When Manchester United Were Last Relegated

The relegation of Manchester United, from the top tier of English football in 1974, was a seismic football event, evidence of the enormous decline and mismanagement which took place in the wake of their European Cup triumph in '68.
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[@AG-nd9vz]

"I used to go missing a lot, miss usa, miss canada, miss england" - George Best

[@muskratmik]

I can remember this season (just!). Manchester Uniteds fall from grace coincided with York City's best ever season and, for one brief year, they were both in the same division. York's game at Old Trafford is still the largest crowd to ever watch a York City match.

[@KitCurranRadioShow]

71-72 they threw away something like a 5 point lead at Christmas. They were actually title favourites before the holiday matches. Losing at West Ham on New Year's Day started the decline.

[@wimwoler]

That Denis Law backheel was one of the most memorable Manchester Derby moments

[@saintroddy]

Up there with the Rooney bicycle kick and "Why Always Me?".

[@davidlean1060]

The man was heart broken after scoring it. It wasn't literally the goal that put United down, but it try telling Dennis that the moment after he scored against his old club.

[@jimtuite3451]

How could laws backheal not be mentioned??? All he does is read out the league table!

[@davidlean1060]

You are asking us to respect Dennis' contribution to the match, but you can't even spell his name as it should be with an upper case letter to start?! Show the man the respect he deserves....Law's back heel...that's how it should be done. Not trolling, just saving you the embarrassment. @@jimtuite3451

[@jimtuite3451]

@@davidlean1060 Do you mean DENIS Law? One 'N' Not two ;-)

[@meshachgopaul1077]

KZbin recommendations have the greates timing

[@prakashparsai6104]

fr

[@mynameispie8442]

Meshach Gopaul I was thinking about this yesterday it’s kind of creepy

[@claytonbazarnik4310]

i come from the future, we are coming 5th on the 13 of july

[@Pigeonking69]

Clayton Bazarnik yes that’s true

[@thearchitect3497]

@@claytonbazarnik4310 3rd soon.

[@tomazou2010]

You can't talk about Utd being relegated WITHOUT mentioning that cult Hero Dennis Law scored the goal for Man City which consigned them to relegation. Law's last game as a professional.

[@Jugi]

united were relegated by the other fixtures already

[@harrymufc6227]

Andoni Tomazou nonsense, results elsewhere meant we were already down.

[@s3nkul]

Even if he didn't score we would've been relegated anyway

[@StoutProper]

Harry MUFC absolute rubbish, at the time he scores results were going utds way so it was good goal that effectively relegated them at that time

[@vernonpeters9372]

I was there. Law scored and then trudged back to the halfway line with the air of a man who had just run over a nun on a zebra crossing - he shrugged off his City team mates when they tried to congratulate him. As it happened United would have been relegated even if they had beaten City, as results elsewhere went against them. Their last game in Div One that season was at Stamford Bridge where they beat Chelsea 3-1. I was there too. The solitary season in Div Two was no disaster - United attracted bigger crowds to their home games than any club in Div One and bounced straight back up

[@Buenomars]

As many would remember, the home defeat to rivals Manchester City was the final nail in the coffin, with regards to Manchester United's relegation, and the goal that did it was scored by none other than former United favourite Denis Law, with a cheeky back-heel no less. There was no trademark arm-in-the-air celebration. He felt so bad and responsible about causing United's relegation that not even his City team-mates who crowded around him could do anything about it. It's a moment that would still haunt him over thirty years later. He was substituted soon after and later on, the fans invaded the pitch in droves, perhaps in hopes of a replay of the penultimate match. Yet, the 0-1 result stood. Here's the kicker, neither Denis Law nor many other fans realized that it wasn't his goal that confirmed United's relegation. His goal was inconsequential as the relegation was due to results elsewhere, meaning had United won City, they would have still gone down.

