League Cup · 3rd Round
Manchester United v West Ham United
1–0
Manchester United beat West Ham United 1–0 at Old Trafford on Tuesday 29th October 1985 in the League Cup. Norman Whiteside (77') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- Half Time
- 77' Norman Whiteside 1–0
- Minute not recorded
- — Alan Brazil
- Full Time 1–0
Match Facts
- United extended an unbeaten run to 17 matches in all competitions.
- Norman Whiteside's 4th goal of 1985-1986, and his 43rd for United.
Starting XI
Player
Substitutes
Managers
MUFC
Ron Atkinson
Manchester United
OPP
John Lyall
West Ham United
United vs West Ham United History
Meeting 76 of 158
158
Played
74
Won
34
Drawn
50
Lost
279
Goals For
196
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 25th February 1911. After this match United had played West Ham United 76 times: 30W 14D 32L.
9 Mar 1985 W 4–2 FAC 15 Mar 1985 D 2–2 D1 26 Aug 1985 W 2–0 D1
29 Oct 1985 W 1–0 This match
2 Feb 1986 L 1–2 D1 5 Mar 1986 D 1–1 FAC 9 Mar 1986 L 0–2 FAC | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 82 | 55 | 11 | 16 | 175 | 73 | 67.1 |
| Away | 75 | 19 | 23 | 33 | 103 | 120 | 25.3 |
| Neutral | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0.0 |
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 →