League Division One · Matchday 42
Notts County v Manchester United
3–2
Manchester United lost 2–3 to Notts County at Meadow Lane on Saturday 14th May 1983 in the League Division One. Paul McGrath (33') and Arnold Muhren (79') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 13' Rachid Harkouk 1–0
- 33' Paul McGrath 1–1
- Half Time
- 79' Arnold Muhren 1–2
- 88' Rachid Harkouk 2–2
- 90' Ian McParland 3–2
- Full Time 3–2
Match Facts
Starting XI
Substitutes
No substitutes recorded
Managers
MUFC
Ron Atkinson
Manchester United
OPP
Howard Wilkinson
Notts County
United vs Notts County History
Meeting 46 of 50
50
Played
21
Won
15
Drawn
14
Lost
79
Goals For
64
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 12th November 1892. After this match United had played Notts County 46 times: 20W 13D 13L.
31 Oct 1981 W 2–1 D1 20 Mar 1982 W 3–1 D1 11 Dec 1982 W 4–0 D1
14 May 1983 L 2–3 This match
27 Dec 1983 D 3–3 D1 14 Apr 1984 L 0–1 D1 17 Aug 1991 W 2–0 D1 | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 25 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 43 | 28 | 48.0 |
| Away | 25 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 36 | 36 | 36.0 |
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 →