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NEWTON HEATH/
MANCHESTER UNITED OPPONENT
Crystal Palace

A statistical compilation of all Newton Heath/Manchester United matches vs selected opponent Crystal Palace including HEAD-TO-HEAD RECORD, 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 vs opponent, most goals conceded vs opponent, hat-tricks and a chronological list of all matches played vs Crystal Palace.

Newton Heath/Manchester United vs Crystal Palace
All Time Record

Manchester United club crest PWDLFA
P W D L F A Diff Win%
H 35 25 3 7 64 24 +40 71.43
A 30 15 9 6 45 35 +10 50.00
N 5 3 2 0 10 6 +4 60.00
Total 70 43 14 13 119 65 +54 61.43
Crystal Palace club crest
First Match Played: 26 Aug 1922 W 2-1 League Division Two @ Old Trafford  
Last Match Played: 01 Mar 2026 W 2-1 Premiership @ Old Trafford
Highest Attendance: (88619) 21 May 2016 W 2-1 FA Cup @ Wembley
Most Goals scored v Opponent: (5) See table below
Most Goals Conceded v Opponent: (5) See table below
Goals scored Appearances Opponent Manager Club Manager
No Player Goals Apps
1. Spence, Joe 8 6
2. Law, Denis 6 6
3. Hughes, Mark 6 12
4. Kidd, Brian 5 8
5. Lukaku, Romelu 4 4
6. Mata, Juan 4 12
7. Scholes, Paul 3 5
8. Charlton, Bobby 3 8
9. Fellaini, Marouane 3 9
10. Fernandes, Bruno 3 12
11. McClair, Brian 3 14
12. van Persie, Robin 2 3
13. Jordan, Joe 2 4
14. Lochhead, Arthur 2 6
15. Best, George 2 7
16. Morgan, Willie 2 7
17. Webb, Neil 2 7
18. Kanchelskis, Andrei 2 7
19. Pogba, Paul 2 9
20. Robson, Bryan 2 10
21. Rooney, Wayne 2 11
22. Martial, Anthony 2 11
23. Irwin, Denis 2 12
24. Pallister, Gary 2 15
25. Rashford, Marcus 2 16
26. Williams, Harry (1922-1923) 1 1
27. Richardson, Kieran 1 1
28. Saha, Louis 1 1
29. Macheda, Federico 1 1
30. Ibrahimovic, Zlatan 1 1
31. Harrop, Josh 1 1
32. Šeško, Benjamin 1 1
33. Wood, John 1 2
34. Storey-Moore, Ian 1 2
35. Barnes, Peter 1 2
36. Beardsmore, Russell 1 2
37. Cole, Andrew 1 2
38. Sheringham, Teddy 1 2
39. O'Shea, John 1 2
40. Smith, Alan 1 2
41. Smith, Thomas 1 3
42. Fitzpatrick, John 1 3
43. Gowling, Alan 1 3
44. Whiteside, Norman 1 3
45. Cantona, Eric 1 3
46. May, David 1 3
47. James, Daniel 1 3
48. Thomas, Mickey 1 4
49. Martin, Lee A. 1 4
50. Butt, Nicky 1 4
51. van de Beek, Donny 1 4
52. Mount, Mason 1 4
53. Zirkzee, Joshua 1 4
54. Duxbury, Mick 1 5
55. Wallace, Danny 1 5
56. Darmian, Matteo 1 5
57. Matic, Nemanja 1 5
58. Rodrigues, Fredico "Fred" 1 6
59. Casemiro, Carlos 1 7
60. Garnacho, Alejandro 1 8
61. Young, Ashley 1 9
62. Bruce, Steve 1 10
63. Smalling, Chris 1 10
64. Lingard, Jesse 1 10
65. Ince, Paul 1 12
No Player Apps Goals
1. de Gea, David 19 0
2. Rashford, Marcus 16 2
3. Pallister, Gary 15 2
4. McClair, Brian 14 3
5. Hughes, Mark 12 6
6. Ince, Paul 12 1
