League Division One · Matchday 05

Manchester United v Chelsea

3–1

Monday 31st August 1987 · Old Trafford · Att: 46,478

Manchester United beat Chelsea 3–1 at Old Trafford on Monday 31st August 1987 in the League Division One. Brian McClair (25'), Gordon Strachan (48') and Norman Whiteside (83') scored for United.

Timeline

Running score

Kick Off
21' Gary Walsh OG 0–1
25' Brian McClair 1–1
Half Time
48' Gordon Strachan 2–1
77' Colin Gibson for Albiston
83' Norman Whiteside 3–1
Full Time 3–1

Match Facts

Starting XI

Player

1 Gary Walsh 21'

8 Gordon Strachan 48'

9 Brian McClair 25'

10 Norman Whiteside 83'

11 Jesper Olsen

Substitutes

Colin Gibson

77' for Albiston

Managers

MUFC

Alex Ferguson

Manchester United

OPP

John Hollins

Chelsea

United vs Chelsea History

Meeting 98 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 98 times: 48W 25D 25L.

9 Apr 1986 L 1–2 D1 28 Sep 1986 L 0–1 D1 21 Feb 1987 D 1–1 D1

31 Aug 1987 W 3–1 This match

30 Jan 1988 W 2–0 FAC 13 Feb 1988 W 2–1 D1 25 Nov 1989 D 0–0 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 →