League Division One · Matchday 27
Sunderland v Manchester United
2–0
Manchester United lost 0–2 to Sunderland at Roker Park on Wednesday 28th January 1981 in the League Division One.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 25' Gordon Chisholm 1–0
- Half Time
- 89' Gary Rowell pen 2–0
- Full Time 2–0
Starting XI
Player
Substitutes
No substitutes recorded
Managers
MUFC
Dave Sexton
Manchester United
OPP
Ken Knighton
Sunderland
United vs Sunderland History
Meeting 96 of 147
147
Played
67
Won
38
Drawn
42
Lost
254
Goals For
208
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 4th March 1893. After this match United had played Sunderland 96 times: 36W 25D 35L.
10 Nov 1976 D 3–3 D1 11 Apr 1977 L 1–2 D1 30 Aug 1980 D 1–1 D1
28 Jan 1981 L 0–2 This match
7 Nov 1981 W 5–1 D1 27 Mar 1982 D 0–0 D1 27 Dec 1982 D 0–0 D1 | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 73 | 43 | 18 | 12 | 150 | 77 | 58.9 |
| Away | 73 | 23 | 20 | 30 | 99 | 130 | 31.5 |
| Neutral | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 100.0 |
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 →