Crystal Palace 5 - 0 Man United

crystal palace beat manchester united 5 - 0

[@SimonNoDigNeale]

That was a time when Bert Head bought any player that could kick a ball. He did buy the best player I have seen in a Palace shirt - Don Rogers. I don't think I have seen a player so fast over the initial 10 yards. He was lightning. Great game, great day.

[@peterrooke5336]

He also had a chance to sign Kevin Keegan from Stockport but said Keven wouldn't be good enough 😂

[@mnd1955]

I was there that day. We were abysmal and Palace were superb. O'Farrell was sacked after this game and Tommy Docherty, who was, I believe, at the game, appointed. We avoided relegation that season but ended up going down in 1974. It was always a good atmosphere at Selhurst Park and still is compared to a lot of grounds.

[@gailbrocksom433]

Great to see this now through the prism of almost 50 years, hard to take on the day but it led to The Docs appointment and the clearing out of all the past it footballers and the building of a vibrant young team. Its comforting to know that the seeds of future victories are in defeat, the reverse is also true of course.

[@celticwarrior1365]

Palaces' best ever kit adorns Palaces' best ever performance!

[@exitthelemming145]

Yep, totally rad clobber. It could have been 8 or 9 nil.

[@arbutus27]

I think John Jackson was one of the best English golaies never to play a representative game. So many good ones in that era.

[@chrismoyler8]

An unforgettable game . I was there too as a 14 year old. Unfortunately Don was coming towards the end of his best days and was swapped with Terry Venables from QPR soon afterwards who was also passed it.

[@richardcummins5465]

Not forgetting of course the wonderful commentary from BRIAN MOORE. He too was a TV legend!

[@UISTMAN59]

This 5-0 defeat by Crystal Palace on 16 December 1972 was Frank O'Farrell's last match in charge of Manchester United.

[@peterglynnfilms]

I'm a Bolton fan but Rogers was the best player I have ever seen.

[@hazzer1021]

Funny you say that... He lives nextdoor to my gran! Corby Avenue in Swindon, and he also has his own sports shop in the Swindon town centre. The man is a legend here

[@tomdelahunty]

Fantastic, I was there that day with a mate called Phil Bond who was a Man Utd fan. I have never seen it again until today. Wasnt Don Rodgers the absolute Don...

[@diptastik5651]

Damn , Don Rodgers was good . I remember watching this as a kid . Really liked this Palace side .

[@chefowen55thackeray55]

Don Rodgers what a player.swindon legend.

[@TomClarkSouthLondon]

+Chefowen55 Thackeray & PALACE!

[@jameshodgkins559]

Looks like Don got Georgie Best football boots on here ,what’s Day he had here

[@JamesWilson-kt3ib]

Fantastic player must agree

[@steveJ1957]

PALACE SINCE 1968 ---- GOOSEBUMPS --- WAS THERE THAT DAY

[@mickeyambrose9983]

What a perfect from Don Rodgers

[@user-ge5wh2tb2i]

The best player NEVER to wear a full England shirt. I will never know why not

[@paullawrence6045]

So was I Steve, Palace since 1955, near to tears every time I replay it!

[@christopherbentley7289]

I've been following a few book and magazine reviews over on the Andrew Buckle Book Reviews channel just lately - 'Holly Jolly', 'Look and Learn and Ranger' and 'Record Mirror' - and I have encountered a couple of childhood photos on his Flickr, variously with his mum and dad, wearing a Palace shirt of this vintage, so that's why I'm here. What a performance this was! Although I am an adoptive 'Derbyshire Canary' I still feel a bit of a soft spot for Palace through their promotion, in 1968-9, along with my home city club as it began its glory years of that time. Back in the Nineties I went to Selhurst Park, but in its guise as Wimbledon's home ground, following the Canaries in the capital, so I can say that I have been here.

