League Division One · Matchday 05
Manchester United v Southampton
5–1
Manchester United beat Southampton 5–1 at Old Trafford on Saturday 13th September 1986 in the League Division One. Jesper Olsen (22'), Peter Davenport (25'), Frank Stapleton (36', 83') and Norman Whiteside (53') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 22' Jesper Olsen pen 1–0
- 23' Colin Clarke 1–1
- 25' Peter Davenport 2–1
- 31' Terry Gibson for Strachan
- 36' Frank Stapleton 3–1
- Half Time
- 53' Norman Whiteside 4–1
- 83' Frank Stapleton 5–1
- Full Time 5–1
Match Facts
Starting XI
Substitutes
Terry Gibson
31' for Strachan
Managers
MUFC
Ron Atkinson
Manchester United
OPP
Chris Nicholl
Southampton
United vs Southampton History
Meeting 63 of 135
135
Played
70
Won
38
Drawn
27
Lost
239
Goals For
147
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 13th February 1897. After this match United had played Southampton 63 times: 28W 18D 17L.
24 Apr 1985 D 0–0 D1 28 Sep 1985 W 1–0 D1 1 Mar 1986 L 0–1 D1
13 Sep 1986 W 5–1 This match
29 Oct 1986 D 0–0 LC 4 Nov 1986 L 1–4 LC 3 Jan 1987 D 1–1 D1 | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 65 | 41 | 15 | 9 | 134 | 64 | 63.1 |
| Away | 67 | 27 | 23 | 17 | 101 | 80 | 40.3 |
| Neutral | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 66.7 |
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 →