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Manchester United vs Watford
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Manchester United opponents head-to-head records

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

This page includes the full head-to-head record, results, wins, draws, defeats, goals scored, goals conceded, competitions, stadiums, managers, attendances, red cards, penalties, own goals, hat-tricks, and a full chronological list of all matches played against Watford.

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Watford v Manchester United All Time Record

Manchester United club crest PWDLFA record
P W D L F A Diff Win%
H 17 12 4 1 33 9 +24 70.59
A 18 10 2 6 25 24 +1 55.56
N 2 2 0 0 6 1 +5 100.00
Total 37 24 6 7 64 34 +30 64.86
Watford club crest
First Match Played: 28 Jan 1950 W 1-0 FA Cup @ Vicarage Road  
Last Match Played: 26 Feb 2022 D 0-0 Premiership @ Old Trafford
Highest Attendance: (76032) 31 Jan 2007 W 4-0 Premiership @ Old Trafford
Most Goals Scored v Opponent: (4) See table below
Most Goals Conceded v Opponent: (5) See table below
Other information
Goals scored Appearances Opponent manager Club manager
No Player Goals Apps
1. Martial, Anthony 4 10
2. Law, Denis 3 2
3. Yorke, Dwight 3 3
4. Rooney, Wayne 3 3
5. Stapleton, Frank 3 10
6. Rashford, Marcus 3 10
7. Cole, Andrew 2 1
8. Kidd, Brian 2 2
9. McClair, Brian 2 2
10. Giggs, Ryan 2 4
11. Ronaldo, Cristiano 2 5
12. Strachan, Gordon 2 6
13. Solskjær, Ole-Gunnar 2 6
14. Young, Ashley 2 6
15. McGrath, Paul 2 8
16. Mata, Juan 2 8
17. Rowley, Jack 1 1
18. Jordan, Joe 1 1
19. Cunningham, Laurie 1 1
20. Irwin, Denis 1 1
21. Cruyff, Jordi 1 1
22. Larsson, Henrik 1 1
23. Grimes, Ashley 1 2
24. Lukaku, Romelu 1 2
25. van de Beek, Donny 1 2
26. Brazil, Alan 1 3
27. Richardson, Kieran 1 3
28. Depay, Memphis 1 3
29. Greenwood, Mason 1 3
30. Fernandes, Bruno 1 3
31. Hughes, Mark 1 4
32. Silvestre, Mikaël 1 4
33. Davenport, Peter 1 5
34. Smalling, Chris 1 6
35. McTominay, Scott 1 6
36. Moran, Kevin 1 9
37. Robson, Bryan 1 9
38. Whiteside, Norman 1 9
39. Lingard, Jesse 1 9
No Player Apps Goals
1. Albiston, Arthur 12 0
2. de Gea, David 11 0
3. Stapleton, Frank 10 3
4. Duxbury, Mick 10 0
5. Martial, Anthony 10 4
6. Rashford, Marcus 10 3
7. Moran, Kevin 9 1
8. Robson, Bryan 9 1
9. Whiteside, Norman 9 1
10. Lingard, Jesse 9 1
11. McGrath, Paul 8 2
12. Mata, Juan 8 2
13. Pogba, Paul 8 0
14. Bailey, Gary 7 0
15. Moses, Remi 7 0
16. Shaw, Luke 7 0
17. Matic, Nemanja 7 0
18. Olsen, Jesper 6 0
19. Strachan, Gordon 6 2
20. Solskjær, Ole-Gunnar 6 2
21. Herrera, Ander 6 0
22. Smalling, Chris 6 1
23. Young, Ashley 6 2
24. Lindelof, Victor 6 0
25. McTominay, Scott 6 1
26. Davenport, Peter 5 1
27. Ronaldo, Cristiano 5 2
