League Division One · Matchday 22
Manchester United v Aston Villa
3–1
Manchester United beat Aston Villa 3–1 at Old Trafford on Saturday 1st January 1983 in the League Division One. Frank Stapleton (29', 77') and Steve Coppell (64') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 29' Frank Stapleton 1–0
- 31' Gordon Cowans pen 1–1
- Half Time
- 64' Steve Coppell 2–1
- 77' Frank Stapleton 3–1
- Full Time 3–1
Match Facts
Starting XI
Substitutes
No substitutes recorded
Managers
MUFC
Ron Atkinson
Manchester United
OPP
Tony Barton
Aston Villa
United vs Aston Villa History
Meeting 114 of 203
203
Played
108
Won
43
Drawn
52
Lost
376
Goals For
263
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 19th November 1892. After this match United had played Aston Villa 114 times: 51W 23D 40L.
12 Sep 1981 D 1–1 D1 6 Feb 1982 W 4–1 D1 20 Nov 1982 L 1–2 D1
1 Jan 1983 W 3–1 This match
5 Nov 1983 L 1–2 D1 3 Mar 1984 W 3–0 D1 6 Oct 1984 L 0–3 D1 | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 101 | 69 | 19 | 13 | 218 | 91 | 68.3 |
| Away | 99 | 38 | 24 | 37 | 154 | 166 | 38.4 |
| Neutral | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 33.3 |
Match results, lineups and goalscorers compiled from mufcinfo.com; advanced match statistics (xG, shots, possession) via FBref and FotMob where available. Last updated 9 November 2026. How we compile this data →