[@leach1527]

Wonderful memories. Rogers out of this world. Up there in the top 5 of Palace Great Matches

[@martinmitchell3396]

I was there! Six years old and the first time I'd seen my beloved Man U. What an abject defeat, it compares with some of the Man U performances of the season just finished. George Best didn't turn up, Bobby Charlton got injured before the game and Man U played with 10 men for 15 mins because Frank O'Farrell (out of his depth)hesitated over the substitution. Whittle, Rogers and Hughes weren't regular top flight players but looked like world-beaters. In the stand Matt Busby offered the Doc O'Farrell's job (he accepted). Funny thing is I have a clear memory of Big Mal being the Palace manager for this game, people in the crowd were definitely talking about him. Maybe he had been appointed but had not taken up the position.

[@akathelazy1]

Makes me cry to think Palace will never do this again....but football now is nothing like it was then. This was when football was real football.......COME ON YOU EAGLES!!!!!

[@ay613]

akathelazy1 it will happen again i can feel it

[@johneccles-gf8sm]

I went to this match driving down through the night with 3 mates from Chester.Lives long in my memory as an unbeleivable and bizarre weekend away.

[@dukedexter8764]

Don rogers was the fastest and the most talented player ...... he wasn't known as the George Best of the lower leagues for nothing . I was at this game , and it still makes me smile . 😃

[@myroseaccount]

Don Rogers and Whittle. Not a Palace fan but it was a fun time to watch footie as a young lad then. These days Rogers and Whittle would have pundits raving with superlatives. Back then it was just a good football.

[@JACM10]

Great nostalgia. Was Don Rogers always this good, cause he's bloody awesome on this footage.

[@myroseaccount]

Another super underrated English footballer. He scored for Swindon in the League Cup to beat Man City but was continually overlooked. Very quick, lovely control, able to beat players and a terrific shot. Basically he was a very classy footballer. And like many similar players totally unsung for some unknown reason. We forget that the 70s was a brutal and quite cynical era for the game. Players like Rogers, who had to retire early, and Keith Weller, another underrated artist were kicked out of many games.

[@InterpolArticle1]

Don Rogers first goal is followed by Brian Moore eulogising it was like Pele because Pele missed whereas Rogers scored!

[@PaxerCal]

late reply but that's exactly what I thought. Absolute class

[@petersleight134]

This was my first man utd game at 12 years old I will never forget it cockney red Pete

[@robertroberts2666]

So good, I will watch it again, and again and........ etc, etc!

[@peterrooke5336]

Don Rogers ! A god in Swindon . Never got his shorts dirty 👌 played all his career with hip problem . Went on to play for QPR came back to Swindon and ending his career at yeovil

[@Keefy2007]

WOW! that was a battering! lol that rogers dude was full of energy. good stuff there...

[@neilinbengeo]

I remember this game like it was yesterday, it make a big mark on me as a 10 year old. When Don Rogers put the ball the other of Stepney and tapped it into the net I wanted to do the same in the playground. To my delight it worked!

[@eaglehead70]

WOW i have been a palace supporter for 27 years and ive never seen this game WOW brilliant best ever

[@johneccles-gf8sm]

Oh yeah, we were chanting in the pouring rain,Thank You very much for Frank O'Farrell. 5 nil down. Then next week, My eyes have seen the glory of The coming of the Doc, as the Reds go marching On.

[@johnruby147]

Not a Palace or United supporter , but I have to say Don Rogers first goal was pure genius , knocking the ball one way then rounding Stepney to score . Love to relive these old games from my childhood . How on earth did these guys , and all the players , play on such awful pitches ?

[@andypandywalters]

Don Rogers was some player. What pace !

[@astonmartin4360]

I was there.What a game ! I was 7 yrs old and my dad told me not repeat any of the swear words I heard.lol Boiled hamburger at half time and a cup of fecking hot tea with bugger all milk.Happy days.

[@lenrhodes3607]

Great memories!!! Yes, I was at this game.

