Man United 2-2 Sunderland - April 27, 1985 / Division 1 1984/1985
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Team line-ups
Man United
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Gary Bailey | 26 | 333 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Paul McGrath | 25 | 55 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Kevin Moran | 45 | 28 | 197 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
John Gidman | 46 | 31 | 87 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Arthur Albiston | 27 | 394 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Gordon Strachan | 28 | 51 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Bryan Robson | 90 | 28 | 175 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Jesper Olsen | 24 | 47 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Alan Brazil | 25 | 21 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Norman Whiteside | 19 | 144 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Mark Hughes | 21 | 69 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player |
Average age
25.6 years
Average number of matches played for the team
143
Sunderland
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
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G |
Chris Turner | 26 | 163 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Shaun Elliott | 46 | 28 | 177 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Gary Bennett | 23 | 35 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Gordon Chisholm | 25 | 156 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Nick Pickering | 21 | 153 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Barry Venison | 20 | 136 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Peter Daniel | 29 | 25 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
David Hodgson | 24 | 23 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Stan Cummins | 26 | 123 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Ian Wallace | 28 | 13 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Clive Walker | 27 | 37 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player |
Average age
25.2 years
Average number of matches played for the team
95
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D |
Mike Duxbury | 46 | 25 | 215 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player |
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
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F |
Howard Gayle | 46 | 26 | 25 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player |
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Alan Brazil
IN
Frank Stapleton
OUT
Kevin Moran
IN
Graeme Hogg
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Shaun Elliott
IN
Gordon Armstrong
OUT
Gary Bennett
IN
Paul Lemon
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
46
218
Success rate in this team:
50 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
46 %
Atkinson vs Sunderland
4 victories
5 draws
1 loss
Atkinson vs Ashurst
0 victory
1 draw
1 loss
Manager
Age
Match num
46
63
Success rate in this team:
33 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
33 %
Ashurst vs Man United
1 victory
1 draw
0 loss
Ashurst vs Atkinson
1 victory
1 draw
0 loss
Videos
Key figures

End of streak for Man United after 7 matches with only one goal conceded at most at home in Premier League (since 12/01/1985). It was the best streak for the club since 13/11/1982-27/08/1983 (16 matches).

Only back at the time of Sir Matt Busby head of (28/12/1970-02/06/1971), you can see a manager go over Ron Atkinson with 1.56 goals scored per game in Premier League (1.98).

