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NEWTON HEATH/
MANCHESTER UNITED OPPONENT
Brighton

A statistical compilation of all Newton Heath/Manchester United matches vs selected opponent Brighton including HEAD-TO-HEAD RECORD, RESULTS, STATS and HISTORY. Navigate page below for a statistical breakdown unrivalled by other sites, as we are proud to showcase the club’s entire history of first team games offering stats on appearances, goals, opponent manager, club manager, stadium, competition, opponents, opponent nationality, red cards, cup finals, penalties for, penalties against, own goals for, own goals against, most goals vs opponent, most goals conceded vs opponent, hat-tricks and a chronological list of all matches played vs Brighton.
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Newton Heath/Manchester United vs Brighton
All Time Record

Manchester United club crest PWDLFA
P W D L F A Diff Win%
H 19 13 2 4 32 19 +13 68.42
A 15 7 2 6 22 16 +6 46.67
N 3 1 2 0 6 2 +4 33.33
Total 37 21 6 10 60 37 +23 56.76
Brighton club crest
First Match Played: 16 Jan 1909 W 1-0 FA Cup @ Bank Street  
Last Match Played: 11 Jan 2026 L 1-2 FA Cup @ Old Trafford
Highest Attendance: (99059) 21 May 1983 D 2-2 FA Cup @ Wembley
Most Goals scored v Opponent: (4) See table below
Most Goals Conceded v Opponent: (4) See table below
Goals scored Appearances Opponent Manager Club Manager
No Player Goals Apps
1. Fernandes, Bruno 5 14
2. Rashford, Marcus 4 17
3. Pogba, Paul 3 9
4. Mbeumo, Bryan 2 1
5. Lukaku, Romelu 2 4
6. Greenwood, Mason 2 4
7. Jordan, Joe 2 5
8. Birtles, Garry 2 5
9. Robson, Bryan 2 6
10. Stapleton, Frank 2 6
11. Macari, Lou 2 7
12. Wilkins, Ray 2 9
13. Duxbury, Mick 2 9
14. McTominay, Scott 2 12
15. Halse, Harold 1 1
16. Mejbri, Hannibal 1 1
17. Hughes, Mark 1 2
18. Wallace, Danny 1 2
19. Giggs, Ryan 1 2
20. Cunha, Matheus 1 2
21. Šeško, Benjamin 1 2
22. Pereira, Andreas 1 3
23. Ronaldo, Cristiano 1 3
24. Hojlund, Rasmus 1 3
25. Muhren, Arnold 1 4
26. Diallo, Amad 1 4
27. McIlroy, Sammy 1 5
28. Thomas, Mickey 1 5
29. Whiteside, Norman 1 5
30. Nicholl, Jimmy 1 6
31. Mata, Juan 1 7
32. Matic, Nemanja 1 7
33. Casemiro, Carlos 1 7
34. Coppell, Steve 1 8
35. McQueen, Gordon 1 9
36. Albiston, Arthur 1 12
37. Dalot, Diogo 1 13
No Player Apps Goals
1. Rashford, Marcus 17 4
2. Fernandes, Bruno 14 5
3. Lindelof, Victor 13 0
4. Dalot, Diogo 13 1
5. Albiston, Arthur 12 1
6. de Gea, David 12 0
7. McTominay, Scott 12 2
8. Bailey, Gary 11 0
9. Martial, Anthony 11 0
10. Shaw, Luke 11 0
