League Division One · Matchday 40
Tottenham Hotspur v Manchester United
4–0
Manchester United lost 0–4 to Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane on Monday 4th May 1987 in the League Division One.
Timeline
- Kick Off
- 30' Mitchell Thomas
- Half Time
- 54' Clayton Blackmore for Sivebaek
- 63' Mitchell Thomas
- 74' Clive Allen 47' (pen) Paul Allen
- Full Time 4–0
Running score not shown: the recorded goals for this match don’t include every minute, or don’t reconcile with the final score.
Starting XI
Player
Substitutes
Clayton Blackmore
54' for Sivebaek
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
David Pleat
Tottenham Hotspur
United vs Tottenham Hotspur History
Meeting 119 of 207
207
Played
96
Won
53
Drawn
58
Lost
326
Goals For
274
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 28th January 1899. After this match United had played Tottenham Hotspur 119 times: 46W 34D 39L.
16 Nov 1985 D 0–0 D1 19 Apr 1986 D 0–0 D1 7 Dec 1986 D 3–3 D1
4 May 1987 L 0–4 This match
26 Sep 1987 W 1–0 D1 23 Feb 1988 D 1–1 D1 1 Oct 1988 D 2–2 D1 | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 103 | 67 | 17 | 19 | 195 | 107 | 65.0 |
| Away | 100 | 28 | 35 | 37 | 128 | 162 | 28.0 |
| Neutral | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 25.0 |
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 →