League Division One · Matchday 06
Watford v Manchester United
1–0
Manchester United lost 0–1 to Watford at Vicarage Road on Tuesday 16th September 1986 in the League Division One.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- Half Time
- 75' Iwan Roberts 1–0
- Full Time 1–0
Starting XI
Player
Substitutes
No substitutes recorded
Managers
MUFC
Ron Atkinson
Manchester United
OPP
Graham Taylor
Watford
United vs Watford History
Meeting 15 of 37
37
Played
24
Won
6
Drawn
7
Lost
64
Goals For
34
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 28th January 1950. After this match United had played Watford 15 times: 6W 5D 4L.
13 May 1985 L 1–5 D1 30 Nov 1985 D 1–1 D1 3 May 1986 D 1–1 D1
16 Sep 1986 L 0–1 This match
14 Feb 1987 W 3–1 D1 22 Aug 1987 W 2–0 D1 2 Jan 1988 W 1–0 D1 | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 33 | 9 | 70.6 |
| Away | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 25 | 24 | 55.6 |
| Neutral | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 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 →