League Division One · Matchday 17
Watford v Manchester United
0–1
Manchester United beat Watford 1–0 at Vicarage Road on Saturday 4th December 1982 in the League Division One. Norman Whiteside (59') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- Half Time
- 59' Norman Whiteside 0–1
- Full Time 0–1
Starting XI
Player
Substitutes
No substitutes recorded
Managers
MUFC
Ron Atkinson
Manchester United
OPP
Graham Taylor
Watford
United vs Watford History
Meeting 7 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 7 times: 4W 1D 2L.
10 Apr 1970 W 2–0 FAC 4 Oct 1978 L 1–2 LC 2 Jan 1982 L 0–1 FAC
4 Dec 1982 W 1–0 This match
23 Apr 1983 W 2–0 D1 19 Nov 1983 W 4–1 D1 17 Apr 1984 D 0–0 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 →