FA Cup · 6th Round
Manchester United v West Ham United
4–2
Manchester United beat West Ham United 4–2 at Old Trafford on Saturday 9th March 1985 in the FA Cup. Mark Hughes (21') and Norman Whiteside (39', 74', 88') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 21' Mark Hughes 1–0
- 36' Graeme Hogg OG 1–1
- 39' Norman Whiteside 2–1
- Half Time
- 74' Norman Whiteside 3–1
- 84' Paul Allen 3–2
- 88' Norman Whiteside pen 4–2
- Full Time 4–2
Match Facts
Starting XI
Substitutes
No substitutes recorded
Managers
MUFC
Ron Atkinson
Manchester United
OPP
John Lyall
West Ham United
United vs West Ham United History
Meeting 73 of 158
158
Played
74
Won
34
Drawn
50
Lost
279
Goals For
196
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 25th February 1911. After this match United had played West Ham United 73 times: 28W 13D 32L.
27 Nov 1983 D 1–1 D1 28 Apr 1984 D 0–0 D1 13 Oct 1984 W 5–1 D1
9 Mar 1985 W 4–2 This match
15 Mar 1985 D 2–2 D1 26 Aug 1985 W 2–0 D1 29 Oct 1985 W 1–0 LC | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 82 | 55 | 11 | 16 | 175 | 73 | 67.1 |
| Away | 75 | 19 | 23 | 33 | 103 | 120 | 25.3 |
| Neutral | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0.0 |
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 →