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Manchester United vs Brighton
Complete Head-to-Head Record
Manchester United head-to-head record against Brighton

Explore the complete all-time statistical record of every competitive first-team match played by Newton Heath and Manchester United against Brighton.

This archive includes the full head-to-head record, results, wins, draws, defeats, goals scored, goals conceded, venues, competitions, managers, attendances, red cards, penalties, own goals, hat-tricks and a full chronological list of all matches played against Brighton. It is designed as a complete historical reference point for supporters, historians and football statisticians researching Manchester United’s record against this opponent.

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Manchester United v Brighton All-Time Record

Manchester United club crest P W D L F A record
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
Other information
Goals scored against Brighton Appearances against Brighton Brighton managers against Manchester United Manchester United managers against Brighton
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. Højlund, 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. Martínez, 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, André 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. Højlund, 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, Raphaël 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. Ibrahimović, 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
Manchester United opponents record Brighton nationality record Competitions played against Brighton Stadiums used in Manchester United matches against Brighton
No Opponent Count
1. Brighton 37
No Nationality Count
1. England 37
No Competition Count
1. Premiership 17
2. FA Cup 9
3. League Division One 8
4. League Cup 3
No Stadium Count
1. Old Trafford 18
2. Amex Stadium 9
3. Goldstone Ground 6
4. Wembley 3
5. Bank Street 1
Manchester United red cards against Brighton Cup finals against Brighton
No Date Player Competition HAN WDL F-A
1. 16-01-1909 Meredith, Billy FA Cup H W 1-0
2. 11-01-2026 Lacey, Shea FA Cup 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 against Brighton Manchester United penalties conceded against Brighton
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)
Own goals in favour of Manchester United against Brighton Own goals against Manchester United versus Brighton
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.
Most goals scored by Manchester United against Brighton Most goals conceded by Manchester United against Brighton
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 against Brighton  
No Date Player G WDL F-A Competition
No hat-tricks found vs Brighton.
 
Matches played against Brighton
No Date Comp WDL F-A HAN Scorers Opp Scorers
1. 16-01-1909 FA Cup W 1-0 H Harold Halse 30'
2. 06-10-1979 League Division One W 2-0 H Steve Coppell 26', Lou Macari 58'
3. 15-03-1980 League Division One D 0-0 A
4. 22-11-1980 League Division One W 4-1 A Joe Jordan 12', 38' Sammy McIlroy 44', Mick Duxbury 84' *Andy Ritchie 68'
5. 03-01-1981 FA Cup D 2-2 H Mick Duxbury 70', Mickey Thomas 74' Brian Horton 12', *Andy Ritchie 23'
6. 07-01-1981 FA Cup W 2-0 A Jimmy Nicholl 33', Garry Birtles 72'
7. 10-01-1981 League Division One W 2-1 H Gordon McQueen 34', Lou Macari 63' *Andy Ritchie 62'
8. 28-11-1981 League Division One W 2-0 H Garry Birtles 38', Frank Stapleton 68'
9. 24-04-1982 League Division One W 1-0 A Ray Wilkins 87'
10. 06-11-1982 League Division One L 0-1 A Peter Ward 83'
11. 19-03-1983 League Division One D 1-1 H Arthur Albiston 56' Steve Gatting 7'
12. 21-05-1983 FA Cup D 2-2 N Frank Stapleton 55', Ray Wilkins 72' Gordon Smith 14', Gary Stevens 87'
13. 26-05-1983 FA Cup W 4-0 N Bryan Robson 25', 44', Norman Whiteside 29', Arnold Muhren 63' (pen)
14. 23-09-1992 League Cup D 1-1 A Danny Wallace 36' Matthew Edwards 72'
15. 07-10-1992 League Cup W 1-0 H Mark Hughes 14'
16. 23-01-1993 FA Cup W 1-0 H Ryan Giggs 75'
17. 25-11-2017 Premiership W 1-0 H Lewis Dunk 66' (o.g.)
18. 17-03-2018 FA Cup W 2-0 H Romelu Lukaku 37', Nemanja Matic 83'
19. 04-05-2018 Premiership L 0-1 A Pascal Gross 57'
20. 19-08-2018 Premiership 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 Premiership W 2-1 H Paul Pogba 27' (pen), Marcus Rashford 42' Pascal Gross 72'
22. 10-11-2019 Premiership W 3-1 H Andreas Pereira 17', Scott McTominay 19', Marcus Rashford 66' Lewis Dunk 64'
23. 30-06-2020 Premiership W 3-0 A Mason Greenwood 16', Bruno Fernandes 29', 50'
24. 26-09-2020 Premiership 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 League Cup W 3-0 A Scott McTominay 44', Juan Mata 73', Paul Pogba 80'
26. 04-04-2021 Premiership W 2-1 H Marcus Rashford 63', Mason Greenwood 83' *Danny Welbeck 13'
27. 15-02-2022 Premiership W 2-0 H Cristiano Ronaldo 51', Bruno Fernandes 90'+7
28. 07-05-2022 Premiership L 0-4 A Moises Caicedo 15', Marc Cucurella 49', Pascal Gross 57', Leandro Trossard 60'
29. 07-08-2022 Premiership L 1-2 H Alexis Mac Allister 68' (o.g.) Pascal Gross 30', 39'
30. 23-04-2023 FA Cup D 0-0 N
31. 04-05-2023 Premiership L 0-1 A Alexis Mac Allister 90'+9 (pen)
32. 16-09-2023 Premiership L 1-3 H Hannibal Mejbri 73' *Danny Welbeck 20', Pascal Gross 53', Joao Pedro 71'
33. 19-05-2024 Premiership W 2-0 A Diogo Dalot 73', Rasmus Hojlund 88'
34. 24-08-2024 Premiership L 1-2 A Amad Diallo 60' *Danny Welbeck 32', Joao Pedro 90'+5
35. 19-01-2025 Premiership L 1-3 H Bruno Fernandes 23' (pen) Yankuba Minteh 5', Kaoru Mitoma 60', Georginio Rutter 76'
36. 25-10-2025 Premiership 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 FA Cup L 1-2 H Benjamin Šeško 85' Brajan Gruda 12', *Danny Welbeck 64'
 

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