28. Rojo, Marcos 5 0
29. Bailly, Eric 5 0
30. McQueen, Gordon 4 0
31. Wilkins, Ray 4 0
32. Hogg, Graeme 4 0
33. Hughes, Mark 4 1
34. Turner, Chris 4 0
35. Giggs, Ryan 4 2
36. Silvestre, Mikaël 4 1
37. Brown, Wesley 4 0
38. Carrick, Michael 4 0
39. Blind, Daley 4 0
40. Valencia, Antonio 4 0
41. Maguire, Harry 4 0
42. Wan-Bissaka, Aaron 4 0
43. Best, George 3 0
44. Charlton, Bobby 3 0
45. Dunne, Tony 3 0
46. Fitzpatrick, John 3 0
47. Morgan, Willie 3 0
48. Stiles, Nobby 3 0
49. Buchan, Martin 3 0
50. Gidman, John 3 0
51. Muhren, Arnold 3 0
52. Brazil, Alan 3 1
53. Gibson, Colin 3 0
54. Greening, Jonathan 3 0
55. Neville, Phillip 3 0
56. Yorke, Dwight 3 3
57. O'Shea, John 3 0
58. Ferdinand, Rio 3 0
59. Richardson, Kieran 3 1
60. Rooney, Wayne 3 3
61. Depay, Memphis 3 1
62. Fellaini, Marouane 3 0
63. Ibrahimovic, Zlatan 3 0
64. Greenwood, Mason 3 1
65. James, Daniel 3 0
66. Rodrigues, Fredico "Fred" 3 0
67. Fernandes, Bruno 3 1
68. James, Steve 2 0
69. Law, Denis 2 3
70. Crerand, Pat 2 0
71. Kidd, Brian 2 2
72. Stepney, Alex 2 0
73. Coppell, Steve 2 0
74. Grimes, Ashley 2 1
75. McIlroy, Sammy 2 0
76. Graham, Arthur 2 0
77. Blackmore, Clayton 2 0
78. Garton, Billy 2 0
79. Anderson, Viv 2 0
80. McClair, Brian 2 2
81. Butt, Nicky 2 0
82. Scholes, Paul 2 0
83. van der Gouw, Raimond 2 0
84. Fletcher, Darren 2 0
85. van der Sar, Edwin 2 0
86. Heinze, Gabriel 2 0
87. Jones, Phil 2 0
88. McNair, Paddy 2 0
89. Pereira, Andreas 2 0
90. Schneiderlin, Morgan 2 0
91. Darmian, Matteo 2 0
92. Lukaku, Romelu 2 1
93. Sánchez, Alexis 2 0
94. Telles, Alex 2 0
95. van de Beek, Donny 2 1
96. Sancho, Jadon 2 0
97. Aston Snr, John 1 0
98. Bogan, Thomas 1 0
99. Carey, Johnny 1 0
100. Chilton, Allenby 1 0
101. Cockburn, Henry 1 0
102. Delaney, Jimmy 1 0
103. Lancaster, Joseph 1 0
104. Mitten, Charlie 1 0
105. Pearson, Stan 1 0
106. Rowley, Jack 1 1
107. Warner, Jack 1 0
108. Kopel, Frank 1 0
109. Rimmer, Jimmy 1 0
110. Sartori, Carlo 1 0
111. Sadler, David 1 0
112. Ure, Ian 1 0
113. Greenhoff, Brian 1 0
114. Greenhoff, Jimmy 1 0
115. Houston, Stewart 1 0
116. Jordan, Joe 1 1
117. McCreery, David 1 0
118. Roche, Paddy 1 0
119. Birtles, Garry 1 0
120. Macari, Lou 1 0
121. Cunningham, Laurie 1 1
122. Wealands, Jeff 1 0
123. Crooks, Garth 1 0
124. Davies, Alan 1 0
125. Sivebaek, Johnny 1 0
126. Gibson, Terry 1 0
127. Walsh, Gary 1 0
128. Bruce, Steve 1 0
129. O'Brien, Liam 1 0
130. Beckham, David 1 0
131. Bosnich, Mark 1 0
132. Cole, Andrew 1 2
133. Irwin, Denis 1 1
134. Keane, Roy 1 0
135. Stam, Jaap 1 0
136. Berg, Henning 1 0
137. Cruyff, Jordi 1 1
138. Higginbotham, Danny 1 0
139. Johnsen, Ronny 1 0
140. Sheringham, Teddy 1 0
141. Wilson, Mark 1 0
142. Chadwick, Luke 1 0
143. Clegg, Michael 1 0
144. Fortune, Quinton 1 0
145. Rachubka, Paul 1 0