[@kenwkls6392]

cool story

[@lukek4662]

Can you do a video on Greece's unlikely euro 2004 win

[@riccardodiluca6862]

worst day of my life

[@danteintx7621]

@Mr Clean They always used to score with less than twenty minutes left. They were all players from the Greek league, playing against Zidane, Henry, Nedved, Ronaldo etc. So basically defending for the last couple of minutes was the smartest thing to do. They put on a defensive masterclass in the quarter final and the final. They were the ultimate underdogs of the competition and they won the title by beating the best countries in Europe. It was one of the most beautiful stories of the history of football. Period.

[@greatomeister675]

Dante Intx They were extremely lucky. It was the right place and right time for Greece

[@phillbozz853]

Riccardo Di Luca hahahahaha

[@jhf9933]

thats a good request that

[@jackmiller-johnston8689]

"Relegation hurt, but it led to reinvention." Being a Carlisle United fan, that statement's all too true when The Blues were finally dumped out of the Football League in 2004. Got back up at the 1st time of asking with 2 straight promotions to League One. Was certainly a weird few years

[@michaelpetrie1321]

Who’s here after Newcastle beat us 1-0

[@rhynouk1]

Us? So you work for the club then? Morons say 'us' just an armchair fan like most utd fans.

[@brenaxquiny8639]

@@rhynouk1 you are not helping bro

[@CHAZE2B]

@@rhynouk1 Dude, chill. Why you so mad? You must be a Barnsley supporter

[@user-vg5rv5xf4u]

@@CHAZE2B 😂😂😂

[@dillzskillz379]

Don't talk about it

[@ashketchum7544]

Most underrated channel please make a video on OGS

[@oufc27]

They are just waiting for him to win the treble this season or next otherwise they'll have to do 2 videos.

[@JaleelBeig]

Nasty lil hobbitses. They stole our precious

[@d1want34]

Too early for that

[@razhorryan3557]

@@22conmanz22 agree. Who in the right mind rated lowly a 443k subscriber channel?

[@nickicollis593]

Yeah lad Ole. Ole is on the wheel

[@lakshansrikanthan5306]

Funny how I got recommended this video today...

[@justlooking1087]

It’s not funny, this KZbin algorithm is a mother fucker 😂😂

[@rushiljayant7901]

One thing I learned from this is that Arsenal need to be relegated😂

[@mierulpunk9611]

Lol

[@Flinstone_Edible]

Nah fam we're good

[@vedhanthrathod6576]

Fuck oof you inbred utd fan

[@tailonspoliski4435]

Promoted in 1919 and never been relegated since. Can't deny that's something

[@andrew7taylor]

@@tailonspoliski4435 - Yeah, promoted by gaming the system, corruption and preventing better sides to play in the First Division. Can't deny that's really something.

[@hmoham]

You can see certain parallels between when SAF left and when SMB left, both had players from the old era holding the team back, but where the influence of Sir Matt made the job of future managers more difficult, the issue with the current team was more managers working too hard to scrub the influence of Sir Alex and stamp their own identity on the squad, (Sir Alex has largely stayed away from the first team, unless asked by the manager to get involved) and where in the past it took relegation to reinvent themselves, it's taken a former player to reintroduce Sir Alex's style of play to get the team playing closer to their potential.

[@dizzydarkrai9150]

Oof, that second half hasn't aged well

[@FanofAslan]

Kent born United fan here: millionaire for a pound every time called a glory hunter. This relegation season was the year I made my choice as a 7 yr old, inspired by the story of Munich and the Busby Babes. My dad teased me that I'd change my mind after the relegation was confirmed but that's not me. I loved the Doc's 70's side and was off my food for a week after losing to Southampton in the '76 final. Relegation wasn't my low point: Mourinho was. It's so good to have United back. It's not the winning, though that's great. It's the intent. Play your way. Play to score. Play to attack. Play with pace. Wonderful.

[@andrewmccann3964]

My last coach played for that FA Cup winning game. Some amazing stories he had and so much football knowledge.

