FA Cup · 5th Round
Blackburn Rovers v Manchester United
0–2
Manchester United beat Blackburn Rovers 2–0 at Ewood Park on Friday 15th February 1985 in the FA Cup. Gordon Strachan (7') and Paul McGrath (87') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 7' Gordon Strachan 0–1
- Half Time
- 87' Paul McGrath 0–2
- Full Time 0–2
Match Facts
Starting XI
Player
7 Paul McGrath 87'
Substitutes
No substitutes recorded
Managers
MUFC
Ron Atkinson
Manchester United
OPP
Bobby Saxton
Blackburn Rovers
United vs Blackburn Rovers History
Meeting 70 of 113
113
Played
52
Won
29
Drawn
32
Lost
211
Goals For
165
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 3rd September 1892. After this match United had played Blackburn Rovers 70 times: 27W 17D 26L.
3 Apr 1965 W 5–0 D1 6 Nov 1965 D 2–2 D1 7 May 1966 W 4–1 D1
15 Feb 1985 W 2–0 This match
24 Oct 1992 D 0–0 PL 3 May 1993 W 3–1 PL 26 Dec 1993 D 1–1 PL | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 55 | 31 | 14 | 10 | 118 | 62 | 56.4 |
| Away | 57 | 20 | 15 | 22 | 91 | 103 | 35.1 |
| Neutral | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100.0 |
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 →