[@TomClarkSouthLondon]

*DON ROGERS* the GREATEST!

[@richardcummins5465]

Rogers was almost unstoppable.

[@hauntboy]

That's right.Check out Whittle's goal in the Liverpool derby of 1970. Search "Everton 1970". When Everton won the league in 69/70 Whittle was expected to become one of the greatest Everton players of all time. But both he and that Everton side strangely never fulfilled their potential.

[@angelicupstart1977]

Don Rogers, another reason why England were so shit in the 70s and qualified for nothing. Left the best players out from unfashionable clubs and chose rubbish.

[@myshkin71]

Wow! Obviously every player was a hero for Palace, but that's as good a one man show as I think I've ever seen that Don Rodgers put on that afternoon; he controlled the game like Johann Cruyff. Did he ever get an England cap?

[@myroseaccount]

Classy technically adept footballers like Rogers were never really valued in English football. There is a long list of superb players from every era of the game like Rogers, many overlooked by 1st division clubs, and even more never considered for England. Perhaps the most extreme example, and mostly unknown by most people, would be Peter Broadbent. He was the best and incredibly technically gifted footballer in the Wolves team that dominated the 1950s. He was George Best's favourite ever player, and no less than the great John Charles felt Broadbent was the most gifted English footballer he had ever seen. Broadbent played 6 times for England

[@mykehyslop198]

I was there too.Had a cup of very brown watery tea and a "dog food" burger at half time.The monkey nuts were great.

[@richardcummins5465]

Yes, always remember the old lady selling nuts " sixpence a bag roasted " she used to say!

[@rockpig63]

God,i remember this game,it was great.Whatever happened to Don Rogers???

[@robertroberts2666]

What a rarity! Thank you for posting this! As a neutral, I really appreciate this game that seems to have escaped a soccer-mad kid of the 60's and 70's like me!

[@panthercap]

Don Rogers! The real deal. And the rest of them weren't bad either: Paddy Mulligan, Charlie Cook, Alan Wittle and the great John Jackson in goal. It's true - they could easily have had 10.

[@PEEDEE100]

I was there too! Aged 22 I think that this match was shown live on Norwegian TV because Man Utd were the team to watch but.....oops!

[@WELLBRAN]

Notice how bad they play in this era......every player on the ball is trying to stay on their feet in every tackle....remrmber that idea?

[@jeffwateridge1097]

At least I can say I was there to witness a great result for the Palace, EAGLES

[@brettmoth3036]

don rogers living legend for swindon in 1969 league cup final vs arsenal

[@trevorwel]

5:17 Outstanding goal

[@ticker94]

Don Rogers was Swindons loss Palaces gain. Was he as good as George Best, different type of winger, probably not quite. But as an Englishman, he was Alf Ramseys biggest mistake, we could have scored 6+ in World Cup Final. !!!!

[@wolfie13m]

at least we have good memories...what have the Toffees ever achived ?? NIX

[@biggaspirit1]

Memories, was there.....

[@UndertakerHardyz]

eagles 4 ever. what year was this?

[@panthercap]

I think he joined Queen as their vocalist.

[@Asapoo]

@cafcwebbluke they are a football team from south-east london.

[@tago69mago]

The good old days! Bet they all went out on the piss after! That Don Rogers was a handful.

[@jeffwateridge2027]

I WAS THERE, A BRILLIANT RESULT. EEAGLES

[@snafutube]

@63RYANS Hmmm, no i can't say as i remember a tank there! .......Selhurst Park perimeter is too narrow i think for a tank! ....... maybe it was the pre-match rendition of DC5's 'Glad All Over' they used to play & the Palace fans would thump the hoardings that put Man U off ....... i think this was the season Man U went down, (but it may have been the same year palace went down too! .... would have to check the records)

[@brettmoth3036]

don rogers is in ill health but still has his sports shop in my home town of swindon

[@edgein4808]

A beutiful game.