7. Irwin, Denis 12 2
8. Giggs, Ryan 12 0
9. Mata, Juan 12 4
10. Fernandes, Bruno 12 3
11. Rooney, Wayne 11 2
12. Shaw, Luke 11 0
13. Martial, Anthony 11 2
14. Lindelof, Victor 11 0
15. Maguire, Harry 11 0
16. Robson, Bryan 10 2
17. Bruce, Steve 10 1
18. Schmeichel, Peter 10 0
19. Smalling, Chris 10 1
20. Lingard, Jesse 10 1
21. McTominay, Scott 10 0
22. Dalot, Diogo 10 0
23. Pogba, Paul 9 2
24. Valencia, Antonio 9 0
25. Fellaini, Marouane 9 3
26. Young, Ashley 9 1
27. Charlton, Bobby 8 3
28. Dunne, Tony 8 0
29. Kidd, Brian 8 5
30. Blackmore, Clayton 8 0
31. Garnacho, Alejandro 8 1
32. Best, George 7 2
33. Morgan, Willie 7 2
34. Sharpe, Lee 7 0
35. Webb, Neil 7 2
36. Kanchelskis, Andrei 7 2
37. Casemiro, Carlos 7 1
38. Grimwood, John 6 0
39. Lochhead, Arthur 6 2
40. Silcock, Jack 6 0
41. Spence, Joe 6 8
42. Law, Denis 6 6
43. Sadler, David 6 0
44. Stepney, Alex 6 0
45. Buchan, Martin 6 0
46. Bailey, Gary 6 0
47. Moran, Kevin 6 0
48. Carrick, Michael 6 0
49. Blind, Daley 6 0
50. Rodrigues, Fredico "Fred" 6 1
51. Wan-Bissaka, Aaron 6 0
52. Moore, Charlie 5 0
53. Macari, Lou 5 0
54. Albiston, Arthur 5 0
55. Duxbury, Mick 5 1
56. Phelan, Mike 5 0
57. Wallace, Danny 5 1
58. Neville, Gary 5 0
59. Scholes, Paul 5 3
60. Keane, Roy 5 0
61. Herrera, Ander 5 0
62. Darmian, Matteo 5 1
63. Matic, Nemanja 5 1
64. Greenwood, Mason 5 0
65. Eriksen, Christian 5 0
66. Martinez, Lisandro 5 0
67. Hojlund, Rasmus 5 0
68. Onana, Andre 5 0
69. Diallo, Amad 5 0
70. Mainoo, Kobbie 5 0
71. Hilditch, Clarence 4 0
72. Mann, Frank 4 0
73. Steward, Alfred 4 0
74. James, Steve 4 0
75. McIlroy, Sammy 4 0
76. Coppell, Steve 4 0
77. Jordan, Joe 4 2
78. Thomas, Mickey 4 1
79. Martin, Lee A. 4 1
80. Butt, Nicky 4 1
81. Neville, Phillip 4 0
82. Fletcher, Darren 4 0
83. Ferdinand, Rio 4 0
84. Evans, Jonny 4 0
85. Jones, Phil 4 0
86. Bailly, Eric 4 0
87. Lukaku, Romelu 4 4
88. van de Beek, Donny 4 1
89. Varane, Raphael 4 0
90. Mount, Mason 4 1
91. Mazraoui, Noussair 4 0
92. Zirkzee, Joshua 4 1
93. Partridge, Edward 3 0
94. Smith, Thomas 3 1
95. Crerand, Pat 3 0
96. Rimmer, Jimmy 3 0
97. Edwards, Paul 3 0
98. Aston Jnr, John 3 0
99. Fitzpatrick, John 3 1
100. Gowling, Alan 3 1
101. O'Neil, Thomas 3 0
102. Nicholl, Jimmy 3 0
103. Wilkins, Ray 3 0
104. Whiteside, Norman 3 1
105. Donaghy, Mal 3 0
106. Leighton, Jim 3 0
107. Parker, Paul 3 0
108. Cantona, Eric 3 1
109. May, David 3 1
110. Beckham, David 3 0
111. Fortune, Quinton 3 0
112. Januzaj, Adnan 3 0
113. van Persie, Robin 3 2
114. Rojo, Marcos 3 0
115. Fosu-Mensah, Timothy 3 0
116. Sánchez, Alexis 3 0
117. James, Daniel 3 1
118. dos Santos, Antony 3 0
119. Amrabat, Sofyan 3 0
120. de Ligt, Matthijs 3 0
121. Yoro, Leny 3 0
122. McBain, Neil 2 0
123. Mew, John 2 0
124. Thomas, Harry 2 0
