CITY 3 MANCHESTER UNITED 0
League Division 1
18th November 1972
attendance 52,050
scorers Bell(7 & 85), Buchan(82 og)
Ref John Homewood
City Corrigan, Book, Donachie, Doyle, Barrett, Jeffries, Summerbee, Bell, Marsh, Lee, Towers – sub Carrodus(unused)
United Stepney, O’Neil, Dunne, Morgan, Sadler, Buchan, Best, MacDougall, Charlton, Davies, Moore – sub Kidd(77)
COLIN BELL SCORES CITY’S FIRST AND A MARTIN BUCHAN OWN GOAL MAKES IT 2-0
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from THE GREAT DERBY MATCHES, MANCHESTER UNITED VERSUS MANCHESTER CITY By Michael Heatley and Ian WelchMalcolm Allison and Frank O’Farrell faced each other as managers for the first and last time in this derby
This game ended as a conclusive City win, but both teams were castigated in the press for their mean-spirited attitude which led to some rash tackles and ugly off the ball incidents. Spice was added with United’s inclusion of Wyn Davies, a very rare direct signing between the two clubs a few weeks earlier: he was being asked to link with Scot Ted MacDougall, a prolific scorer in the lower divisions but totally untried at this level.
In the event, the partnership never looked like sparking, and the introduction of Brian Kidd for Willie Morgan failed to do any better.
The goals when they came were all for City. Keeper Stepney had collided with full-back Tony Dunne to present Colin Bell with an open net after seven minutes. The City skipper went on to complete a hat-trick, though the third goal was credited to Martin Buchan, from whose deflection the ball entered the net.
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My first ever City game. Came over from Coleraine with 4 friends. I was aged 15. Our very first time in Manchester.Via old Belfast Heysham ferry overnight. Left home 6.30 Fri and got back 10am Sunday. Knackered but absolutely thrilled by seeing my heroes Bell, Lee, Summerbee and the rest.
A great game. Foggy and chilly last 20 mins but we didn’t care. Seated top of N.Stand right behind goals.
The nouse, the crowd, the great players on both teams, and Big Mal walking on pitch gesturing the score to the Kippax before K.O..
Back to Victoria Station for a brew and a pie before train back to Ferry at Heysham.
Absolutely Brilliant.
The first of many trips.
Thank you so much for your amazing memories Kieron
Thanks for your reply.
I wrote a 7 chapter story of that trip for MaineRoad FC match programme.
That’s how it effected me
Hahaha.