League Cup · 2nd Round - 1st Leg (agg 0-1)
Tottenham Hotspur v Manchester United
1–0
Manchester United lost 0–1 to Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane on Wednesday 7th October 1981 in the League Cup.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- Half Time
- 65' Steve Archibald 1–0
- Minute not recorded
- — Mick Duxbury
- Full Time 1–0
Match Facts
Starting XI
Player
Substitutes
Managers
MUFC
Ron Atkinson
Manchester United
OPP
Keith Burkinshaw
Tottenham Hotspur
United vs Tottenham Hotspur History
Meeting 106 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 106 times: 41W 30D 35L.
12 Apr 1980 W 4–1 D1 6 Sep 1980 D 0–0 D1 17 Feb 1981 D 0–0 D1
7 Oct 1981 L 0–1 This match
28 Oct 1981 L 0–1 LC 21 Nov 1981 L 1–3 D1 17 Apr 1982 W 2–0 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 →