League Division One · Matchday 24
Birmingham City v Manchester United
1–2
Manchester United beat Birmingham City 2–1 at St Andrews on Saturday 15th January 1983 in the League Division One. Norman Whiteside (49') and Bryan Robson (55') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- Half Time
- 49' Norman Whiteside 0–1
- 54' Kevin Dillon pen 1–1
- 55' Bryan Robson 1–2
- Full Time 1–2
Match Facts
Starting XI
Player
7 Bryan Robson 55'
Substitutes
No substitutes recorded
Managers
MUFC
Ron Atkinson
Manchester United
OPP
Ron Saunders
Birmingham City
United vs Birmingham City History
Meeting 87 of 106
106
Played
49
Won
32
Drawn
25
Lost
164
Goals For
114
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 22nd April 1893. After this match United had played Birmingham City 87 times: 36W 26D 25L.
17 Oct 1981 D 1–1 D1 6 Mar 1982 W 1–0 D1 28 Aug 1982 W 3–0 D1
15 Jan 1983 W 2–1 This match
7 Feb 1984 D 2–2 D1 7 Apr 1984 W 1–0 D1 1 Jan 1986 W 1–0 D1 | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 50 | 32 | 9 | 9 | 85 | 37 | 64.0 |
| Away | 51 | 14 | 21 | 16 | 67 | 72 | 27.5 |
| Neutral | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 60.0 |
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 →