MANCHESTER UNITED
THE 70s DOMESTIC
SEASON BY SEASON

LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP
Season P W D L F-A Pts Pos Division
1970/71 42 16 11 15 65-66 43 8th 1st
1971/72 42 19 10 13 69-61 48 8th 1st
1972/73 42 12 13 17 44-60 37 18th 1st
1973/74 42 10 12 20 38-48 32 21st 1st
1974/75 42 26 9 7 66-30 61 1st 2nd
1975/76 42 23 10 9 68-42 56 3rd 1st
1976/77 42 18 11 13 71-62 47 6th 1st
1977/78 42 16 10 16 67-63 42 10th 1st
1978/79 42 15 15 12 60-63 45 9th 1st
1979/80 42 24 10 8 65-35 58 2nd 1st

LEAGUE CUP

1970/71 Round 2: Aldershot 3-1
Round 3: Portsmouth 1-0
Round 4: Chelsea 2-1
Round 5: Crystal Palace 4-2
Semi-Final: Aston Villa 1-1, 1-2
1971/72 Round 2: Ipswich Town 3-1
Round 3: Burnley 1-1, 1-0
Round 4: Stoke City 1-1, 0-0, 1-2
1972/73 Round 2: Oxford United 2-2, 3-1
Round 3: Bristol Rovers 1-1, 1-2
1973/74 Round 2: Middlesbrough 0-1
1974/75 Round 2: Charlton Athletic 5-1
Round 3: Manchester City 1-0
Round 4: Burnley 3-2
Round 5: Middlesbrough 0-0, 3-0
Semi-Final: Norwich City 2-2, 0-1
1975/76 Round 2: Brentford 2-1
Round 3: Aston Villa 2-1
Round 4: Manchester City 0-4
1976/77 Round 2: Tranmere Rovers 5-0
Round 3: Sunderland 0-0, 2-2, 1-0
Round 4: Newcastle United 7-2
Round 5: Everton 0-3
1977/78 Round 2: Arsenal 0-3
1978/79 Round 2: Stockport County 3-2
Round 3: Watford 1-2
1979/80 Round 2: Tottenham Hotspur 1-2, 3-1
Round 3: Norwich City 1-4
FA CUP
Season  
1970/71 Round 3: Middlesbrough 0-0, 1-2
1971/72 Round 3: Southampton 1-1, 4-1
Round 4: Preston North End 2-0
Round 5: Middlesbrough 0-0, 3-0
Round 6: Stoke City 1-1, 1-2
1972/73 Round 3: Wolves 0-1
1973/74 Round 3: Plymouth Argyle 1-0
Round 4: Ipswich Town 0-1
1974/75 Round 3: Walsall 0-0, 2-3
1975/76 Round 3: Oxford United 2-1
Round 4: Peterborough United 3-1
Round 5: Leicester City 2-1
Round 6: Wolves 1-1, 3-2
Semi-Final: Derby County 2-0
Final: Southampton 0-1
1976/77 Round 3: Walsall 1-0
Round 4: Queens Park Rangers 1-0
Round 5: Southampton 2-2, 2-1
Round 6: Aston Villa 2-1
Semi-Final: Leeds United 2-1
Final: Liverpool 2-1
1977/78 Round 3: Carlisle United 1-1, 4-2
Round 4: West Bromwich Albion 1-1, 2-3
1978/79 Round 3: Chelsea 3-0
Round 4: Fulham 1-1, 1-0
Round 5: Colchester United 1-0
Round 6: Tottenham Hotspur 1-1, 2-0
Semi-Final: Liverpool 2-2, 1-0
Final: Arsenal 2-3
1979/80 Round 3: Tottenham Hotspur 1-1, 0-1

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