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Brian Clough v Manchester United
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Stats by opponent manager A statistical compilation of all Newton Heath/Manchester United matches played against teams managed by Brian Clough including RESULTS, STATS and HISTORY. Navigate page below for a statistical breakdown unrivalled by other sites, as we are proud to showcase the club’s entire history of first team games offering stats on appearances, goals, opponent manager, club manager, stadium, competition, opponents, opponent nationality, red cards, cup finals, penalties for, penalties against, own goals for, own goals against, most goals scored vs this opponent manager, most goals conceded vs this opponent manager, hat-tricks and a chronological list of all matches played vs teams managed by Brian Clough.
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Manchester United v Brian Clough All Time Record

Manchester United club crest PWDLFA
P W D L F A Diff Win%
H 24 12 4 8 33 20 +13 50.00
A 24 7 7 10 26 33 -7 29.17
N 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 100.00
Total 49 20 11 18 60 53 +7 40.82
 
First Match Played: 04 Oct 1969 v Derby County L 0-2 League Division One @ Baseball Ground  
Last Match Played: 27 Jan 1993 v Nottingham Forest W 2-0 Premiership @ Old Trafford
Highest Attendance: (76810) 12 Apr 1992 v Nottingham Forest W 1-0 League Cup @ Wembley
Most Goals scored v Opponent Manager: (4) See table below
Most Goals Conceded v Opponent Manager: (4) See table below
Goals scored Appearances Opponent Manager Club Manager
No Player Goals Apps
1. Robson, Bryan 5 16
2. Law, Denis 4 6
3. Hughes, Mark 4 15
4. Jordan, Joe 3 7
5. McQueen, Gordon 3 11
6. Stapleton, Frank 3 13
7. Coppell, Steve 3 15
8. Storey-Moore, Ian 2 2
9. Olsen, Jesper 2 5
10. Best, George 2 8
11. Kidd, Brian 2 8
12. Strachan, Gordon 2 8
13. Whiteside, Norman 2 12
14. McClair, Brian 2 14
15. Daly, Gerry 1 1
16. Barnes, Peter 1 1
17. Davies, Ronald "Wyn" 1 2
18. Greenhoff, Jimmy 1 2
19. Gowling, Alan 1 3
20. Pearson, Stuart 1 3
21. Milne, Ralph 1 3
22. Robins, Mark 1 3
23. Gidman, John 1 4
24. Giggs, Ryan 1 5
25. Muhren, Arnold 1 6
26. Ince, Paul 1 7
27. Morgan, Willie 1 9
28. Wilkins, Ray 1 9
29. McGrath, Paul 1 9
30. Charlton, Bobby 1 10
31. Macari, Lou 1 10
32. Pallister, Gary 1 10
33. Moran, Kevin 1 12
34. Blackmore, Clayton 1 13
No Player Apps Goals
1. Albiston, Arthur 18 0
2. Bailey, Gary 17 0
3. Robson, Bryan 16 5
4. Coppell, Steve 15 3
5. Duxbury, Mick 15 0
6. Hughes, Mark 15 4
7. McClair, Brian 14 2
8. Buchan, Martin 13 0
9. Stapleton, Frank 13 3
10. Blackmore, Clayton 13 1
11. Bruce, Steve 13 0
12. Moran, Kevin 12 1
13. Whiteside, Norman 12 2
14. Stepney, Alex 11 0
15. McQueen, Gordon 11 3
16. Charlton, Bobby 10 1
17. Macari, Lou 10 1
18. McIlroy, Sammy 10 0
19. Pallister, Gary 10 1
20. Dunne, Tony 9 0
21. Morgan, Willie 9 1
22. Wilkins, Ray 9 1
23. McGrath, Paul 9 1
24. Phelan, Mike 9 0