125. Wood, John 2 1
126. Evans, Sidney 2 0
127. McPherson, Frank 2 0
128. Burns, Francis 2 0
129. Ure, Ian 2 0
130. Storey-Moore, Ian 2 1
131. Young, Tony 2 0
132. McQueen, Gordon 2 0
133. Birtles, Garry 2 0
134. Barnes, Peter 2 1
135. Brazil, Alan 2 0
136. McGrath, Paul 2 0
137. Stapleton, Frank 2 0
138. Olsen, Jesper 2 0
139. Beardsmore, Russell 2 1
140. Robins, Mark 2 0
141. Sealey, Les 2 0
142. Ferguson, Darren 2 0
143. Cole, Andrew 2 1
144. Sheringham, Teddy 2 1
145. Brown, Wesley 2 0
146. Howard, Tim 2 0
147. O'Shea, John 2 1
148. Silvestre, Mikael 2 0
149. Smith, Alan 2 1
150. Ronaldo, Cristiano 2 0
151. da Silva, Fabio 2 0
152. Evra, Patrice 2 0
153. Vidic, Nemanja 2 0
154. McNair, Paddy 2 0
155. Schneiderlin, Morgan 2 0
156. Cavani, Edinson 2 0
157. Elanga, Anthony 2 0
158. Telles, Alex 2 0
159. Mejbri, Hannibal 2 0
160. Weghorst, Wout 2 0
161. Pellistri, Facundo 2 0
162. Ugarte, Manuel 2 0
163. Lammens, Senne 2 0
164. Mbeumo, Bryan 2 0
165. Radford, Charles 1 0
166. Williams, Harry (1922-1923) 1 1
167. Barson, Frank 1 0
168. Henderson, William 1 0
169. Bennion, Samuel 1 0
170. Kennedy, Fredrick 1 0
171. Pape, Albert 1 0
172. Foulkes, William 1 0
173. Givens, Don 1 0
174. Sartori, Carlo 1 0
175. Stiles, Nobby 1 0
176. Watson, Willie 1 0
177. Davies, Ronald "Wyn" 1 0
178. MacDougall, Ted 1 0
179. Anderson, Trevor 1 0
180. Graham, George 1 0
181. Holton, Jim 1 0
182. Martin, Mick 1 0
183. Grimes, Ashley 1 0
184. Houston, Stewart 1 0
185. Jovanovic, Nikola 1 0
186. Anderson, Viv 1 0
187. Davenport, Peter 1 0
188. Garton, Billy 1 0
189. Gibson, Colin 1 0
190. Strachan, Gordon 1 0
191. Turner, Chris 1 0
192. Walsh, Gary 1 0
193. Wratten, Paul 1 0
194. Dublin, Dion 1 0
195. Davies, Simon 1 0
196. Gillespie, Keith 1 0
197. Pilkington, Kevin 1 0
198. Berg, Henning 1 0
199. Johnsen, Ronny 1 0
200. Poborsky, Karel 1 0
201. Clegg, Michael 1 0
202. Bellion, David 1 0
203. Djemba Djemba, Eric 1 0
204. Eagles, Chris 1 0
205. Kleberson, Jose Pereira 1 0
206. Richardson, Kieran 1 1
207. Rossi, Giuseppe 1 0
208. Saha, Louis 1 1
209. Spector, Jonathon 1 0
210. Carroll, Roy 1 0
211. Heinze, Gabriel 1 0
212. van Nistelrooy, Ruud 1 0
213. Amos, Ben 1 0
214. Berbatov, Dimitar 1 0
215. da Silva, Rafael 1 0
216. Diouf, Mame Biram 1 0
217. Fryers, Ezekiel 1 0
218. Gibson, Darron 1 0
219. Macheda, Federico 1 1
220. Morrison, Ravel 1 0
221. Park, Ji-Sung 1 0
222. Anderson, Oliveira 1 0
223. Hernandez, Javier 1 0
224. Di Maria, Angel 1 0
225. Wilson, James 1 0
226. Falcao, Radamel 1 0
227. Schweinsteiger, Bastian 1 0
228. Depay, Memphis 1 0
229. Ibrahimovic, Zlatan 1 1
230. Gomes, Angel 1 0
231. Harrop, Josh 1 1
232. Mitchell, Demitri 1 0
233. Pereira, Joel 1 0
234. Tuanzebe, Axel 1 0
235. Mkhitaryan, Henrikh 1 0
