League Division One · Matchday 24
Southampton v Manchester United
1–1
Manchester United drew 1–1 with Southampton at The Dell on Saturday 3rd January 1987 in the League Division One. Jesper Olsen (11') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 4' Nick Holmes 1–0
- 11' Jesper Olsen 1–1
- Half Time
- 80' Peter Davenport for Gill
- Minute not recorded
- — Liam O'Brien
- Full Time 1–1
Match Facts
Starting XI
Player
11 Jesper Olsen 11'
Substitutes
Peter Davenport
80' for Gill
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Chris Nicholl
Southampton
United vs Southampton History
Meeting 66 of 135
135
Played
70
Won
38
Drawn
27
Lost
239
Goals For
147
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 13th February 1897. After this match United had played Southampton 66 times: 28W 20D 18L.
13 Sep 1986 W 5–1 D1 29 Oct 1986 D 0–0 LC 4 Nov 1986 L 1–4 LC
3 Jan 1987 D 1–1 This match
15 Aug 1987 D 2–2 D1 16 Jan 1988 L 0–2 D1 19 Nov 1988 D 2–2 D1 | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 65 | 41 | 15 | 9 | 134 | 64 | 63.1 |
| Away | 67 | 27 | 23 | 17 | 101 | 80 | 40.3 |
| Neutral | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 66.7 |
Match results, lineups and goalscorers compiled from mufcinfo.com; advanced match statistics (xG, shots, possession) via FBref and FotMob where available. Last updated 29 September 2026. How we compile this data →