[@KanyeWestLover2022]

What’s his name

[@LeadintoGold11]

If there was no Munich crash, the players we had would’ve won us 3 champions league

[@primroseneog4302]

Mourinho is already out bro

[@Flinstone_Edible]

No Munich crash no treble simple as

[@osamabkb2272]

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[@steliosp1770]

If there was no Munich Air Disaster we 'd have more than 1 treble..

[@redpanties210]

Stelios P or we would dominate the 50-80s but suckass in modern EPL. Just like Liverpool

[@davidlean1060]

There is documentary to be found on you tube called Too Good to Go Down. It is all about the drop into the 2nd division and the retun to top tier football. Fascinating to hear all the players and Tommy Docherty speak about the time. I feel for Dennis Law when I see re runs of that back heeled goal for City against United. Damn near broke Denny's heart that.

[@nickicollis593]

I've been a united fan since 1993 the year I was born, my family are united fans since the 50's

[@Adam.1709]

crazy how 9months after talks of us being relegated there are how title hopes for next season.

[@akeyrtainment8507]

Yea me to LOL

[@godman6634]

That’s comedy

[@sidbhatnagar7545]

Yessir

[@sexyjonjoshelvey7266]

@@sidbhatnagar7545 was this reccomended to you now? Ahaa

[@moravia2027]

Yessir big up Bruno Fernandes

[@aquilarossa5191]

I was four years old, so do not remember it. My step dad brought three suitcases back home for me in 1980 full of complete seasons of MUFC programs. Seasons from the late 40s thru 1978. I read them all over and over. When I was 16 we moved to NZ from Milton Keynes and they sold them in a jumble sale. Would have been worth a pretty penny by now. The thing is though, those programs made me well aware of the post Busby slump and thought similar was possible after Fergie. The manager round about after Fergie is almost an action replay. We always come back, so i am not worried.

[@markant9534]

If Jose stayed we might have seen this happen again! lol!

[@andyb8349]

United won trophies under Jose

[@markant9534]

@@andyb8349 He wouldn`t have this season though.

[@ssvoogel]

Had of? Seriously?

[@markant9534]

@@ssvoogel What?

[@axisv99]

Its inevitable your club is dead

[@bestvibes1848]

As a young United fan I say thanks for the history lesson 🙏

[@-Suhail-]

Looks like history may repeat itself.

[@uzairarif6978]

SuHaIL hopefully

[@voltaik2289]

Stay positive

[@uzairarif6978]

Voltaik u saying that to me

[@voltaik2289]

@@uzairarif6978 no

[@uzairarif6978]

Voltaik oh ok ur teams shit

[@rcastrovexler2]

Its the begining of 22-23 season and ManUtd is going towards relegation at the current pace.

[@TGcomments]

I remember the season well. I remember Dennis Law playing for City and back-heeling United into the second division with a goal he could scarcely celebrate.

[@steliosp1770]

Lovely video, as others have said if you want to know more about this do make sure to watch the documentary "Too good to go down" as some of the people involved are interviewed themselves firsthand. Tifo, a video on Mike Pheelan and Solskjaer is badly needed and frankly long overdue.. but in all seriousness, thanks for your great content. love the attention to detail, character and love you put into this. Keep it coming.

[@nicholasc.5944]

this is quite surreal given what is happening now

[@jacobhackett690]

I want to see Lampards Derby tactics, and Gerard’s Rangers!

[@steliosp1770]

what a time to be alive if Ole gets the United job and Lampard and Gerard then end up in the PL as well.

[@woodside4life]

Anyone can go and see Derby’s tactics...

[@Tifo]

Rangers tactics, under Gerrard: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qprMnKqdpLKho9k

[@jacobhackett690]

Tifo Football What about Derby’s tactics under Lamprd?

[@soludsnak]

@@jacobhackett690 Probably forthcoming lol

[@xavieredwards5836]

Always interesting to learn about the history of clubs. Everyone has a starting point and struggles. Awesome👍

[@TheBloodsuger150]

What. a. video. The comparison they’re trying to draw crystallises with the final sentence. This channel is another level to most football content.

