League Division One · Matchday 06
Southampton v Manchester United
3–0
Manchester United lost 0–3 to Southampton at The Dell on Saturday 17th September 1983 in the League Division One.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 3' Steve Williams 1–0
- 17' Steve Williams 2–0
- Half Time
- 79' David Armstrong 3–0
- Full Time 3–0
Starting XI
Player
Substitutes
No substitutes recorded
Managers
MUFC
Ron Atkinson
Manchester United
OPP
Lawrie McMenemy
Southampton
United vs Southampton History
Meeting 57 of 135
135
Played
70
Won
38
Drawn
27
Lost
239
Goals For
147
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 13th February 1897. After this match United had played Southampton 57 times: 25W 16D 16L.
18 Sep 1982 W 1–0 D1 1 Dec 1982 W 2–0 LC 9 Apr 1983 D 1–1 D1
17 Sep 1983 L 0–3 This match
21 Jan 1984 W 3–2 D1 28 Aug 1984 D 0–0 D1 24 Apr 1985 D 0–0 D1 | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 65 | 41 | 15 | 9 | 134 | 64 | 63.1 |
| Away | 67 | 27 | 23 | 17 | 101 | 80 | 40.3 |
| Neutral | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 66.7 |
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 →