League Division One · Matchday 22

Chelsea v Manchester United

1–3

Saturday 29th December 1984 · Stamford Bridge · Att: 42,197

Manchester United beat Chelsea 3–1 at Stamford Bridge on Saturday 29th December 1984 in the League Division One. Mark Hughes (23'), Remi Moses (26') and Frank Stapleton (63') scored for United.

Timeline

Running score

Kick Off
5' Gordon Davies 1–0
23' Mark Hughes 1–1
26' Remi Moses 1–2
Half Time
63' Frank Stapleton 1–3
Full Time 1–3

Match Facts

Starting XI

Player

4 Remi Moses 26'

9 Frank Stapleton 63'

10 Mark Hughes 23'

11 Arnold Muhren

Substitutes

No substitutes recorded

Managers

MUFC

Ron Atkinson

Manchester United

OPP

John Neal

Chelsea

United vs Chelsea History

Meeting 93 of 199

199

Played

Won

Drawn

Lost

312

Goals For

238

Goals Against

All-time record, from the first meeting on Monday 25th December 1905. After this match United had played Chelsea 93 times: 46W 24D 23L.

15 Jan 1979 W 3–0 FAC 16 May 1979 D 1–1 D1 5 Sep 1984 D 1–1 D1

29 Dec 1984 W 3–1 This match

26 Oct 1985 W 2–1 D1 9 Apr 1986 L 1–2 D1 28 Sep 1986 L 0–1 D1

All-time	P	W	D	L	F	A	Win%
Home	94	42	32	20	148	88	44.7
Away	94	37	25	32	149	136	39.4
Neutral	11	3	4	4	15	14	27.3

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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 →