[@nifek7146]

Can you do video on Sala’s career in light of recent events

[@nicleo2339]

Fortunately the plane is found but the search is still on🙏🙏

[@Flinstone_Edible]

@@nicleo2339 he's gone sadly

[@markant9534]

Did you know he was second highest goal scorer in the French league this year behind Neymar?

[@markant9534]

@Sir RabidBike ✔

[@civilservant9528]

fuck no

[@glenrobinson10]

I'd love to see a 1993 video when SAF put all his faith in replacing his departing stars in youth players. I have a feeling that could happen next year and I'm all for it. The Class of 2020 is frighteningly deep and excellent.

[@Robertl-xz6yl]

As an Ipswich fan, this is reassuring 😅

[@joax8070]

Robert L have fun in league 1 next season😂

[@Jiwabaja_Pangaksama]

@@joax8070 i'm about to say that lol 😂

[@moreblack]

Imagine a 2nd division team rising up to win a treble, no one else can do that.

[@ivanvoronov3871]

History is about to repeat itself

[@cleehomes]

Correct in that I am about to illegal things to your mother!!!

[@dark_yanda]

Hehehe Wet dreams

[@faadumomahamud7148]

Were getting UCL so you can sym 🤧

[@plasteckfly]

Martin “Byookan” huh? And Sammy “Macheelroy”? What a riot.

[@hassanopie]

Okay now KZbin recommend me this video after newcastle loss. What a day to be alive😂😂😭

[@harrishartman2]

I love the old logo, no devil and so simple. 💚

[@MorningGI0ry]

Could you do a video on the rise of Manchester City during the mid 60’s-70’s and then their amazing fall from grace that only City could accomplish.

[@Connor_Duncan]

Who’s here when Utd are 17 unbeaten

[@uriustosh]

Relegated by City, the only time City ever had a claim to doing something related to a rivalry with Man U in its entire history up until 2011.

[@JaleelBeig]

Oh shut up "our club didn't exist back then" 😆

[@markant9534]

Wrong City won the old first division the same year that Utd won the European cup in `68.

[@uriustosh]

@@markant9534 That didnt make it a rivalry. They were 2 years removed from 2nd division. They had a few great years, started the begining of a rivalry and then ended it by returning to their place as a bottom feeder, mid table and relegation fodder team. Rivalries are deep, they dont form and last in sports based off a couple years. Calling City a rival before the mid 2010s is grossly ignorant of what real rivalries in football are. Just go to Boca-River, the Istanbul derbies, or Milan derby then come back to me.

[@markant9534]

@@uriustosh When you win the league it means you are the best team in England.

[@tripsys3624]

Now Manchester is blue and oily.

[@havynercaetano7564]

wow, loved the sad tone of the narration on some bad moments of the video. very subtle touch that added a lot to the quality of the material

[@emilturbo5]

You forgot to mention the match that they were relegated. A 1-0 defeat versus their derby rivals Manchester City with a backheel goal by the former United player Dennis Law

[@mivanp2185]

Shows you how fast things can change in Football. 6 years after being champions of Europe you get relegated. Anything is possible in the beautiful game.

[@jamiedevlin5454]

Well that was years ago ur thinking way back

[@mivanp2185]

@@jamiedevlin5454 not really buddy. Look at Leicester City. Nearly relegated went on a run to stay up. Win the premiere league following season. Football doesn't hang about.

[@keelanwalsh9831]

Who's here when United are the best team in Europe now 🥳

[@haydenblack4607]

As a united fan I do not agree as Liverpool are 23 points clear

[@keelanwalsh9831]

@@haydenblack4607 ya but that was b4 lockdown now we are on fire

[@haydenblack4607]

Keelan Walsh in it

[@jux446]

As if lol this isn’t 2007 when you had Ronaldo

[@haydenblack4607]

Jb Bb and what team do u support

[@sandernista6499]

This is a relevant video now

[@lucascastrovazosorio5511]

KZbin recommendations perfect timing

[@ChefPaapii]

How?

