League Division One · Matchday 21
Aston Villa v Manchester United
1–3
Manchester United beat Aston Villa 3–1 at Villa Park on Saturday 14th December 1985 in the League Division One. Clayton Blackmore (19'), Gordon Strachan (67') and Mark Hughes (71') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 19' Clayton Blackmore 0–1
- 29' Steve Hodge 1–1
- Half Time
- 67' Gordon Strachan 1–2
- 71' Mark Hughes 1–3
- 85' Alan Brazil for Stapleton
- Full Time 1–3
Match Facts
Starting XI
Player
9 Mark Hughes 71'
Substitutes
Alan Brazil
85' for Stapleton
Managers
MUFC
Ron Atkinson
Manchester United
OPP
Graham Turner
Aston Villa
United vs Aston Villa History
Meeting 120 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 120 times: 55W 23D 42L.
6 Oct 1984 L 0–3 D1 23 Mar 1985 W 4–0 D1 17 Aug 1985 W 4–0 D1
14 Dec 1985 W 3–1 This match
13 Dec 1986 D 3–3 D1 9 May 1987 W 3–1 D1 5 Nov 1988 D 1–1 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 →