League Division One · Matchday 04
Aston Villa v Manchester United
1–1
Manchester United drew 1–1 with Aston Villa at Villa Park on Saturday 12th September 1981 in the League Division One. Frank Stapleton (42') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 16' Gordon Cowans 1–0
- 42' Frank Stapleton 1–1
- Full Time 1–1
Starting XI
Player
Substitutes
No substitutes recorded
Managers
MUFC
Ron Atkinson
Manchester United
OPP
Ron Saunders
Aston Villa
United vs Aston Villa History
Meeting 111 of 202
202
Played
108
Won
42
Drawn
52
Lost
372
Goals For
259
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 19th November 1892. After this match United had played Aston Villa 111 times: 49W 23D 39L.
23 Apr 1980 W 2–1 D1 8 Oct 1980 D 3–3 D1 14 Mar 1981 D 3–3 D1
12 Sep 1981 D 1–1 This match
6 Feb 1982 W 4–1 D1 20 Nov 1982 L 1–2 D1 1 Jan 1983 W 3–1 D1 | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 100 | 69 | 18 | 13 | 214 | 87 | 69.0 |
| Away | 99 | 38 | 24 | 37 | 154 | 166 | 38.4 |
| Neutral | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 33.3 |
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 →