25. Best, George 8 2
26. Kidd, Brian 8 2
27. Sadler, David 8 0
28. Nicholl, Jimmy 8 0
29. Strachan, Gordon 8 2
30. Jordan, Joe 7 3
31. Martin, Lee A. 7 0
32. Sharpe, Lee 7 0
33. Ince, Paul 7 1
34. Irwin, Denis 7 0
35. Law, Denis 6 4
36. Greenhoff, Brian 6 0
37. Muhren, Arnold 6 1
38. Beardsmore, Russell 6 0
39. Donaghy, Mal 6 0
40. Leighton, Jim 6 0
41. Aston Jnr, John 5 0
42. Burns, Francis 5 0
43. Ure, Ian 5 0
44. James, Steve 5 0
45. Thomas, Mickey 5 0
46. Olsen, Jesper 5 2
47. Giggs, Ryan 5 1
48. Schmeichel, Peter 5 0
49. Sartori, Carlo 4 0
50. Houston, Stewart 4 0
51. Grimes, Ashley 4 0
52. Gidman, John 4 1
53. Moses, Remi 4 0
54. Gibson, Colin 4 0
55. Anderson, Viv 4 0
56. Webb, Neil 4 0
57. Kanchelskis, Andrei 4 0
58. Fitzpatrick, John 3 0
59. Crerand, Pat 3 0
60. Gowling, Alan 3 1
61. O'Neil, Thomas 3 0
62. Young, Tony 3 0
63. Pearson, Stuart 3 1
64. McCreery, David 3 0
65. Roche, Paddy 3 0
66. Birtles, Garry 3 0
67. Brazil, Alan 3 0
68. Hogg, Graeme 3 0
69. Davenport, Peter 3 0
70. Milne, Ralph 3 1
71. Wallace, Danny 3 0
72. Robins, Mark 3 1
73. Edwards, Paul 2 0
74. Davies, Ronald "Wyn" 2 1
75. Storey-Moore, Ian 2 2
76. Forsyth, Alex 2 0
77. Hill, Gordon 2 0
78. Greenhoff, Jimmy 2 1
79. Graham, Arthur 2 0
80. Garton, Billy 2 0
81. Sivebaek, Johnny 2 0
82. Turner, Chris 2 0
83. O'Brien, Liam 2 0
84. Walsh, Gary 2 0
85. Sealey, Les 2 0
86. Parker, Paul 2 0
87. Brennan, Shay 1 0
88. Rimmer, Jimmy 1 0
89. Stiles, Nobby 1 0
90. Donald, Ian 1 0
91. MacDougall, Ted 1 0
92. Anderson, Trevor 1 0
93. Graham, George 1 0
94. Holton, Jim 1 0
95. Daly, Gerry 1 1
96. McGrath, Chris 1 0
97. Jovanovic, Nikola 1 0
98. McGarvey, Scott 1 0
99. Barnes, Peter 1 1
100. Wood, Nicky 1 0
101. Gill, Tony 1 0
102. Dublin, Dion 1 0
103. Ferguson, Darren 1 0
104. Cantona, Eric 1 0
No Opponent Manager Count
1. Clough, Brian 49
No MUFC Managers Count
Stadiums Competition Opponents Opponent nationality
No Stadium Count
1. Old Trafford 24
2. City Ground, Nottingham 19
3. Baseball Ground 5
4. Wembley 1
No Competition Count
1. League Division One 39
2. League Cup 4
3. FA Cup 3
4. Premiership 2
5. League Division Two 1
No Opponent Count
1. Nottingham Forest 38
2. Derby County 11
No Nationality Count
1. England 49
Manchester United red cards Manchester United Cup Finals
No Date Player HAN WDL F-A
1. 02-04-1980 McIlroy, Sammy A L 0-2
No Date WDL F-A Opponent Competition
1. 12-04-1992 W 1-0 Nottingham Forest League Cup
Manchester United penalties scored Manchester United penalties conceded
No Date Player Pens WDL F-A Competition
1. 22-01-1983 Coppell, Steve 1 W 2-0 League Division One
2. 08-12-1984 Strachan, Gordon 1 L 2-3 League Division One
3. 18-01-1986 Olsen, Jesper 1 L 2-3 League Division One
No Date Count F-A Competition Opponent scorers
1. 02-04-1980 1 0-2 League Division One John Robertson 79' (pen), *Garry Birtles 88'
Manchester United own goals for Manchester United own goals against
No Date OG F-A Scorers
1. 18-03-1981 1 1-1 Kenny Burns 44' (o.g.)
