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NEWTON HEATH/
MANCHESTER UNITED SEASON
1981-1982

Manchester United season stats A statistical compilation of all Newton Heath/Manchester United matches during the 1981-1982 season including 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 scored, most goals conceded, hat-tricks and a chronological list of all matches played in 1981-1982.

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Newton Heath/Manchester United 1981-1982 Season Record

Manchester United club crest PWDLFA
P W D L F A Diff Win%
H 22 12 6 4 27 10 +17 54.55
A 23 10 6 7 32 22 +10 43.48
Total 45 22 12 11 59 32 +27 48.89
 
First Match Played: 29 Aug 1981 Coventry City L 1-2 League Division One @ Highfield Road  
Last Match Played: 15 May 1982 Stoke City W 2-0 League Division One @ Old Trafford
Highest Attendance: (57827) 27 Feb 1982 Manchester City D 1-1 League Division One @ Old Trafford
Most Goals scored in a Match: (5) See table below
Most Goals Conceded in a Match: (3) See table below
Other information
Goals scored Appearances Opponent Manager Club Manager
No Player Name Goals Apps
1. Stapleton, Frank 13 44
2. Birtles, Garry 11 36
3. Coppell, Steve 9 38
4. Moran, Kevin 7 33
5. Robson, Bryan 5 35
6. McIlroy, Sammy 3 14
7. Macari, Lou 2 12
8. McGarvey, Scott 2 16
9. Moses, Remi 2 23
10. Whiteside, Norman 1 2
11. Grimes, Ashley 1 11
12. Gidman, John 1 40
13. Albiston, Arthur 1 45
14. Wilkins, Ray 1 45
No Player Name Apps Goals
1. Albiston, Arthur 45 1
2. Wilkins, Ray 45 1
3. Stapleton, Frank 44 13
4. Bailey, Gary 42 0
5. Gidman, John 40 1
6. Coppell, Steve 38 9
7. Birtles, Garry 36 11
8. Robson, Bryan 35 5
9. Moran, Kevin 33 7
10. Buchan, Martin 30 0
11. Duxbury, Mick 25 0
12. Moses, Remi 23 2
13. McQueen, Gordon 21 0
14. McGarvey, Scott 16 2
15. McIlroy, Sammy 14 3
16. Macari, Lou 12 2
17. Grimes, Ashley 11 1
18. Roche, Paddy 3 0
19. Whiteside, Norman 2 1
20. Nicholl, Jimmy 1 0
21. Davies, Alan 1 0
No MUFC Managers Count
Stadiums Manchester United have played at Manchester United by competition Manchester United opponents Manchester United opponent nationality
No Competition Count
1. League Division One 42
2. League Cup 2
3. FA Cup 1
No Opponent Nationality Count
1. England 43
2. Wales 2
Manchester United red cards Manchester United Cup Finals
No Date Player Opponent
No red cards recorded.
No Date WDL F-A Opponent Competition
No cup finals recorded.
Manchester United penalties scored Manchester United penalties conceded
Date Opponent No F-A Scorer
17-10-1981 Birmingham City 1 1-1 Frank Worthington 33' (pen)
24-10-1981 Liverpool 1 2-1 Terry McDermott 74' (pen)
Manchester United own goals for Manchester United own goals against
Date No F-A Opponents Scorers
No own goals recorded.
Date No F-A Player Name Opponent
No own goals against recorded.
Manchester United most goals scored Manchester United most goals conceded
Date Opponent WDL F-A HAN Competition
03-10-1981 Wolverhampton Wanderers W 5-0 H League Division One
07-11-1981 Sunderland W 5-1 A League Division One
Date Opponent WDL F-A HAN Competition
21-11-1981 Tottenham Hotspur L 1-3 A League Division One
05-12-1981 Southampton L 2-3 A League Division One
10-04-1982 Everton D 3-3 A League Division One
Manchester United Hat-tricks  
No Date Player Name No Opponent
1. 03-10-1981 McIlroy, Sammy 3 Wolverhampton Wanderers
 