[@Erkidude]

loved that day!

[@bilbobigbollix7318]

Blimey. Paddy Mulligan. 1:14 -- "and he was streaking in...."Never again (or indeed before) would those words be used to describe a Mulligan run.....

[@edgein4808]

don rogers best of a best

[@snafutube]

i was t this game! had forgotten it for 30 years, what a great game ....yes i remember Don Rogers ....overlooked, a great player ... England could do with a Don Rogers now!

[@shengyi1701]

United got relegated that season if I’m not mistaken

[@goonerchamps]

You've got to hand it to them, they did well in those days to play on some seriously shite pitches.

[@richardcummins5465]

Yes, the dodgy pitches always helped to bring the elite down to our level. Made for some unusual and surprising results.

[@tonywatson5921]

And Palace ended this season 1972/73 being relegated....funny old game!

[@snafutube]

@snafutube must've been 72-73 this, i just checked & Palace went down this season, despite the great Don Rogers ..... United went down next season, 73-74. 2 points for a win, & 2 up 2 down back then. (which i think changed next season)

[@legendrysnake]

this is history the true is MANCHESTER UNITED IS EUROPEAN CHAMPION AND ENGLISH CHAMPION...

[@acepickles]

arnock needs to sort his tactics out mate thats what it is i dont care ill be with the eagles even if they were relegated from the conference

[@50MOLE]

I WAS THERE ON PITCH AT THE END..ROGERS GREAT PLAYER MAN UTD GOT STUFFED..LOL BY THE WAY IM CHELSEA FAN HA HA

[@TomClarkSouthLondon]

Love ❤️ it

[@mrmorph2001]

BEST TEAM EVER!!!

[@celticwarrior1365]

What a game! Oh for those days again when the the likes of Palace could wallop Utd!

[@tomdelahunty]

Anyone can tell me where don Rogers works or lives. I would just love to meet him and shake his hand

[@peterrooke5336]

A bit late I know but as far as I know he still lives in Swindon he has a sports shop on faringdon road .

[@philhand342]

He was in the Swindon club shop at a home game last season - Carlisle home in August - and I shook his hand then. He's always around at home games as he is still connected to the club.

[@DiBotas]

Tifo Football brought me here

[@mockingbirdred]

My local team is.... Man United....

[@officialwilza]

eagles are soaring!!!! Ambrose for prime minister!

[@2011mrsteveo]

Man United Vs The Palace next round of Carling Cup!!!!

[@timakornniranrai7457]

2018??

[@groggerzipper23]

it's a bit sad that all those Man U fans have to get so cut over this, bit insecure about your team aren't you

[@antonyhobbs1144]

That must have been the worst Manchester United side ever

[@HandleGF]

Definitely the most unfit

[@irishchrisc]

What u on about? Man U away?

[@celticwarrior1365]

Bad year for Utd

[@NickinFilm]

0:29 pressing fucking hard!

[@ay613]

Crystal palace

[@Asapoo]

yes we know ure champions , we cant all support champions

[@ultimateblaze23]

@benymyboy ill suport who ever i want too

[@davidsan01]

Yeah 'then' lol

[@zzMatata]

manure down falling...5-0 by not crystal palace but Burnley...

[@stanrankin5672]

go palace

[@kawie88]

haha man untd loss again today in this very minute yo and underdog team Leeds Untd..lol how bout that huh?

[@davidwrendell100]

1972

[@eaglehead70]

WOW i have been a palace supporter for 27 years and ive never seen this game WOW brilliant best ever

[@eaglehead70]

WOW i have been a palace supporter for 27 years and ive never seen this game WOW brilliant best ever

[@eaglehead70]

WOW i have been a palace supporter for 27 years and ive never seen this game WOW brilliant best ever

[@eaglehead70]

WOW i have been a palace supporter for 27 years and ive never seen this game WOW brilliant best ever