League Division One · Matchday 11
Manchester United v Birmingham City
1–1
Manchester United drew 1–1 with Birmingham City at Old Trafford on Saturday 17th October 1981 in the League Division One. Steve Coppell (64') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 33' Frank Worthington pen 0–1
- Half Time
- 64' Steve Coppell 1–1
- Full Time 1–1
Match Facts
Starting XI
Player
11 Steve Coppell 64'
Substitutes
No substitutes recorded
Managers
MUFC
Ron Atkinson
Manchester United
OPP
Jim Smith
Birmingham City
United vs Birmingham City History
Meeting 84 of 106
106
Played
49
Won
32
Drawn
25
Lost
164
Goals For
114
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 22nd April 1893. After this match United had played Birmingham City 84 times: 33W 26D 25L.
11 Nov 1978 L 1–5 D1 23 Aug 1980 D 0–0 D1 31 Jan 1981 W 2–0 D1
17 Oct 1981 D 1–1 This match
6 Mar 1982 W 1–0 D1 28 Aug 1982 W 3–0 D1 15 Jan 1983 W 2–1 D1 | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 50 | 32 | 9 | 9 | 85 | 37 | 64.0 |
| Away | 51 | 14 | 21 | 16 | 67 | 72 | 27.5 |
| Neutral | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 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 →