Man United keeps its 4 consecutive matches without a win in Premier League running (since 09/04/1985).
Pre-match
Current form
Home | VManchester United 4-0 Aston Villa23/03/1985 | VManchester United 2-1 Leicester03/04/1985 | VManchester United 5-0 Stoke City06/04/1985 | DManchester United 2-2 Liverpool13/04/1985 | VManchester United 2-1 Liverpool17/04/1985 | DManchester United 0-0 Southampton24/04/1985 |
Overall | VManchester United 5-0 Stoke City06/04/1985 | LSheffield Wednesday 1-0 Manchester United09/04/1985 | DManchester United 2-2 Liverpool13/04/1985 | VManchester United 2-1 Liverpool17/04/1985 | LLuton Town 2-1 Manchester United21/04/1985 | DManchester United 0-0 Southampton24/04/1985 |
Current form
Away | LLuton Town 2-1 Sunderland02/03/1985 | VChelsea 2-3 Sunderland04/03/1985 | VNorwich City 1-3 Sunderland16/03/1985 | LEverton 4-1 Sunderland06/04/1985 | VCoventry 0-1 Sunderland13/04/1985 | LWest Bromwich Albion 1-0 Sunderland24/04/1985 |
Overall | LEverton 4-1 Sunderland06/04/1985 | DSunderland 0-0 Newcastle United08/04/1985 | VCoventry 0-1 Sunderland13/04/1985 | DSunderland 0-0 Sheffield Wednesday16/04/1985 | LSunderland 0-1 West Ham20/04/1985 | LWest Bromwich Albion 1-0 Sunderland24/04/1985 |
Running streaks
Home | Total | |
---|---|---|
Drawing streak | 1 | 1 |
Unbeaten streak | 11 | 1 |
Winless streak | 1 | 2 |
Goalless streak | 1 | 1 |
Invincibility streak | 1 | 1 |
Running streaks
Away | Total | |
---|---|---|
Loosing streak | 1 | 2 |
Winless streak | 1 | 3 |
Drawless streak | 17 | 2 |
Goalless streak | 1 | 3 |
Conceding streak | 1 | 2 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
37 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
38 |
19 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
19 |
19 |
Victories (Competition total) |
10 |
12 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
3 |
9 |
Draws (Competition total) |
9 |
5 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
3 |
9 |
Losses (Competition total) |
19 |
2 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
13 |
Goals
68 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
37 |
43 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
18 |
39 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
52 |
11 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
32 |
1.84 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
0.97 |
2.26 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
0.95 |
1.05 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
1.37 |
0.58 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
1.68 |
Betting aid
21 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
17 |
9 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
9 |
14 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
10 |
10 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
2 |
6 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
16 |
2 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
7 |
19 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
16 |
8 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
10 |
1-1 |
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
0-1 |
Bookings
0 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
0 |
0 |
Yellow cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
0 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
0 |
0 |
Red cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
Key players
![]() | Mark Hughes | 16 goals | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 9 goals | Clive Walker | ![]() |
![]() | Mark Hughes | 11 goals | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | 5 goals | Clive Walker | ![]() |
![]() | Gordon Strachan | 7 penalties | Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total) | 2 penalties | Clive Walker | ![]() |
![]() | Gordon Strachan | 4 penalties | Team's penalty best scorer (Home / Away) | 1 penalty | Colin West | ![]() |
![]() | Norman Whiteside | 5 goals during the last 11 matches | The fittest player | 2 goals during the last 9 matches | Ian Wallace | ![]() |
Historical head to head
Home
103 gf
65 ga
Away
67 gf
111 ga
Neutral ground
2 gf
1 ga
Total
172 gf
177 ga
Historical head to head
Home
111 gf
67 ga
Away
65 gf
103 ga
Neutral ground
1 gf
2 ga
Total
177 gf
172 ga
Largest victory
Overall | 5 - 0 |
November 26, 1966 |
Home | 5 - 0 |
November 26, 1966 |
Largest victory
Overall | 6 - 0 |
December 11, 1926 |
Away | 5 - 0 |
March 04, 1893 |
Latest head to head
November 24, 1984 - Division 1 1984/1985
February 25, 1984 - Division 1 1983/1984
October 22, 1983 - Division 1 1983/1984
April 04, 1983 - Division 1 1982/1983
December 27, 1982 - Division 1 1982/1983
Best historical scorers against Sunderland
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Denis Law | 8 goals | 1964 - 1969 |
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David Herd | 7 goals | 1964 - 1966 |
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George Best | 7 goals | 1964 - 1969 |
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Brian Greenhoff | 3 goals | 1976 - 1976 |
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Bobby Charlton | 3 goals | 1958 - 1964 |
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Liam Whelan | 3 goals | 1956 - 1957 |
Best historical scorers against Man United
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Tony Towers | 3 goals | 1976 - 1977 |
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Clive Walker | 3 goals | 1984 - 1984 |
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Colin Suggett | 2 goals | 1967 - 1968 |
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Neil Martin | 2 goals | 1965 - 1965 |
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Bob Lee | 2 goals | 1976 - 1976 |
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Ray Train | 2 goals | 1976 - 1976 |
Players with most games played vs Sunderland
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Bobby Charlton | 18 matches | 1957 - 1969 |
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George Best | 15 matches | 1964 - 1969 |
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Pat Crerand | 14 matches | 1964 - 1969 |
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Bill Foulkes | 14 matches | 1956 - 1968 |
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Arthur Albiston | 12 matches | 1976 - 1984 |
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Tony Dunne | 11 matches | 1964 - 1969 |
Players with most games played vs Man United
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George Herd | 10 matches | 1964 - 1969 |
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George Mulhall | 9 matches | 1964 - 1969 |
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Martin Harvey | 9 matches | 1964 - 1969 |
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Jimmy Montgomery | 9 matches | 1966 - 1969 |
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Gary Rowell | 8 matches | 1977 - 1984 |
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Cecil Irwin | 8 matches | 1964 - 1969 |
They played in both sides
247 matches


32 matches
53 matches


13 matches
4 matches


12 matches
3 matches


8 matches
They played in both sides
247 matches


32 matches
53 matches


13 matches
4 matches


12 matches
3 matches


8 matches
Competition info
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April 27, 1985
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