FA Cup · 4th Round - Replay

Manchester United v Sunderland

3–0

Wednesday 29th January 1986 · Old Trafford · Att: 43,402

Manchester United beat Sunderland 3–0 at Old Trafford on Wednesday 29th January 1986 in the FA Cup. Norman Whiteside (28') and Jesper Olsen (38', 54') scored for United.

Timeline

Running score

Kick Off
15' Clayton Blackmore for Strachan
28' Norman Whiteside 1–0
38' Jesper Olsen 2–0
Half Time
54' Jesper Olsen pen 3–0
Full Time 3–0

Match Facts

Starting XI

Player

1 Gary Bailey

2 John Gidman

3 Arthur Albiston

4 Norman Whiteside 28'

10 Jesper Olsen 38', 54'

11 Colin Gibson

Substitutes

Clayton Blackmore

15' for Strachan

Managers

MUFC

Ron Atkinson

Manchester United

OPP

Lawrie McMenemy

Sunderland

United vs Sunderland History

Meeting 106 of 147

147

Played

Won

Drawn

Lost

254

Goals For

208

Goals Against

All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 4th March 1893. After this match United had played Sunderland 106 times: 40W 30D 36L.

24 Nov 1984 L 2–3 D1 27 Apr 1985 D 2–2 D1 25 Jan 1986 D 0–0 FAC

29 Jan 1986 W 3–0 This match

1 Sep 1990 L 1–2 D1 12 Jan 1991 W 3–0 D1 6 Jan 1996 D 2–2 FAC

All-time	P	W	D	L	F	A	Win%
Home	73	43	18	12	150	77	58.9
Away	73	23	20	30	99	130	31.5
Neutral	1	1	0	0	5	1	100.0

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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 →