League Division One · Matchday 42
Watford v Manchester United
1–1
Manchester United drew 1–1 with Watford at Vicarage Road on Saturday 3rd May 1986 in the League Division One. Mark Hughes (23') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 23' Mark Hughes 0–1
- Half Time
- 73' Luther Blisset 1–1
- Minute not recorded
- — Jesper Olsen
- Full Time 1–1
Starting XI
Player
9 Mark Hughes 23'
Substitutes
Managers
MUFC
Ron Atkinson
Manchester United
OPP
Graham Taylor
Watford
United vs Watford History
Meeting 14 of 37
37
Played
24
Won
6
Drawn
7
Lost
64
Goals For
34
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 28th January 1950. After this match United had played Watford 14 times: 6W 5D 3L.
25 Aug 1984 D 1–1 D1 13 May 1985 L 1–5 D1 30 Nov 1985 D 1–1 D1
3 May 1986 D 1–1 This match
16 Sep 1986 L 0–1 D1 14 Feb 1987 W 3–1 D1 22 Aug 1987 W 2–0 D1 | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 33 | 9 | 70.6 |
| Away | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 25 | 24 | 55.6 |
| Neutral | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 100.0 |
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 →