Manchester United F.C. 9–0 Ipswich Town F.C.
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| Event | 1994–95 FA Premier League | ||||||
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| Date | 4 March 1995 | ||||||
| Venue | Old Trafford, Manchester | ||||||
| Referee | Graham Poll (Tilehurst) | ||||||
| Attendance | 43,804 | ||||||
The 1994–95 season match between Manchester United and Ipswich Town at Old Trafford, Manchester, took place on 4 March 1995. The two teams went into the match at opposite ends of the table, although Ipswich had beaten United earlier in the season 3–2 at Portman Road.[1] Andy Cole scored a Premier League record five goals in the game to set up a 9–0 win for Manchester United, another Premier League scoring record.[2]
Background
Manchester United were the reigning Premier League champions,[3] while Ipswich had narrowly avoided relegation to the First Division in the final minutes of the previous season, finishing one place above the relegation zone, after Sheffield United and Oldham Athletic lost their respective games and got relegated consequently.[4]
Manchester United went into the match three points behind league leaders Blackburn Rovers, and therefore needed a win to maintain the pressure on the Lancashire club going into the last two months of the season. Meanwhile, Ipswich Town were in 21st place in the league, three points ahead of bottom club Leicester City, but eight points away from escaping the relegation zone.[5]
Prior to this match, the two teams had met 50 times in all competitions, with Manchester United having the upper hand with 24 wins to Ipswich's 18. The remaining eight matches, which finished as draws, were all in the league, where it was a similar story, with Manchester United winning 20 of the teams' 45 meetings, while Ipswich had 17 wins.[6] The most recent game between the two sides, however, on 24 September 1994, finished in a 3–2 win for Ipswich at their home, Portman Road.
Match
Details
| Manchester United | 9–0 | Ipswich Town |
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Keane  16'Cole 24', 37', 53', 65', 89'Hughes 54', 59'Ince 73' |
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Statistics
| Statistic | Manchester United | Ipswich Town |
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| Goals scored | 9 | 0 |
| Shots on target | 14 | 1 |
| Shots off target | 7 | 5 |
| Free kicks | 8 | 10 |
| Offside | 3 | 2 |
| Fouls committed | 7 | 6 |
| Corner kicks | 8 | 4 |
| Yellow cards | 0 | 2 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |
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Reaction
The result was Manchester United's biggest league win in 103 years, matching the nine-goal margin they recorded in a 10–1 win at home to Wolverhampton Wanderers on 15 October 1892.[8] It wiped out Blackburn's goal difference advantage at the top of the table as Rovers beat Aston Villa 1–0 at Villa Park on the same day, although Rovers' manager Kenny Dalglish shrugged off the result saying, "You only get three points whether you win 9–0 or 1–0".[9]
Manchester United went on to finish second in the league, just one point behind Blackburn, while Ipswich were relegated, finishing bottom of the league.[10]
Cole's record five-goal haul was later equalled by Alan Shearer – for Newcastle United against Sheffield Wednesday in September 1999;[11] Jermain Defoe – for Tottenham Hotspur against Wigan Athletic in November 2009;[12] Dimitar Berbatov – for Manchester United against Blackburn Rovers in November 2010;[13] and Sergio Agüero – for Manchester City against Newcastle United in October 2015.[14]
Ipswich goalkeeper Forrest went on to concede a further seven goals against Manchester United, playing for West Ham United in a 7–1 defeat in April 2000.[15]
References
Specific
- ^ "Results & Matches on: Sat, 24 Sep 1994". Soccerbase. Retrieved 13 April 2011.
- ^ Coppack, Nick; Kane, Laura (30 August 2011). "Video: Ipswich 9-0". ManUtd.com. Manchester United. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
- ^ "Premiership 1993/94". Soccerbase. Racing Post. Retrieved 14 April 2011.
- ^ Nichols, Tim (8 May 2008). "The agony and the esctasy [sic] of those last day escape acts". Daily Mail. Retrieved 14 April 2011.
- ^ "English Premier League 1994–1995 : Table". statto.com. Statto Organisation. Retrieved 27 October 2009.
- ^ "United versus Ipswich Town". StretfordEnd.co.uk. Retrieved 15 April 2010.
- ^ Butler, Cliff, ed. (1995). Manchester United Official Yearbook 1995. Manchester: Manchester United Football Club. p. 71.
- ^ a b Jervis, Rachel, ed. (1995). Manchester United: Official Review of the 94/95 Season. Manchester: Manchester United Football Club. pp. 120–1. ISBN 086369-814-X.
- ^ Miller, Nick (19 October 2014). "Top Tenner: Biggest wins in Premier League history". ESPN FC. ESPN Internet Ventures. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
- ^ "Premiership 1994/95". Soccerbase. Racing Post. Retrieved 13 April 2011.
- ^ "Shear Magic – Alan's greatest moments!". BBC Tyne. British Broadcasting Corporation. 17 January 2006. Retrieved 15 July 2009.
- ^ Fletcher, Paul (22 November 2009). "Tottenham 9–1 Wigan". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 22 November 2009.
- ^ Chowdhury, Saj (27 November 2010). "Man United 7–1 Blackburn". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 27 November 2010.
- ^ Bevan, Chris (3 October 2015). "Man City 6-1 Newcastle". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). Retrieved 29 October 2015.
- ^ "Results & Matches on: Sat, 1 Apr 2000". Soccerbase. Racing Post. Retrieved 13 April 2011.
General
- Rob McCaffrey, Tony Gubba (1995). Record Breakers: Manchester United 9–0 Ipswich Town (VHS). Granada Sports Television. ASIN B000057K06.