O'Farrell and Musgrove were both sacked by Manchester United in December 1972, after a disastrous 5–0 loss at Crystal Palace. In January 1973, Musgrove took the manager's job at Torquay United, a post that O'Farrell had held himself five years earlier.
In December 1972, both O'Farrell and Musgrove were fired from Manchester United after a humiliating loss at Crystal Palace.  Musgrove then took the helm at Torquay United in January 1973, a position that O'Farrell had previously held himself five years earlier.