Date OG WDL F-A HAN Comp Player
04-10-1969 1 L 0-2 A League Division One Fitzpatrick, John
17-12-1977 1 L 0-4 H League Division One Greenhoff, Brian
Most goals scored vs opponent manager Most goals conceded vs opponent manager
Date Opponent WDL F-A HAN Competition
26-12-1970 Derby County D 4-4 A League Division One
19-01-1983 Nottingham Forest W 4-0 H League Cup
Date Opponent WDL F-A HAN Competition
26-12-1970 Derby County D 4-4 A League Division One
17-12-1977 Nottingham Forest L 0-4 H League Division One
02-05-1990 Nottingham Forest L 0-4 A League Division One
Hat-tricks vs opponent manager  
No Date Player G WDL F-A Competition
No hat-tricks found vs Clough, Brian.
 
Matches played v Brian Clough
No Date Comp Opponent WDL F-A HAN Scorers Opp Scorers
1. 04-10-1969 Div 1 Derby County L 0-2 A Kevin Hector 44', John Fitzpatrick 62' (o.g.)
2. 12-11-1969 LC Derby County D 0-0 A
3. 19-11-1969 LC Derby County W 1-0 H Brian Kidd 68'
4. 31-01-1970 Div 1 Derby County W 1-0 H Bobby Charlton 36'
5. 26-12-1970 Div 1 Derby County D 4-4 A Denis Law 55', 59', George Best 57', Brian Kidd 75' Dave Mackay 3', Frank Wignall 21', Kevin Hector 66', Archie Gemmill 71'
6. 10-04-1971 Div 1 Derby County L 1-2 H Denis Law 70' John O'Hare 38', 48'
7. 14-08-1971 Div 1 Derby County D 2-2 A Denis Law 15', Alan Gowling 25' Kevin Hector 50', Frank Wignall 60'
8. 16-10-1971 Div 1 Derby County W 1-0 H George Best 52'
9. 23-09-1972 Div 1 Derby County W 3-0 H Ian Storey-Moore 33', Wyn Davies 66', Willie Morgan 75'
10. 26-12-1972 Div 1 Derby County L 1-3 A Ian Storey-Moore 61' Roy McFarland 7', 58', Alan Hinton 19'
11. 13-10-1973 Div 1 Derby County L 0-1 H Kevin Hector 4'
12. 22-03-1975 Div 2 Nottingham Forest W 1-0 A Gerry Daly 35'
13. 12-11-1977 Div 1 Nottingham Forest L 1-2 A Stuart Pearson 5' Kenny Burns 49', Archie Gemmill 72'
14. 17-12-1977 Div 1 Nottingham Forest L 0-4 H Brian Greenhoff 22' (o.g.), Tony Woodcock 25', 88', John Robertson 52'
15. 16-09-1978 Div 1 Nottingham Forest D 1-1 H Jimmy Greenhoff 66' Ian Bowyer 6'
16. 18-04-1979 Div 1 Nottingham Forest D 1-1 A Joe Jordan 47' Trevor Francis 86'
17. 22-12-1979 Div 1 Nottingham Forest W 3-0 H Joe Jordan 2', 16', Gordon McQueen 23'
18. 02-04-1980 Div 1 Nottingham Forest L 0-2 A John Robertson 79' (pen), *Garry Birtles 88'
19. 04-10-1980 Div 1 Nottingham Forest W 2-1 A Lou Macari 43', Steve Coppell 73' Ian Wallace 31'
20. 24-01-1981 FAC Nottingham Forest L 0-1 A Trevor Francis 15'
