League Cup · 2nd Round - 1st Leg (agg 1-0)
Port Vale v Manchester United
0–1
Manchester United beat Port Vale 1–0 at Vale Park on Monday 3rd October 1983 in the League Cup. Frank Stapleton (7') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 7' Frank Stapleton 0–1
- 23' Remi Moses for Duxbury
- Full Time 0–1
Match Facts
Starting XI
Player
Substitutes
Remi Moses
23' for Duxbury
Managers
MUFC
Ron Atkinson
Manchester United
OPP
John McGrath
Port Vale
United vs Port Vale History
Meeting 40 of 45
45
Played
30
Won
5
Drawn
10
Lost
97
Goals For
42
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Monday 24th December 1894. After this match United had played Port Vale 40 times: 25W 5D 10L.
6 Feb 1935 W 2–1 D2 5 Oct 1935 W 3–0 D2 8 Feb 1936 W 7–2 D2
3 Oct 1983 W 1–0 This match
26 Oct 1983 W 2–0 LC 24 Sep 1986 W 2–0 LC 7 Oct 1986 W 5–2 LC | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 21 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 58 | 10 | 90.5 |
| Away | 24 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 39 | 32 | 45.8 |
Match results, lineups and goalscorers compiled from mufcinfo.com; advanced match statistics (xG, shots, possession) via FBref and FotMob where available. Last updated 29 September 2026. How we compile this data →