Matches played in 1981-1982
No Date Comp WDL F-A HAN Scorers Opp Scorers
1. 29-08-1981 Div 1 L 1-2 A Lou Macari 43' Steve Whitton 11', Peter Bodak 48'
2. 31-08-1981 Div 1 D 0-0 H
3. 05-09-1981 Div 1 L 1-2 H Frank Stapleton 13' *Alan Brazil 6', John Wark 27'
4. 12-09-1981 Div 1 D 1-1 A Frank Stapleton 42' Gordon Cowans 16'
5. 19-09-1981 Div 1 W 1-0 H Garry Birtles 37'
6. 22-09-1981 Div 1 W 2-0 A Frank Stapleton 29', Garry Birtles 54'
7. 26-09-1981 Div 1 D 0-0 A
8. 30-09-1981 Div 1 W 1-0 H Frank Stapleton 80'
9. 03-10-1981 Div 1 W 5-0 H Frank Stapleton 9', Sammy McIlroy 21', 50, 76', Garry Birtles 86'
10. 07-10-1981 LC L 0-1 A Steve Archibald 65'
11. 10-10-1981 Div 1 D 0-0 A
12. 17-10-1981 Div 1 D 1-1 H Steve Coppell 64' Frank Worthington 33' (pen)
13. 21-10-1981 Div 1 W 1-0 H Remi Moses 82'
14. 24-10-1981 Div 1 W 2-1 A Kevin Moran 24', Arthur Albiston 89' Terry McDermott 74' (pen)
15. 28-10-1981 LC L 0-1 H Mickey Hazard 7'
16. 31-10-1981 Div 1 W 2-1 H Garry Birtles 40', Remi Moses 65' Iain McCulloch 37'
17. 07-11-1981 Div 1 W 5-1 A Kevin Moran 20', Bryan Robson 53', Frank Stapleton 67', 71', Garry Birtles 89' Stan Cummins 38'
18. 21-11-1981 Div 1 L 1-3 A Garry Birtles 43' Mickey Hazard 6', Graham Roberts 30', Steve Archibald 53'
19. 28-11-1981 Div 1 W 2-0 H Garry Birtles 38', Frank Stapleton 68'
20. 05-12-1981 Div 1 L 2-3 A Frank Stapleton 28', Bryan Robson 52' Steve Moran 22', Kevin Keegan 43', David Armstrong 90'
21. 02-01-1982 FAC L 0-1 A Jan Lohman 44'
22. 06-01-1982 Div 1 D 1-1 H Frank Stapleton 82' Graeme Sharp 32'
23. 23-01-1982 Div 1 W 3-0 A Steve Coppell 10', Frank Stapleton 85' (pen), Garry Birtles 88'
24. 27-01-1982 Div 1 W 1-0 H Lou Macari 73'
25. 30-01-1982 Div 1 L 0-2 A Alan Curtis 55', Robbie James 57'
26. 06-02-1982 Div 1 W 4-1 H Kevin Moran 44', 78', Bryan Robson 62', Steve Coppell 66' David Geddis 21'
27. 13-02-1982 Div 1 W 1-0 A Garry Birtles 31'
28. 20-02-1982 Div 1 D 0-0 H
29. 27-02-1982 Div 1 D 1-1 H Kevin Moran 39' Kevin Reeves 17'
30. 06-03-1982 Div 1 W 1-0 A Garry Birtles 18'
31. 17-03-1982 Div 1 L 0-1 H Steve Whitton 39'
32. 20-03-1982 Div 1 W 3-1 A Steve Coppell 10', 61', Frank Stapleton 64' Rachid Harkouk 70'
33. 27-03-1982 Div 1 D 0-0 H
34. 03-04-1982 Div 1 D 0-0 A
35. 07-04-1982 Div 1 L 0-1 H Craig Johnston 63'
36. 10-04-1982 Div 1 D 3-3 A Steve Coppell 32', 48', Ashley Grimes 57' Graeme Sharp 42', Mike Lyons 56', Adrian Heath 65'
37. 12-04-1982 Div 1 W 1-0 H Kevin Moran 67'
38. 17-04-1982 Div 1 W 2-0 H Steve Coppell 65' (pen), Scott McGarvey 87'
39. 20-04-1982 Div 1 L 1-2 A John Gidman 18' John Wark 36', 75'
40. 24-04-1982 Div 1 W 1-0 A Ray Wilkins 87'
41. 01-05-1982 Div 1 W 1-0 H Scott McGarvey 61'
42. 05-05-1982 Div 1 W 1-0 A Frank Stapleton 36'
43. 08-05-1982 Div 1 D 1-1 A Kevin Moran 61' David Cross 49'
44. 12-05-1982 Div 1 W 3-0 A Bryan Robson 25', Garry Birtles 36', Steve Coppell 77'
45. 15-05-1982 Div 1 W 2-0 H Bryan Robson 44', Norman Whiteside 44'
 

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