League Cup · 3rd Round

Manchester United v Everton

1–2

Tuesday 30th October 1984 · Old Trafford · Att: 50,918

Manchester United lost 1–2 to Everton at Old Trafford on Tuesday 30th October 1984 in the League Cup. Alan Brazil (23') scored for United.

Timeline

Running score

Kick Off
23' Alan Brazil 1–0
43' Graeme Sharp pen 1–1
Half Time
85' John Gidman OG 1–2
Minute not recorded
— Frank Stapleton
Full Time 1–2

Match Facts

Alan Brazil's 5th goal of 1984-1985, and his 5th for United.

Starting XI

Player

2 John Gidman 85'

3 Arthur Albiston

8 Gordon Strachan

10 Alan Brazil 23'

11 Jesper Olsen

Substitutes

Frank Stapleton

Managers

MUFC

Ron Atkinson

Manchester United

OPP

Howard Kendall

Everton

United vs Everton History

Meeting 123 of 216

216

Played

97

Won

50

Drawn

69

Lost

326

Goals For

292

Goals Against

All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 24th September 1892. After this match United had played Everton 123 times: 45W 28D 50L.

3 Dec 1983 L 0–1 D1 5 May 1984 D 1–1 D1 27 Oct 1984 L 0–5 D1

30 Oct 1984 L 1–2 This match

2 Mar 1985 D 1–1 D1 18 May 1985 W 1–0 FAC 10 Aug 1985 L 0–2 CS

All-time	P	W	D	L	F	A	Win%
Home	105	59	26	20	183	98	56.2
Away	105	36	23	46	140	189	34.3
Neutral	6	2	1	3	3	5	33.3

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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 →