11. Rodrigues, Fredico "Fred" 10 0
12. Maguire, Harry 10 0
13. McQueen, Gordon 9 1
14. Wilkins, Ray 9 2
15. Duxbury, Mick 9 2
16. Pogba, Paul 9 3
17. Coppell, Steve 8 1
18. Wan-Bissaka, Aaron 8 0
19. Macari, Lou 7 2
20. Moran, Kevin 7 0
21. Mata, Juan 7 1
22. Matic, Nemanja 7 1
23. Casemiro, Carlos 7 1
24. Nicholl, Jimmy 6 1
25. Robson, Bryan 6 2
26. Stapleton, Frank 6 2
27. Lingard, Jesse 6 0
28. Grimes, Ashley 5 0
29. McIlroy, Sammy 5 1
30. Thomas, Mickey 5 1
31. Jordan, Joe 5 2
32. Birtles, Garry 5 2
33. Whiteside, Norman 5 1
34. Young, Ashley 5 0
35. Garnacho, Alejandro 5 0
36. Martinez, Lisandro 5 0
37. Mainoo, Kobbie 5 0
38. Buchan, Martin 4 0
39. Muhren, Arnold 4 1
40. Fellaini, Marouane 4 0
41. Lukaku, Romelu 4 2
42. Bailly, Eric 4 0
43. Greenwood, Mason 4 2
44. James, Daniel 4 0
45. van de Beek, Donny 4 0
46. Sancho, Jadon 4 0
47. Eriksen, Christian 4 0
48. dos Santos, Antony 4 0
49. Onana, Andre 4 0
50. Diallo, Amad 4 1
51. Zirkzee, Joshua 4 0
52. Gidman, John 3 0
53. Bruce, Steve 3 0
54. Ince, Paul 3 0
55. Irwin, Denis 3 0
56. McClair, Brian 3 0
57. Pallister, Gary 3 0
58. Smalling, Chris 3 0
59. Pereira, Andreas 3 1
60. Williams, Brandon 3 0
61. Elanga, Anthony 3 0
62. Ronaldo, Cristiano 3 1
63. Hojlund, Rasmus 3 1
64. de Ligt, Matthijs 3 0
65. Ugarte, Manuel 3 0
66. Yoro, Leny 3 0
67. Jovanovic, Nikola 2 0
68. Moses, Remi 2 0
69. Davies, Alan 2 0
70. Hughes, Mark 2 1
71. Kanchelskis, Andrei 2 0
72. Wallace, Danny 2 1
73. Giggs, Ryan 2 1
74. Parker, Paul 2 0
75. Schmeichel, Peter 2 0
76. Valencia, Antonio 2 0
77. Darmian, Matteo 2 0
78. Rojo, Marcos 2 0
79. Ighalo, Odion 2 0
80. Henderson, Dean 2 0
81. Cavani, Edinson 2 0
82. Telles, Alex 2 0
83. Varane, Raphael 2 0
84. Malacia, Tyrell 2 0
85. Sabitzer, Marcel 2 0
86. Weghorst, Wout 2 0
87. Mazraoui, Noussair 2 0
88. Mount, Mason 2 0
89. Cunha, Matheus 2 1
90. Dorgu, Patrick 2 0
91. Lammens, Senne 2 0
92. Šeško, Benjamin 2 1
93. Bell, Alex 1 0
94. Duckworth, Dick 1 0
95. Halse, Harold 1 1
96. Hayes, Vince 1 0
97. Meredith, Billy 1 0
98. Moger, Harry 1 0
99. Roberts, Charlie 1 0
100. Stacey, George 1 0
101. Turnbull, Jimmy 1 0
102. Turnbull, Sandy 1 0
103. Wall, George 1 0
104. Roche, Paddy 1 0
105. McGarvey, Scott 1 0
106. McGrath, Paul 1 0
107. Beckham, David 1 0
108. Martin, Lee A. 1 0
109. Walsh, Gary 1 0
110. Webb, Neil 1 0
111. Gillespie, Keith 1 0
112. Phelan, Mike 1 0
113. Sharpe, Lee 1 0
114. Ibrahimovic, Zlatan 1 0
115. Mkhitaryan, Henrikh 1 0
116. Romero, Sergio 1 0
117. Herrera, Ander 1 0
118. Jones, Phil 1 0