[@mrkipling2201]

Busby would have carried on collecting trophies if it wasn’t for Munich.

[@treycumberbatch5257]

Some of the parallels between the mismanagement of Sir Matt's and Fergie's departures are appalling lol

[@soludsnak]

Glad to see some Paul Ansorge content here. I think the last I saw of him was on the world cup history videos but I may have missed some in autumn / winter.

[@tommineur7448]

As a city fan this makes me happy

[@Luna_Azul.7]

You have been relegated to the 3rd division city fan

[@davidalfonso3149]

Watching this is scary so many similarities to what is going on right now

[@mrjones29]

No talk of the most famous backheel of all time ever scored against Man Utd by their former favourite son Denis "KING" Law consigning us to the 2nd division. Highly ironic, probable and totally unforgettable. But you didn't refer to it. Nice video though. Brings back the memories.

[@minato_20]

Your videos has been dead spot on, very entertaining and soothing to watch. Could you please do an analyst of Liverpool Offense, because they seem to having problem on that lately. Like what is wrong with it, what needed to be change? Their offense used to be so fluid last season. I sort of know the problem but can't put as clearly in dept like you. Thank you :)

[@TheKingShakaZulu]

i got goosebumps, man i love this club

[@bernieguy8455]

Tshenolo Rev .Thakadu Plastic

[@Cantona77-08]

Our current form brought me here

[@Cantona77-08]

@Ali Osman dark days. It looks like Liverpool will win the title and we might get relegated. Hope we can reinvent ourselves if it happens.

[@lexi8894]

u can update it after this season ...

[@nabznabz967]

Who’s here 2020 when ole is at the weel and Bruno smashing the EPL

[@JaleelBeig]

5:35 Does to anyone else the Hull City Tiger, like me, reminds you of *MACHETE*

[@Jasond29223]

i'd take 1 year of relegation than another 6 years of abysmal football

[@amalmohamed7062]

soulsnip let us get relegated how glazers sell

[@JC-cn9iq]

Came up today 😂😂😂

[@legalizeranch5333]

No doubt this will happen again if Manchester United keep playing the way they are

[@alanw1990]

Sammy McIlroy is pronounced Mack-el-roy

[@Ballykeith]

And Martin Buchan is Buck-un.

[@BigSmokeMUFC]

Man City fans were searching for this. 😂

[@snakeobias]

except for relegation and the tragic loss, the current parallels are striking. The final quote could easily be applied to OGS's time in charge.

[@kevinprior3549]

How on earth was Law allowed to join City from Utd? But this shows that getting relegated can sometimes do your club good.

[@gustavofring8765]

Watch BT Sport's *Too Good To Go Down* Alternatively read Barton's book of the same name.

[@steliosp1770]

incredible documentary.

[@DevoteeOfAergia]

Brilliant documentary Highlighted every issue around at that time

[@gustavofring8765]

@@DevoteeOfAergia it did not, Frank O'Farrell's side was neglected (among other things) The book apparently has a more detailed information.

[@DevoteeOfAergia]

@@gustavofring8765 Yeah you're right. Their focus was more inclined towards the Matt Docherty part of the story

[@richardbranston6358]

Great watch!! Underrated channel

[@epicgamer3598]

This is where United will be at this rate

[@MrAlwaysBlue]

Pity you didn't mention United's last game of 73-74!

[@doctorjungle5751]

Second-to-last more like

[@deathdragonslayer1]

Pretty crazy back then. From european champions to relegation in the space of 6 yrs. To put it into perspective, 6 years ago van persie was scoring worldies en route to winning the league for united against villa.

[@melbman43]

Thanks Dennis Law

[@nickicollis593]

Rip Busby babe's!

