FA Cup · Final
Manchester United v Brighton
2–2
Manchester United drew 2–2 with Brighton at Wembley (N) on Saturday 21st May 1983 in the FA Cup. Frank Stapleton (55') and Ray Wilkins (72') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 14' Gordon Smith 0–1
- Half Time
- 55' Frank Stapleton 1–1
- 72' Ray Wilkins 2–1
- 87' Gary Stevens 2–2
- Full Time 2–2
Match Facts
Starting XI
Player
4 Ray Wilkins 72'
Substitutes
No substitutes recorded
Managers
MUFC
Ron Atkinson
Manchester United
OPP
Jimmy Melia
Brighton
United vs Brighton History
Meeting 12 of 39
39
Played
22
Won
6
Drawn
11
Lost
65
Goals For
40
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 16th January 1909. After this match United had played Brighton 12 times: 7W 4D 1L.
24 Apr 1982 W 1–0 D1 6 Nov 1982 L 0–1 D1 19 Mar 1983 D 1–1 D1
21 May 1983 D 2–2 This match
26 May 1983 W 4–0 FAC 23 Sep 1992 D 1–1 LC 7 Oct 1992 W 1–0 LC | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 20 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 34 | 22 | 65.0 |
| Away | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 25 | 16 | 50.0 |
| Neutral | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 33.3 |
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 →