119. Mejbri, Hannibal 1 1
120. Pellistri, Facundo 1 0
121. Reguilon, Sergio 1 0
122. Amrabat, Sofyan 1 0
123. Evans, Jonny 1 0
124. Collyer, Toby 1 0
125. Heaven, Ayden 1 0
126. Mbeumo, Bryan 1 2
127. Lacey, Shea 1 0
No Opponent Manager Count
1. Potter, Graham 8
2. Mullery, Alan 6
3. Hughton, Chris 5
4. de Zerbi, Roberto 4
5. Hurzeler, Fabian 4
6. Bailey, Mike 3
7. Melia, Jimmy 3
8. Lloyd, Barry 3
9. Robson, John 1
No MUFC Managers Count
Stadiums Manchester United have played at Manchester United by competition Manchester United opponents Manchester United opponent nationality
No Stadium Count
1. Old Trafford 18
2. Amex Stadium 9
3. Goldstone Ground 6
4. Wembley 3
5. Bank Street 1
No Competition Count
1. Premiership 17
2. FA Cup 9
3. League Division One 8
4. League Cup 3
No Opponent Count
1. Brighton 37
No Nationality Count
1. England 37
Manchester United red cards Manchester United Cup Finals
No Date Player HAN WDL F-A
1. 16-01-1909 Meredith, Billy H W 1-0
2. 11-01-2026 Lacey, Shea H L 1-2
No Date WDL F-A Opponent Competition
1. 21-05-1983 D 2-2 Brighton FA Cup
2. 26-05-1983 W 4-0 Brighton FA Cup
Manchester United penalties scored Manchester United penalties conceded
No Date Player Pens WDL F-A Competition
1. 26-05-1983 Muhren, Arnold 1 W 4-0 FA Cup
2. 19-08-2018 Pogba, Paul 1 L 2-3 Premiership
3. 19-01-2019 Pogba, Paul 1 W 2-1 Premiership
4. 26-09-2020 Fernandes, Bruno 1 W 3-2 Premiership
5. 19-01-2025 Fernandes, Bruno 1 L 1-3 Premiership
No Date Count F-A Competition Opponent scorers
1. 19-08-2018 1 2-3 Premiership Glenn Murray 25', Shane Duffy 27', Pascal Gross 44' (pen)
2. 26-09-2020 1 3-2 Premiership Neal Maupay 40' (pen), Solly March 90'+5
3. 04-05-2023 1 0-1 Premiership Alexis Mac Allister 90'+9 (pen)
Manchester United own goals for Manchester United own goals against
No Date OG F-A Scorers
1. 25-11-2017 1 1-0 Lewis Dunk 66' (o.g.)
2. 26-09-2020 1 3-2 Lewis Dunk 43' (o.g.), Marcus Rashford 55', Bruno Fernandes 90'+10 (pen)
3. 07-08-2022 1 1-2 Alexis Mac Allister 68' (o.g.)
Date OG WDL F-A HAN Comp Player
No own goals against found vs Brighton.
Manchester United most goals scored vs opponent Manchester United most goals conceded vs opponent
Date Opponent WDL F-A HAN Competition
22-11-1980 Brighton W 4-1 A League Division One
26-05-1983 Brighton W 4-0 N FA Cup
25-10-2025 Brighton W 4-2 H Premiership
Date Opponent WDL F-A HAN Competition
07-05-2022 Brighton L 0-4 A Premiership
Manchester United Hat-tricks vs opponent  
No Date Player G WDL F-A Competition
No hat-tricks found vs Brighton.
