22 years

H1m78

positionMidfield

Macari

Lou Macari

Scotland

B.date04/06/1949

Age27 years

H1m68

positionCentre Midfield

Coppell

Steve Coppell

England

B.date09/07/1955

Age21 years

H1m72

positionRight Offensive Midfielder

Greenhoff05

Jimmy Greenhoff

England

B.date19/06/1946

Age30 years

positionStriker

Hill

Gordon Hill

England

B.date01/04/1954

Age22 years

positionLeft Winger

Pearson

Stuart Pearson

England

B.date21/06/1949

Age27 years

positionForward

			Age	Match num	Note
G	Alex Stepney		34	443	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Martin Buchan		28	188	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Stewart Houston		27	109	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Brian Greenhoff		23	130	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Jimmy Nicholl		20	62	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Sammy McIlroy		22	156	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Lou Macari		27	135	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Steve Coppell		21	87	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F	Jimmy Greenhoff	5	30	18	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F	Gordon Hill		22	73	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F	Stuart Pearson		27	87	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Average age

25.5 years

Average number of matches played for the team

135

Southampton

Wells

Peter Wells

England

B.date13/08/1956

Age20 years

positionGoalkeeper

Steele71

Jim Steele

Scotland

B.date11/03/1950

Age26 years

H1m85

positionSweeper

Holmes

Nick Holmes

England

B.date11/11/1954

Age22 years

H1m80

positionCentral defender

Blyth

Mel Blyth

England

B.date28/07/1944

Age32 years

H1m85

positionCentral defender

Andruszewski

Manny Andruszewski

England

B.date04/10/1955

Age21 years

H1m78

positionRight full-back

Peach41

David Peach

England

B.date21/01/1951

Age26 years

H1m75

positionLeft full-back

Williams

Steve Williams

England

B.date12/07/1958

Age18 years

positionMidfield

Channon

Mick Channon

England

B.date28/11/1948

Age28 years

H1m83

positionForward

MacDougall

Edward MacDougall

Scotland

B.date08/01/1947

Age30 years

positionForward

Ball

Alan Ball

England

B.date12/05/1945

Age31 years

H1m68

positionRight Winger

Osgood

Peter Osgood

England

B.date20/02/1947

Age30 years

H1m85

positionStriker

			Age	Match num	Note
G	Peter Wells		20	7	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Jim Steele	71	26	104	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Nick Holmes		22	16	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Mel Blyth		32	14	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Manny Andruszewski		21	8	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	David Peach	41	26	28	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Steve Williams		18	11	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F	Mick Channon		28	291	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F	Edward MacDougall		30	7	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F	Alan Ball		31	6	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F	Peter Osgood		30	25	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Average age

25.8 years

Average number of matches played for the team

Substitutes					Age	Match num	Note

Substitutes					Age	Match num	Note

Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match

No changes regarding the previous match for the starting players

Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match

No changes regarding the previous match for the starting players

Manager

Age

Match num

Tommy Docherty

210

Success rate in this team:

47 %

Success rate since the beginning of his career:

44 %

Docherty vs Southampton

8 victories

4 draws

3 losses

Latest figure on March 08, 1977

Docherty vs McMenemy

3 victories

3 draws

1 loss

Latest figure on March 08, 1977

Manager

Age

Match num

Lawrie McMenemy

170

Success rate in this team:

38 %

Success rate since the beginning of his career:

37 %

McMenemy vs Man United

1 victory

3 draws

3 losses

Latest figure on March 08, 1977

McMenemy vs Docherty

1 victory

3 draws

3 losses

Latest figure on March 08, 1977

Videos

Comments

Key figures

Man United keeps its 6 consecutive matches without a loss vs Southampton at home running (since 20/02/1971). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 18/11/1967 (3 matches)

It's the first time Jimmy Greenhoff scores at least 2 goals during the same game in FA Cup with Manchester United

Man United keeps its 4 consecutive matches without a draw vs Southampton running (since 26/10/1974). The last time this streak has been beaten, it was during the 19/01/1972-31/03/1973 time period (4 matches).

Read the next 5 key stats

Pre-match

Current form

Home

VManchester United 2-1 Bristol City19/01/1977

VManchester United 1-0 Queens Park Rangers29/01/1977

VManchester United 3-1 Derby County05/02/1977

DManchester United 0-0 Liverpool16/02/1977

VManchester United 3-1 Newcastle United19/02/1977

VManchester United 3-1 Manchester City05/03/1977

Overall

VManchester United 3-1 Derby County05/02/1977

VTottenham 1-3 Manchester United12/02/1977

DManchester United 0-0 Liverpool16/02/1977

VManchester United 3-1 Newcastle United19/02/1977

DSouthampton 2-2 Manchester United26/02/1977

VManchester United 3-1 Manchester City05/03/1977

Current form

Away

DPlymouth 1-1 Southampton27/12/1976

VChelsea 0-3 Southampton12/01/1977

VCarlisle United 0-6 Southampton22/01/1977

DNottingham Forest 3-3 Southampton29/01/1977

DSheffield United 2-2 Southampton12/02/1977

LAnderlecht 2-0 Southampton02/03/1977

Overall

DSouthampton 2-2 Hull City05/02/1977

DSheffield United 2-2 Southampton12/02/1977

VSouthampton 2-0 Burnley19/02/1977

DSouthampton 2-2 Manchester United26/02/1977

LAnderlecht 2-0 Southampton02/03/1977

VSouthampton 2-1 Charlton05/03/1977

Running streaks

	Home	Total
Winning streak	2	1
Unbeaten streak	10	11
Drawless streak	2	1
Scoring streak	2	3
Conceding streak	2	3