146. Stewart, Michael 1 0
147. Wallwork, Ronnie 1 0
148. Park, Ji-Sung 1 0
149. Saha, Louis 1 0
150. Kuszczak, Tomasz 1 0
151. Larsson, Henrik 1 1
152. Neville, Gary 1 0
153. Vidic, Nemanja 1 0
154. Evra, Patrice 1 0
155. Smith, Alan 1 0
156. Schweinsteiger, Bastian 1 0
157. Fosu-Mensah, Timothy 1 0
158. Varela, Guillermo 1 0
159. Mkhitaryan, Henrikh 1 0
160. Romero, Sergio 1 0
161. Chong, Tahith 1 0
162. Ighalo, Odion 1 0
163. Henderson, Dean 1 0
164. Tuanzebe, Axel 1 0
165. Williams, Brandon 1 0
166. Dalot, Diogo 1 0
167. Elanga, Anthony 1 0
168. Varane, Raphaël 1 0
No Opponent Manager Count
1. Taylor, Graham 15
2. Furphy, Ken 3
3. Boothroyd, Adrian 3
4. Gracia, Javi 3
5. Bassett, Dave 2
6. Flores, Quique 2
7. Mazzarri, Walter 2
8. Pearson, Nigel 2
9. Hapgood, Eddie 1
10. Silva, Marco 1
11. Munoz, Xisco 1
12. Ranieri, Claudio 1
13. Hodgson, Roy 1
No MUFC Managers Count
Manchester United opponents Manchester United opponent nationality Manchester United by competition Stadiums Manchester United have played at
No Opponent Count
1. Watford 37
No Nationality Count
1. England 37
No Competition Count
1. Premiership 16
2. League Division One 12
3. FA Cup 7
4. League Cup 2
No Stadium Count
1. Vicarage Road 18
2. Old Trafford 17
3. Highbury 1
4. Villa Park 1
Manchester United red cards Manchester United cup finals
No Date Player Competition HAN WDL F-A
1. 29-04-2000 Butt, Nicky Premiership A W 3-2
2. 31-10-2000 van der Gouw, Raimond League Cup A W 3-0
3. 15-09-2018 Matic, Nemanja Premiership A W 2-1
4. 20-11-2021 Maguire, Harry Premiership A L 1-4
No Date WDL F-A Opponent Competition
No cup finals found vs Watford.
Manchester United penalties scored Manchester United penalties conceded
No Date Player Pens WDL F-A Competition
1. 23-04-1983 Grimes, Ashley 1 W 2-0 League Division One
2. 25-08-1984 Strachan, Gordon 1 D 1-1 League Division One
3. 14-02-1987 Davenport, Peter 1 W 3-1 League Division One
4. 16-10-1999 Irwin, Denis 1 W 4-1 Premiership
5. 31-01-2007 Ronaldo, Cristiano 1 W 4-0 Premiership
6. 23-02-2020 Fernandes, Bruno 1 W 3-0 Premiership
No Date Count F-A Competition Opponent scorers
1. 21-11-2015 1 2-1 Premiership Troy Deeney 87' (pen)
2. 18-09-2016 1 1-3 Premiership Etienne Capoue 34', Juan Camilo Zuniga 83', Troy Deeney 90'+5 (pen)
3. 28-11-2017 1 4-2 Premiership Troy Deeney 77' (pen), Abdoulaye Doucoure 84'
4. 22-12-2019 1 0-2 Premiership Ismaila Sarr 50', Troy Deeney 54' (pen)
Manchester United own goals for Manchester United own goals against
No Date OG F-A Scorers
1. 31-01-2007 1 4-0 Cristiano Ronaldo 20' (pen), Lloyd Doyley 60' (o.g.), Henrik Larsson 70', Wayne Rooney 71'
2. 21-11-2015 1 2-1 Memphis Depay 11', Troy Deeney 89' (o.g.)
Date OG WDL F-A HAN Comp Player
No own goals against found vs Watford.