[@TheRock1.0]

3:15 the guy with the ball looks like Sandor Clegane

[@khanhuz]

Beautifully narrated as usual Joe :)

[@JoelJosephReji]

Steve Coppell is very famous in and about certain places in India as he managed those local sides in the Indian Super League.

[@AndrewJohnson51]

Another excellent video. Thanks guys.

[@mujtubahussain6984]

What a video! Well, how about a video on 93’ Marseille European Cup triumph?!

[@j.j.5581]

Man U under ole should get relgated to the Championship.

[@cleehomes]

Hard to get relegated when you are sat in 5th place!!!

[@shantshafwhaanjulius]

Can you do a video on Ole Solskjaer's tactics with man utd so far this season

[@alexanderalwis8871]

another small point to point out. Utd actually gained more fans during that 2nd division season as opposed to loosing fans

[@BrendanP]

Epic and informative! Awesome work.

[@chickenspadge]

To sum up - a hangover from a period of glory, managerial uncertainty, inability to score goals, a star player who couldn't be arsed, plenty of losses with small margins.... Sound familiar?

[@Leftfield71]

The best thing about Man U being relegated (yes, there is something better than Man U being relegated) was Carlisle United being promoted to Division One for the one and only time in their history, and actually leading the league for a couple of weeks. Would love to see both events happen again one day.

[@theastro915]

4:25 It's a match to the number George Best was wearing, and I've never really seen anything this big in the Theater of Nightmares.

[@manofbeard]

Uniteds glory days ended when Fergie retired. Won’t be seeing the sort of success they had for a very long time to come.

[@popsmokieiii8858]

On a TifoFootball binge.

[@matthewdoliveira9421]

This vid should have ended with "and in 1986 Sir Alex Ferguson took charge and the rest is history".

[@syteanric1868]

Seems relegation was the best thing to happen to them at the time

[@hamiltonjack74]

Excellent video yet again, can we possibly get more videos on Irish league teams? They are my favourite as I’m from Northern Ireland

[@SeigoulenSingsit]

The real question is,what if the Munich Air disaster never happened? Would England won another Cup?Would Manchester won European Cups in a row?

[@rupabagchi5465]

No Way You Would Have Defeated The Brazil Sqad of '58 and '62.

[@MrMeoow91]

Here I am 8 months later watching this as Man Utd is 2 points above the drop zone. This is what exactly should happen to United this season, relegation. This will help them clear out Ferguson's glory era and reinventing themselves.

[@sagarhansraj]

Denis Laws scored a back heel goal for man city in the penultimate game of the season, which confirmed relegation for manchester united. How can you leave that out?

[@harrymufc6227]

Didn’t matter, results elsewhere put us down regardless.

[@conky83]

Because it wasn't the loss that confirmed Relegation. It was the rest of the results that day that did it.

[@gamemasteroffun]

It could happen again too! All it takes is 1-2 injuries and boom you’ve lost most of your games. Paul and de gea or Paul and Cavani or Paul and literally anyone else and it could happen.

[@seanfitz79]

Buchan = Buck An and McIlroy = Mack ill Roy. Great video but get your names right ffs

[@JohnSmith-lj4dd]

Ha was just about to post this then saw this.

[@beebeeramone1173]

@@JohnSmith-lj4dd Ditto

[@jimtuite3451]

Too funny for words ...impossible to take the video seriously after hearing that

[@Pkmafffy]

Sean Fitzpatrick?

[@SpotlessLeopard]

All the non United fans making bitter criticisms of the club on here. That obsession proves how and why we're the biggest sporting institution on the planet. Thanks for your inadvertent compliments. We'll never die.

[@champcraft7308]

Looks like you have to make when Manchester United were last relegated again next May

[@JoeAndNickgs]

I love how TIFO are blatantly United fans. Fellow red 💪⚽️🔴✌️

[@i_know_youre_right_but]

Surprised it wasn’t mentioned how bad United’s fans were that season, their fans went on a rampage through little grounds all across the country