League Division One · Matchday 04
Manchester United v Sunderland
1–1
Manchester United drew 1–1 with Sunderland at Old Trafford on Saturday 30th August 1980 in the League Division One. Nikola Jovanovic (59') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- Half Time
- 59' Nikola Jovanovic 1–0
- 84' Alan Brown 1–1
- Full Time 1–1
Starting XI
Player
Substitutes
No substitutes recorded
Managers
MUFC
Dave Sexton
Manchester United
OPP
Ken Knighton
Sunderland
United vs Sunderland History
Meeting 95 of 147
147
Played
67
Won
38
Drawn
42
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 95 times: 36W 25D 34L.
6 Oct 1976 W 1–0 LC 10 Nov 1976 D 3–3 D1 11 Apr 1977 L 1–2 D1
30 Aug 1980 D 1–1 This match
28 Jan 1981 L 0–2 D1 7 Nov 1981 W 5–1 D1 27 Mar 1982 D 0–0 D1 | 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 |
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 →