236. Garner, James 1 0
237. Ighalo, Odion 1 0
238. Henderson, Dean 1 0
239. Sancho, Jadon 1 0
240. Shoretire, Shola 1 0
241. Sabitzer, Marcel 1 0
242. Gore, Daniel "Dan" 1 0
243. Wheatley, Ethan 1 0
244. Dorgu, Patrick 1 0
245. Cunha, Matheus 1 0
246. Heaven, Ayden 1 0
247. Šeško, Benjamin 1 1
Stadiums Manchester United have played at Manchester United by competition Manchester United opponents Manchester United opponent nationality
No Competition Count
1. Premiership 34
2. League Division One 18
3. League Cup 7
4. League Division Two 6
5. FA Cup 5
No Opponent Count
1. Crystal Palace 70
No Nationality Count
1. England 70
Manchester United red cards Manchester United Cup Finals
No Date Player HAN WDL F-A
No Date WDL F-A Opponent Competition
1. 12-05-1990 D 3-3 Crystal Palace FA Cup
2. 17-05-1990 W 1-0 Crystal Palace FA Cup
3. 21-05-2016 W 2-1 Crystal Palace FA Cup
Manchester United penalties scored Manchester United penalties conceded
No Date Player Pens WDL F-A Competition
1. 28-10-1987 McClair, Brian 1 W 2-1 League Cup
2. 30-11-2011 Macheda, Federico 1 L 1-2 League Cup
3. 14-09-2013 van Persie, Robin 1 W 2-0 Premiership
4. 22-02-2014 van Persie, Robin 1 W 2-0 Premiership
5. 09-05-2015 Mata, Juan 1 W 2-1 Premiership
6. 04-02-2023 Fernandes, Bruno 1 W 2-1 Premiership
7. 01-03-2026 Fernandes, Bruno 1 W 2-1 Premiership
No Date Count F-A Competition Opponent scorers
1. 19-04-1924 1 1-1 League Division Two George Whitworth 85' (pen)
2. 19-09-2020 1 1-3 Premiership Andros Townsend 7', *Wilfried Zaha 74' (pen), 85'
3. 30-11-2025 1 2-1 Premiership Jean-Philippe Mateta 36' (pen)
Manchester United own goals for Manchester United own goals against
No Date OG F-A Scorers
1. 04-10-1997 1 2-0 Teddy Sheringham 18', Herman Hreidarsson 30' (o.g.)
2. 18-12-2004 1 5-2 Paul Scholes 22', 49', Alan Smith 35', Emerson Boyce 48' (o.g.), John O'Shea 90'+1
3. 20-04-2016 1 2-0 Damien Delaney 4' (o.g.), Matteo Darmian 55'
Date OG WDL F-A HAN Comp Player
No own goals against found vs Crystal Palace.
Manchester United most goals scored vs opponent Manchester United most goals conceded vs opponent
Date Opponent WDL F-A HAN Competition
12-04-1924 Crystal Palace W 5-1 H League Division Two
17-04-1971 Crystal Palace W 5-3 A League Division One
18-12-2004 Crystal Palace W 5-2 H Premiership
Date Opponent WDL F-A HAN Competition
16-12-1972 Crystal Palace L 0-5 A League Division One
Manchester United Hat-tricks vs opponent  
No Date Player G WDL F-A Competition
1. 12-04-1924 Spence, Joe 4 W 5-1 League Division Two
2. 17-04-1971 Law, Denis 3 W 5-3 League Division One
 
Matches played vs Crystal Palace
No Date Comp WDL F-A HAN Scorers Opp Scorers
1. 26-08-1922 Div 2 W 2-1 H Joe Spence ??', John Wood ??' George Whitworth ??'
