FA Cup · 3rd Round

Manchester United v Rochdale

2–0

Thursday 9th January 1986 · Old Trafford · Att: 40,223

Manchester United beat Rochdale 2–0 at Old Trafford on Thursday 9th January 1986 in the FA Cup. Frank Stapleton (15') and Mark Hughes (68') scored for United.

Timeline

Running score

Kick Off
15' Frank Stapleton 1–0
Half Time
68' Mark Hughes 2–0
Minute not recorded
— Jesper Olsen
Full Time 2–0

Match Facts

Starting XI

Player

9 Mark Hughes 68'

10 Frank Stapleton 15'

11 Colin Gibson

Substitutes

Jesper Olsen

Managers

MUFC

Ron Atkinson

Manchester United

OPP

Vic Halom

Rochdale

United vs Rochdale History

Meeting 1 of 2

Played

Won

Drawn

Lost

Goals For

Goals Against

All-time record, from the first meeting on Thursday 9th January 1986. After this match United had played Rochdale 1 time: 1W 0D 0L.

9 Jan 1986 W 2–0 This match

25 Sep 2019 D 1–1 LC

All 2 meetings with Rochdale →

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 →