21. 18-03-1981 Div 1 Nottingham Forest D 1-1 H Kenny Burns 44' (o.g.) Ian Wallace 37'
22. 31-08-1981 Div 1 Nottingham Forest D 0-0 H
23. 05-05-1982 Div 1 Nottingham Forest W 1-0 A Frank Stapleton 36'
24. 01-09-1982 Div 1 Nottingham Forest W 3-0 A Ray Wilkins 72', Norman Whiteside 81', Bryan Robson 88'
25. 19-01-1983 LC Nottingham Forest W 4-0 H Gordon McQueen 3', 63', Steve Coppell 50', Bryan Robson 86'
26. 22-01-1983 Div 1 Nottingham Forest W 2-0 H Steve Coppell 64' (pen), Arnold Muhren 80'
27. 29-08-1983 Div 1 Nottingham Forest L 1-2 H Kevin Moran 12' *Viv Anderson 65', *Peter Davenport 86'
28. 16-05-1984 Div 1 Nottingham Forest L 0-2 A *Garry Birtles 34', *Viv Anderson 47'
29. 08-12-1984 Div 1 Nottingham Forest L 2-3 A Gordon Strachan 14', 26' (pen) Steve Hodge 63', Gary Mills 78', Johnny Metgod 90'
30. 06-05-1985 Div 1 Nottingham Forest W 2-0 H John Gidman 8', Frank Stapleton 70'
31. 31-08-1985 Div 1 Nottingham Forest W 3-1 A Mark Hughes 2', Peter Barnes 5', Frank Stapleton 41' *Peter Davenport 47'
32. 18-01-1986 Div 1 Nottingham Forest L 2-3 H Jesper Olsen 46' (pen), 67' Colin Walsh 42', 82', Nigel Clough 88'
33. 04-10-1986 Div 1 Nottingham Forest D 1-1 A Bryan Robson 73' *Garry Birtles 51'
34. 28-03-1987 Div 1 Nottingham Forest W 2-0 H Paul McGrath 12', Bryan Robson 44'
35. 31-10-1987 Div 1 Nottingham Forest D 2-2 H Bryan Robson 54', Norman Whiteside 59' Paul Wilkinson 27', Stuart Pearce 76'
36. 19-03-1988 Div 1 Nottingham Forest D 0-0 A
37. 26-12-1988 Div 1 Nottingham Forest W 2-0 H Ralph Milne 23', Mark Hughes 53'
38. 18-03-1989 FAC Nottingham Forest L 0-1 H Garry Parker 42'
39. 27-03-1989 Div 1 Nottingham Forest L 0-2 A Stuart Pearce 3', Lee Chapman 61'
40. 12-11-1989 Div 1 Nottingham Forest W 1-0 H Gary Pallister 44'
41. 07-01-1990 FAC Nottingham Forest W 1-0 A Mark Robins 56'
42. 02-05-1990 Div 1 Nottingham Forest L 0-4 A Garry Parker 3', Stuart Pearce 19', Nigel Clough 21', Steve Chettle 25'
43. 29-09-1990 Div 1 Nottingham Forest L 0-1 H Stuart Pearce 7'
44. 16-03-1991 Div 1 Nottingham Forest D 1-1 A Clayton Blackmore 38' Terry Wilson 46'
45. 18-03-1992 Div 1 Nottingham Forest L 0-1 A Nigel Clough 59'
46. 12-04-1992 LC Nottingham Forest W 1-0 N Brian McClair 14'
47. 20-04-1992 Div 1 Nottingham Forest L 1-2 H Brian McClair 36' Ian Woan 33', Scott Gemmill 80'
48. 29-08-1992 PL Nottingham Forest W 2-0 A Mark Hughes 16', Ryan Giggs 49'
49. 27-01-1993 PL Nottingham Forest W 2-0 H Paul Ince 47', Mark Hughes 68'
 

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