2. 02-09-1922 Div 2 W 3-2 A Joe Spence 65', 84', Harry Williams 23' Norman Waite 48', George Whitworth 60'
3. 12-04-1924 Div 2 W 5-1 H Joe Spence 27', 58', 61', 86', Thomas Smith 37' Bill Hand 59'
4. 19-04-1924 Div 2 D 1-1 A Joe Spence 49' George Whitworth 85' (pen)
5. 11-10-1924 Div 2 W 1-0 H Arthur Lochhead 65'
6. 14-02-1925 Div 2 L 1-2 A Arthur Lochhead 42' Tom Hoddinott 68', 87'
7. 09-08-1969 Div 1 D 2-2 A Bobby Charlton 24', Willie Morgan 56' Mel Blyth 11', Gerry Queen 40'
8. 14-02-1970 Div 1 D 1-1 H Brian Kidd 15' John Sewell 74'
9. 10-10-1970 Div 1 L 0-1 H Bobby Tambling 63'
10. 18-11-1970 LC W 4-2 H John Fitzpatrick 29', Brian Kidd 49', 53', Bobby Charlton 80' Gerry Queen 78', Tony Taylor 88'
11. 17-04-1971 Div 1 W 5-3 A Denis Law 43', 48', 66', George Best 58', 65' Alan Birchenall 4', Bobby Tambling 24', Gerry Queen 82'
12. 11-09-1971 Div 1 W 3-1 A Brian Kidd 31', Denis Law 79', 90' Mel Blyth 34'
13. 25-03-1972 Div 1 W 4-0 H Alan Gowling 5', Bobby Charlton 24', Ian Storey-Moore 62', Denis Law 81'
14. 16-12-1972 Div 1 L 0-5 A Paddy Mulligan 10', 42', Don Rogers 46', 87', Alan Whittle 86'
15. 11-04-1973 Div 1 W 2-0 H Brian Kidd 27', Willie Morgan 34'
16. 17-11-1979 Div 1 D 1-1 H Joe Jordan 90'+2 David Swindlehurst 77'
17. 29-03-1980 Div 1 W 2-0 A Joe Jordan 30', Mickey Thomas 82'
18. 01-11-1980 Div 1 L 0-1 A Peter Nicholas 27'
19. 04-04-1981 Div 1 W 1-0 H Mick Duxbury 78'
20. 24-09-1985 LC W 1-0 A Peter Barnes 59'
21. 09-10-1985 LC W 1-0 H Norman Whiteside 1'
22. 28-10-1987 LC W 2-1 H Brian McClair 7' (pen), 28' Ken O'Doherty 40'
23. 22-08-1989 Div 1 D 1-1 A Bryan Robson 19' Ian Wright 89'
24. 09-12-1989 Div 1 L 1-2 H Russell Beardsmore 9' Mark Bright 40', 54'
25. 12-05-1990 FAC D 3-3 N Bryan Robson 35', Mark Hughes 62, 113' Gary O'Reilly 18', Ian Wright 72', 92'
26. 17-05-1990 FAC W 1-0 N Lee Martin 59'
27. 03-11-1990 Div 1 W 2-0 H Neil Webb 11', Danny Wallace 19'
28. 11-05-1991 Div 1 L 0-3 A Ian Wright 3', John Salako 58', 71'
29. 30-11-1991 Div 1 W 3-1 A Neil Webb 26', Brian McClair 57', Andrei Kanchelskis 58' Paul Mortimer 17'
30. 22-02-1992 Div 1 W 2-0 H Mark Hughes 11', 51'
31. 02-09-1992 PL W 1-0 H Mark Hughes 88'
32. 21-04-1993 PL W 2-0 A Mark Hughes 64', Paul Ince 89'
33. 19-11-1994 PL W 3-0 H Denis Irwin 8', Eric Cantona 34', Andrei Kanchelskis 51'
34. 25-01-1995 PL D 1-1 A David May 57' Gareth Southgate 81'
35. 09-04-1995 FAC D 2-2 N Denis Irwin 70', Gary Pallister 97' Iain Dowie 33', Chris Armstrong 92'
36. 12-04-1995 FAC W 2-0 N Steve Bruce 30', Gary Pallister 41'
37. 04-10-1997 PL W 2-0 H Teddy Sheringham 18', Herman Hreidarsson 30' (o.g.)
