League Cup · 2nd Round - 2nd Leg (agg 7-2)
Port Vale v Manchester United
2–5
Manchester United beat Port Vale 5–2 at Vale Park on Tuesday 7th October 1986 in the League Cup. Frank Stapleton (34'), Peter Barnes (71'), Remi Moses (75', 89') and Peter Davenport (77') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 34' Frank Stapleton 0–1
- Half Time
- 46' Terry Gibson for Stapleton
- 52' Andy Jones pen 1–1
- 71' Peter Barnes 1–2
- 72' Norman Whiteside for Moran
- 75' Remi Moses 1–3
- 77' Peter Davenport pen 1–4
- 80' Johnny Sivebaek OG 2–4
- 89' Remi Moses 2–5
- Full Time 2–5
Match Facts
- Gordon Strachan made his 100th appearance for United in all competitions.
- Frank Stapleton's 5th goal of 1986-1987, and his 74th for United.
- Peter Barnes' 1st goal of 1986-1987, and his 4th for United.
- Remi Moses' brace took him to 2 in 1986-1987 and 11 for United.
- Peter Davenport's 3rd goal of 1986-1987, and his 4th for United.
Starting XI
Managers
MUFC
Ron Atkinson
Manchester United
OPP
John Rudge
Port Vale
United vs Port Vale History
Meeting 43 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 43 times: 28W 5D 10L.
3 Oct 1983 W 1–0 LC 26 Oct 1983 W 2–0 LC 24 Sep 1986 W 2–0 LC
7 Oct 1986 W 5–2 This match
21 Sep 1994 W 2–1 LC 5 Oct 1994 W 2–0 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 →