(Reuters) - Manchester United and Huddersfield Town meet for the first time in 45-and-a-half years at the John Smith's Stadium in the Premier League on Saturday. Huddersfield were relegated at the end of the season, two years before United themselves dropped out of the top division in 1974. Huddersfield striker Peter Doherty cut the deficit to a single goal before Rowley claimed his fourth for United. Man Utd 2-0 Huddersfield (First Division, March 1972)Goals from Ian Storey-Moore and George Best ensured a convincing 2-0 win for Frank O'Farrell's United on Huddersfield's last visit to Old Trafford. Best finished the league campaign with 18 goals while the entire Huddersfield squad only managed 27 and ended the season being relegated from the First Division.
Source: The Star October 18, 2017 12:00 UTC