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Dive into the complete Newton Heath and Manchester United Results Archive. Explore every competitive match the club has played, from the early days of Newton Heath to modern-day Manchester United. Discover full-time scores, historical fixtures, season-by-season results, home, away, and neutral venue outcomes, as well as key milestones and unforgettable matches across domestic leagues, European tournaments, and global competitions.

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1980-1981





League Division One

HAN P W D L F A Diff Win%
H 21 9 11 1 30 14 +16 42.86
A 21 6 7 8 21 22 -1 28.57
Total 42 15 18 9 51 36 15 35.71
No Date Opponents HAN Stadium WDL F-A Scorers in minutes Opponent scorers in minutes
1. 16-08-1980 Middlesbrough H Old Trafford Win 3-0 Mickey Thomas 41', Lou Macari 70', Ashley Grimes 90'
2. 19-08-1980 Wolverhampton Wanderers A Molineux Loss 0-1 George Berry 88'
3. 23-08-1980 Birmingham City A St Andrews Draw 0-0
4. 30-08-1980 Sunderland H Old Trafford Draw 1-1 Nikola Jovanovic 59' Alan Brown 84'
5. 06-09-1980 Tottenham Hotspur A White Hart Lane Draw 0-0
6. 13-09-1980 Leicester City H Old Trafford Win 5-0 Steve Coppell 3', Ashley Grimes 43', Nikola Jovanovic 49', 67', Lou Macari 59'
7. 20-09-1980 Leeds United A Elland Road Draw 0-0
8. 27-09-1980 Manchester City H Old Trafford Draw 2-2 Steve Coppell 31', Arthur Albiston 72' Kevin Reeves 43', Roger Palmer 89'
9. 04-10-1980 Nottingham Forest A City Ground, Nottingham Win 2-1 Lou Macari 43', Steve Coppell 73' Ian Wallace 31'
10. 08-10-1980 Aston Villa H Old Trafford Draw 3-3 Sammy McIlroy 35' (pen), 57', Steve Coppell 36' Peter Withe 15' Gordon Cowans 55' (pen), Gary Shaw 67'
11. 11-10-1980 Arsenal H Old Trafford Draw 0-0
12. 18-10-1980 Ipswich Town A Portman Road Draw 1-1 Sammy McIlroy 67' (pen) Paul Mariner 55'
13. 22-10-1980 Stoke City A Victoria Ground Win 2-1 Joe Jordan 15', Lou Macari 58' Bren O'Callaghan 80'
14. 25-10-1980 Everton H Old Trafford Win 2-0 Joe Jordan 16', Steve Coppell 73'
15. 01-11-1980 Crystal Palace A Selhurst Park Loss 0-1 Peter Nicholas 27'
16. 08-11-1980 Coventry City H Old Trafford Draw 0-0
17. 12-11-1980 Wolverhampton Wanderers H Old Trafford Draw 0-0
18. 15-11-1980 Middlesbrough A Ayresome Park Draw 1-1 Joe Jordan 58' Craig Johnston 75'
19. 22-11-1980 Brighton A Goldstone Ground Win 4-1 Joe Jordan 12', 38' Sammy McIlroy 44', Mick Duxbury 84' *Andy Ritchie 68'
20. 29-11-1980 Southampton H Old Trafford Draw 1-1 Joe Jordan 88' Nick Holmes 82'
21. 06-12-1980 Norwich City A Carrow Road Draw 2-2 Kevin Bond 10' (o.g.), Steve Coppell 33' Nikola Jovanovic 59' (o.g.), Justin Fashanu 73'
22. 13-12-1980 Stoke City H Old Trafford Draw 2-2 Lou Macari 28', Joe Jordan 68' Paul Randall 8', Lee Chapman 21'
23. 20-12-1980 Arsenal A Highbury Loss 1-2 Lou Macari 67' Graham Rix 29', Paul Vaessen 58'
24. 26-12-1980 Liverpool H Old Trafford Draw 0-0
25. 27-12-1980 West Bromwich Albion A The Hawthorns Loss 1-3 Nikola Jovanovic 54' Gary Owen 35' (pen), *Peter Barnes 43', Cyrille Regis 61'
26. 10-01-1981 Brighton H Old Trafford Win 2-1 Gordon McQueen 34', Lou Macari 63' *Andy Ritchie 62'
27. 28-01-1981 Sunderland A Roker Park Loss 0-2 Gordon Chisholm 25', Gary Rowell 89' (pen)
28. 31-01-1981 Birmingham City H Old Trafford Win 2-0 Joe Jordan 5', Lou Macari 83'
29. 07-02-1981 Leicester City A Filbert Street Loss 0-1 Jim Melrose 64'
30. 17-02-1981 Tottenham Hotspur H Old Trafford Draw 0-0
31. 21-02-1981 Manchester City A Maine Road Loss 0-1 Steve MacKenzie 59'
32. 28-02-1981 Leeds United H Old Trafford Loss 0-1 Brian Flynn 90'
33. 07-03-1981 Southampton A The Dell Loss 0-1 Kevin Keegan 3'
34. 14-03-1981 Aston Villa A Villa Park Draw 3-3 Joe Jordan 46', 66', Sammy McIlroy 88' (pen) Peter Withe 15', 28', Gary Shaw 68'
35. 18-03-1981 Nottingham Forest H Old Trafford Draw 1-1 Kenny Burns 44' (o.g.) Ian Wallace 37'
36. 21-03-1981 Ipswich Town H Old Trafford Win 2-1 Mickey Thomas 17', Jimmy Nicholl 53' Terry Butcher 7'
37. 28-03-1981 Everton A Goodison Park Win 1-0 Joe Jordan 30'
38. 04-04-1981 Crystal Palace H Old Trafford Win 1-0 Mick Duxbury 78'
39. 11-04-1981 Coventry City A Highfield Road Win 2-0 Joe Jordan 34', 44'
40. 14-04-1981 Liverpool A Anfield Win 1-0 Gordon McQueen 7'
41. 18-04-1981 West Bromwich Albion H Old Trafford Win 2-1 Joe Jordan 2', Lou Macari 33' Cyrille Regis 62'
42. 25-04-1981 Norwich City H Old Trafford Win 1-0 Joe Jordan 57'

 

Note: Huge thanks to regular contributors Jim Briggs, Charbel Boujaoude & Rob Compton.

 

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