Manchester United most goals scored vs opponent Manchester United most goals conceded vs opponent
Date Opponent WDL F-A HAN Competition
19-11-1983 Watford W 4-1 H League Division One
16-10-1999 Watford W 4-1 H Premiership
31-01-2007 Watford W 4-0 H Premiership
14-04-2007 Watford W 4-1 N FA Cup
28-11-2017 Watford W 4-2 A Premiership
Date Opponent WDL F-A HAN Competition
13-05-1985 Watford L 1-5 A League Division One
Manchester United hat-tricks vs opponent  
No Date Player G WDL F-A Competition
1. 19-11-1983 Stapleton, Frank 3 W 4-1 League Division One
 
Matches played vs Watford
No Date Comp WDL F-A HAN Scorers Opp Scorers
1. 28-01-1950 FA Cup W 1-0 A Jack Rowley 89'
2. 25-01-1969 FA Cup D 1-1 H Denis Law 60' Stewart Scullion 3'
3. 03-02-1969 FA Cup W 2-0 A Denis Law 31', 87'
4. 10-04-1970 FA Cup W 2-0 N Brian Kidd 65', 88'
5. 04-10-1978 League Cup L 1-2 H Joe Jordan 40' Luther Blissett 46', 71'
6. 02-01-1982 FA Cup L 0-1 A Jan Lohman 44'
7. 04-12-1982 League Division One W 1-0 A Norman Whiteside 59'
8. 23-04-1983 League Division One W 2-0 H Laurie Cunningham 50', Ashley Grimes 62' (pen)
9. 19-11-1983 League Division One W 4-1 H Frank Stapleton 9', 31', 83', Bryan Robson 73' Nigel Callaghan 88'
10. 17-04-1984 League Division One D 0-0 A
11. 25-08-1984 League Division One D 1-1 H Gordon Strachan 22' (pen) Nigel Callaghan 89'
12. 13-05-1985 League Division One L 1-5 A Kevin Moran 90'+2 Nigel Callaghan 11, 14', Colin West 33', Luther Blissett 66, Kenny Jackett 82'
13. 30-11-1985 League Division One D 1-1 H Alan Brazil 68' Colin West 89'
14. 03-05-1986 League Division One D 1-1 A Mark Hughes 23' Luther Blisset 73'
15. 16-09-1986 League Division One L 0-1 A Iwan Roberts 75'
16. 14-02-1987 League Division One W 3-1 H Paul McGrath 26', Peter Davenport 48' (pen), Gordon Strachan 65' Kenny Jackett 87'
17. 22-08-1987 League Division One W 2-0 H Paul McGrath 10', Brian McClair 20'
18. 02-01-1988 League Division One W 1-0 A Brian McClair 39'
19. 16-10-1999 Premiership W 4-1 H Dwight Yorke 40', Andrew Cole 42', 50', Denis Irwin 45' (pen) Richard Johnson 68'
20. 29-04-2000 Premiership W 3-2 A Dwight Yorke 69', Ryan Giggs 71', Jordi Cruyff 87' Heidar Helguson 34', Tommy Smith 78'
21. 31-10-2000 League Cup W 3-0 A Ole Gunnar Solskjaer 12', 81', Dwight Yorke 54'
22. 26-08-2006 Premiership W 2-1 A Mikaël Silvestre 12', Ryan Giggs 52' Damien Francis 34'
23. 31-01-2007 Premiership W 4-0 H Cristiano Ronaldo 20' (pen), Lloyd Doyley 60' (o.g.), Henrik Larsson 70', Wayne Rooney 71'
24. 14-04-2007 FA Cup W 4-1 N Wayne Rooney 7', 66', Cristiano Ronaldo 28', Kieran Richardson 82' Hameur Bouazza 26'
25. 21-11-2015 Premiership W 2-1 A Memphis Depay 11', Troy Deeney 89' (o.g.) Troy Deeney 87' (pen)
26. 02-03-2016 Premiership W 1-0 H Juan Mata 83'
27. 18-09-2016 Premiership L 1-3 A Marcus Rashford 62' Etienne Capoue 34', Juan Camilo Zuniga 83', Troy Deeney 90'+5 (pen)
28. 11-02-2017 Premiership W 2-0 H Juan Mata 32', Anthony Martial 60'
29. 28-11-2017 Premiership W 4-2 A Ashley Young 19', 25', Anthony Martial 32', Jesse Lingard 86' Troy Deeney 77' (pen), Abdoulaye Doucoure 84'
30. 13-05-2018 Premiership W 1-0 H Marcus Rashford 34'
31. 15-09-2018 Premiership W 2-1 A Romelu Lukaku 35', Chris Smalling 38' Andre Gray 65'
32. 30-03-2019 Premiership W 2-1 H Marcus Rashford 28', Anthony Martial 72' Abdoulaye Doucoure 90'
33. 22-12-2019 Premiership L 0-2 A Ismaila Sarr 50', Troy Deeney 54' (pen)
34. 23-02-2020 Premiership W 3-0 H Bruno Fernandes 42' (pen), Anthony Martial 58', Mason Greenwood 75'
35. 09-01-2021 FA Cup W 1-0 H Scott McTominay 5'
36. 20-11-2021 Premiership L 1-4 A Donny van de Beek 50' *Joshua King 28', Ismaila Sarr 44', Joao Pedro 90'+2, Emmanuel Dennis 90'+6
37. 26-02-2022 Premiership D 0-0 H
 

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