Running streaks

	Away	Total
Winning streak	0	1
Loosing streak	1	0
Unbeaten streak	0	1
Winless streak	3	0
Drawless streak	1	2
Scoring streak	0	1
Goalless streak	1	0
Conceding streak	3	3

Statistical comparison of the season

Results

3	Number of games (Competition total)	5
2	Number of games (Home / Away)	2
2	Victories (Competition total)	2
2	Victories (Home / Away)	1
1	Draws (Competition total)	3
0	Draws (Home / Away)	1
0	Losses (Competition total)	0
0	Losses (Home / Away)	0

Goals

4	Goals scored (Competition total)	11
2	Goals scored (Home / Away)	6
2	Goals conceded (Competition total)	7
0	Goals conceded (Home / Away)	3
1.33	Goals scored per match average (Competition total)	2.2
1	Goals scored per match average (Home / Away)	3
0.67	Conceced goals per match average (Competition total)	1.4
0	Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away)	1.5

Betting aid

1	Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total)	4
0	Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away)	2
2	Clean sheets (Competition total)	1
2	Clean sheets (Home / Away)	1
0	Matches without scoring (Competition total)	0
0	Matches without scoring (Home / Away)	0
1	The 2 teams score (Competition total)	4
0	The 2 teams score (Home / Away)	1
1-0 (2 times)	Most frequent score (Home / Away)	3-0 (1 times)

Bookings

0	Yellow cards (Competition total)	3
0	Yellow cards (Home / Away)	2
0	Red cards (Competition total)	0
0	Red cards (Home / Away)	0

Key players

Lou Macari	2 goals	Team's best scorer (Competition total)	3 goals	Mick Channon
Lou Macari	1 goal	Team's best scorer (Home / Away)	2 goals	Mick Channon
-		Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total)	2 penalties	David Peach
-		Team's penalty best scorer (Home / Away)	1 penalty	David Peach
Lou Macari	2 goals during the last 2 matches	The fittest player	2 goals during the last 4 matches	David Peach

Historical head to head

Home

19 matches

11 v

2 d

6 l

38 gf

23 ga

Away

21 matches

7 v

8 d

6 l

31 gf

26 ga

Neutral ground

2 matches

1 v

0 d

1 l

1 gf

1 ga

Total

42 matches

19 v

10 d

13 l

70 gf

50 ga

Historical head to head

Home

21 matches

6 v

8 d

7 l

26 gf

31 ga

Away

19 matches

6 v

2 d

11 l

23 gf

38 ga

Neutral ground

2 matches

1 v

0 d

1 l

1 gf

1 ga

Total

42 matches

13 v

10 d

19 l

50 gf

70 ga

Largest victory

Overall	5 - 1	February 20, 1971
Home	5 - 1	February 20, 1971

Largest victory

Overall	4 - 1	August 16, 1969
Away	4 - 1	August 16, 1969

Latest head to head

February 26, 1977 - FA Cup 1976/1977

Southampton

2 - 2

Man United

May 01, 1976 - FA Cup 1975/1976

Southampton

1 - 0

Man United

April 05, 1975 - Division 2 1974/1975

Southampton

0 - 1

Man United

October 26, 1974 - Division 2 1974/1975

Man United

1 - 0

Southampton logo Southampton

April 20, 1974 - Division 1 1973/1974

Southampton

1 - 1

Man United

Best historical scorers against Southampton

George Best	9 goals	1968 - 1972
Bobby Charlton	7 goals	1966 - 1973
Alan Gowling	4 goals	1971 - 1971
Brian Kidd	4 goals	1967 - 1972
John Aston	2 goals	1967 - 1972
David Sadler	2 goals	1967 - 1972

First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 27/04/1963. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Best historical scorers against Man United

Ron Davies	12 goals	1966 - 1972
Mick Channon	4 goals	1968 - 1974
Jimmy Gabriel	4 goals	1970 - 1972
Terry Paine	1 goal	1968 - 1968
David Peach	1 goal	1977 - 1977
Bobby Stokes	1 goal	1976 - 1976

First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 27/04/1963. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Players with most games played vs Southampton

Alex Stepney	17 matches	1966 - 1977
Bobby Charlton	17 matches	1963 - 1973
George Best	17 matches	1964 - 1973
David Sadler	14 matches	1966 - 1972
Tony Dunne	12 matches	1963 - 1972
Willie Morgan	11 matches	1968 - 1974

First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 27/04/1963. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Players with most games played vs Man United

Terry Paine	17 matches	1966 - 1974
Mick Channon	17 matches	1967 - 1977
Ron Davies	14 matches	1966 - 1973
Eric Martin	13 matches	1967 - 1974
Jimmy Gabriel	11 matches	1967 - 1972
Bobby Stokes	10 matches	1969 - 1976