League Cup · 2nd Round - 2nd Leg (agg 2-0)
Manchester United v Crystal Palace
1–0
Manchester United beat Crystal Palace 1–0 at Old Trafford on Wednesday 9th October 1985 in the League Cup. Norman Whiteside (1') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 1' Norman Whiteside 1–0
- Minute not recorded
- — Alan Brazil
- Full Time 1–0
Match Facts
- United extended an unbeaten run to 13 matches in all competitions.
- Norman Whiteside's 3rd goal of 1985-1986, and his 42nd for United.
Starting XI
Player
Substitutes
Managers
MUFC
Ron Atkinson
Manchester United
OPP
Steve Coppell
Crystal Palace
United vs Crystal Palace History
Meeting 21 of 70
70
Played
43
Won
14
Drawn
13
Lost
119
Goals For
65
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 26th August 1922. After this match United had played Crystal Palace 21 times: 13W 4D 4L.
1 Nov 1980 L 0–1 D1 4 Apr 1981 W 1–0 D1 24 Sep 1985 W 1–0 LC
9 Oct 1985 W 1–0 This match
28 Oct 1987 W 2–1 LC 22 Aug 1989 D 1–1 D1 9 Dec 1989 L 1–2 D1 | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 35 | 25 | 3 | 7 | 64 | 24 | 71.4 |
| Away | 30 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 45 | 35 | 50.0 |
| Neutral | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 60.0 |
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 →