38. 27-04-1998 PL W 3-0 A Paul Scholes 6', Nicky Butt 22', Andrew Cole 84'
39. 10-11-2004 LC W 2-0 H Louis Saha 22', Kieran Richardson 39'
40. 18-12-2004 PL W 5-2 H Paul Scholes 22', 49', Alan Smith 35', Emerson Boyce 48' (o.g.), John O'Shea 90'+1 Danny Granville 27', Joonas Kolkka 46'
41. 05-03-2005 PL D 0-0 A
42. 30-11-2011 LC L 1-2 H Federico Macheda 69' (pen) Darren Ambrose 65', Glenn Murray 98'
43. 14-09-2013 PL W 2-0 H Robin van Persie 45'+1 (pen), Wayne Rooney 81'
44. 22-02-2014 PL W 2-0 A Robin van Persie 62' (pen), Wayne Rooney 68'
45. 08-11-2014 PL W 1-0 H Juan Mata 67'
46. 09-05-2015 PL W 2-1 A Juan Mata 19' (pen), Marouane Fellaini 78' Jason Puncheon 56'
47. 31-10-2015 PL D 0-0 A
48. 20-04-2016 PL W 2-0 H Damien Delaney 4' (o.g.), Matteo Darmian 55'
49. 21-05-2016 FAC W 2-1 N Juan Mata 81', Jesse Lingard 110' Jason Puncheon 78'
50. 14-12-2016 PL W 2-1 A Paul Pogba 45'+2, Zlatan Ibrahimovic 88' James McArthur 66'
51. 21-05-2017 PL W 2-0 H Josh Harrop 15', Paul Pogba 19'
52. 30-09-2017 PL W 4-0 H Juan Mata 3', Marouane Fellaini 35', 49', Romelu Lukaku 86'
53. 05-03-2018 PL W 3-2 A Chris Smalling 55', Romelu Lukaku 76', Nemanja Matic 90'+1 Andros Townsend 11', Patrick van Aanholt 48'
54. 24-11-2018 PL D 0-0 H
55. 27-02-2019 PL W 3-1 A Romelu Lukaku 33', 52', Ashley Young 83' Joel Ward 65'
56. 24-08-2019 PL L 1-2 H Daniel James 89' Jordan Ayew 32', Patrick van Aanholt 90'+3
57. 16-07-2020 PL W 2-0 A Marcus Rashford 45'+1, Anthony Martial 78'
58. 19-09-2020 PL L 1-3 H Donny van de Beek 80' Andros Townsend 7', *Wilfried Zaha 74' (pen), 85'
59. 03-03-2021 PL D 0-0 A
60. 05-12-2021 PL W 1-0 H Fred 77'
61. 22-05-2022 PL L 0-1 A *Wilfried Zaha 37'
62. 18-01-2023 PL D 1-1 A Bruno Fernandes 43' Michael Olise 90'+1
63. 04-02-2023 PL W 2-1 H Bruno Fernandes 7' (pen), Marcus Rashford 62' Jeffrey Schlupp 76'
64. 26-09-2023 LC W 3-0 H Alejandro Garnacho 21', Casemiro 27', Anthony Martial 55'
65. 30-09-2023 PL L 0-1 H Joachim Andersen 25'
66. 06-05-2024 PL L 0-4 A Michael Olise 12', 66', Jean-Philippe Mateta 40', Tyrick Mitchell 58'
67. 21-09-2024 PL D 0-0 A
68. 02-02-2025 PL L 0-2 H Jean-Philippe Mateta 64', 89'
69. 30-11-2025 PL W 2-1 A Joshua Zirkzee 54', Mason Mount 63' Jean-Philippe Mateta 36' (pen)
70. 01-03-2026 PL W 2-1 H Bruno Fernandes 57' (pen), Benjamin Šeško 65' Maxence Lacroix 4'
 

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