 
Matches played vs Brighton
No Date Comp WDL F-A HAN Scorers Opp Scorers
1. 16-01-1909 FAC W 1-0 H Harold Halse 30'
2. 06-10-1979 Div 1 W 2-0 H Steve Coppell 26', Lou Macari 58'
3. 15-03-1980 Div 1 D 0-0 A
4. 22-11-1980 Div 1 W 4-1 A Joe Jordan 12', 38' Sammy McIlroy 44', Mick Duxbury 84' *Andy Ritchie 68'
5. 03-01-1981 FAC D 2-2 H Mick Duxbury 70', Mickey Thomas 74' Brian Horton 12', *Andy Ritchie 23'
6. 07-01-1981 FAC W 2-0 A Jimmy Nicholl 33', Garry Birtles 72'
7. 10-01-1981 Div 1 W 2-1 H Gordon McQueen 34', Lou Macari 63' *Andy Ritchie 62'
8. 28-11-1981 Div 1 W 2-0 H Garry Birtles 38', Frank Stapleton 68'
9. 24-04-1982 Div 1 W 1-0 A Ray Wilkins 87'
10. 06-11-1982 Div 1 L 0-1 A Peter Ward 83'
11. 19-03-1983 Div 1 D 1-1 H Arthur Albiston 56' Steve Gatting 7'
12. 21-05-1983 FAC D 2-2 N Frank Stapleton 55', Ray Wilkins 72' Gordon Smith 14', Gary Stevens 87'
13. 26-05-1983 FAC W 4-0 N Bryan Robson 25', 44', Norman Whiteside 29', Arnold Muhren 63' (pen)
14. 23-09-1992 LC D 1-1 A Danny Wallace 36' Matthew Edwards 72'
15. 07-10-1992 LC W 1-0 H Mark Hughes 14'
16. 23-01-1993 FAC W 1-0 H Ryan Giggs 75'
17. 25-11-2017 PL W 1-0 H Lewis Dunk 66' (o.g.)
18. 17-03-2018 FAC W 2-0 H Romelu Lukaku 37', Nemanja Matic 83'
19. 04-05-2018 PL L 0-1 A Pascal Gross 57'
20. 19-08-2018 PL L 2-3 A Romelu Lukaku 34', Paul Pogba 90+4' (pen) Glenn Murray 25', Shane Duffy 27', Pascal Gross 44' (pen)
21. 19-01-2019 PL W 2-1 H Paul Pogba 27' (pen), Marcus Rashford 42' Pascal Gross 72'
22. 10-11-2019 PL W 3-1 H Andreas Pereira 17', Scott McTominay 19', Marcus Rashford 66' Lewis Dunk 64'
23. 30-06-2020 PL W 3-0 A Mason Greenwood 16', Bruno Fernandes 29', 50'
24. 26-09-2020 PL W 3-2 A Lewis Dunk 43' (o.g.), Marcus Rashford 55', Bruno Fernandes 90'+10 (pen) Neal Maupay 40' (pen), Solly March 90'+5
25. 30-09-2020 LC W 3-0 A Scott McTominay 44', Juan Mata 73', Paul Pogba 80'
26. 04-04-2021 PL W 2-1 H Marcus Rashford 63', Mason Greenwood 83' *Danny Welbeck 13'
27. 15-02-2022 PL W 2-0 H Cristiano Ronaldo 51', Bruno Fernandes 90'+7
28. 07-05-2022 PL L 0-4 A Moises Caicedo 15', Marc Cucurella 49', Pascal Gross 57', Leandro Trossard 60'
29. 07-08-2022 PL L 1-2 H Alexis Mac Allister 68' (o.g.) Pascal Gross 30', 39'
30. 23-04-2023 FAC D 0-0 N
31. 04-05-2023 PL L 0-1 A Alexis Mac Allister 90'+9 (pen)
32. 16-09-2023 PL L 1-3 H Hannibal Mejbri 73' *Danny Welbeck 20', Pascal Gross 53', Joao Pedro 71'
33. 19-05-2024 PL W 2-0 A Diogo Dalot 73', Rasmus Hojlund 88'
34. 24-08-2024 PL L 1-2 A Amad Diallo 60' *Danny Welbeck 32', Joao Pedro 90'+5
35. 19-01-2025 PL L 1-3 H Bruno Fernandes 23' (pen) Yankuba Minteh 5', Kaoru Mitoma 60', Georginio Rutter 76'
36. 25-10-2025 PL W 4-2 H Matheus Cunha 24', Casemiro 34', Bryan Mbeumo 61', 90'+6 *Danny Welbeck 74', Charalampos Kostoulas 90'+2
37. 11-01-2026 FAC L 1-2 H Benjamin Šeško 85' Brajan Gruda 12', *Danny Welbeck 64'
 

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