Manchester United have played Portsmouth 73 times in competitive football, winning 35, drawing 18 and losing 20, first meeting on 12 Jan 1907 and most recently on 6 Feb 2010. Every meeting is listed below.
| Date | Season | Competition | Venue | Opponent | Score | Scorers | Att |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Jan 1907 | 1906–07 | FA Cup | A | Portsmouth | 2–2 | ||
| 16 Jan 1907 | 1906–07 | FA Cup | H | Portsmouth | 1–2 | ||
| 8 Nov 1924 | 1924–25 | Second Division | A | Portsmouth | 1–1 | ||
| 14 Mar 1925 | 1924–25 | Second Division | H | Portsmouth | 2–0 | ||
| 5 Nov 1927 | 1927–28 | First Division | H | Portsmouth | 2–0 | ||
| 17 Mar 1928 | 1927–28 | First Division | A | Portsmouth | 0–1 | ||
| 22 Dec 1928 | 1928–29 | First Division | A | Portsmouth | 0–3 | ||
| 4 May 1929 | 1928–29 | First Division | H | Portsmouth | 0–0 | ||
| 19 Oct 1929 | 1929–30 | First Division | A | Portsmouth | 0–3 | ||
| 22 Feb 1930 | 1929–30 | First Division | H | Portsmouth | 3–0 | ||
| 25 Oct 1930 | 1930–31 | First Division | A | Portsmouth | 1–4 | ||
| 16 Mar 1931 | 1930–31 | First Division | H | Portsmouth | 0–1 | ||
| 13 Jan 1934 | 1933–34 | FA Cup | H | Portsmouth | 1–1 | ||
| 17 Jan 1934 | 1933–34 | FA Cup | A | Portsmouth | 1–4 | ||
| 17 Oct 1936 | 1936–37 | First Division | A | Portsmouth | 1–2 | ||
| 20 Feb 1937 | 1936–37 | First Division | H | Portsmouth | 0–1 | ||
| 3 Dec 1938 | 1938–39 | First Division | A | Portsmouth | 0–0 | ||
| 8 Apr 1939 | 1938–39 | First Division | H | Portsmouth | 1–1 | ||
| 26 Apr 1947 | 1946–47 | First Division | A | Portsmouth | 1–0 | ||
| 17 May 1947 | 1946–47 | First Division | H | Portsmouth | 3–0 | ||
| 25 Dec 1947 | 1947–48 | First Division | H | Portsmouth | 3–2 | Johnny Morris, Johnny Morris, Jack Rowley | 42,776 |
| 27 Dec 1947 | 1947–48 | First Division | A | Portsmouth | 3–1 | Johnny Morris, Johnny Morris, Jimmy Delaney | 27,674 |
| 11 Dec 1948 | 1948–49 | First Division | A | Portsmouth | 2–2 | ||
| 7 May 1949 | 1948–49 | First Division | H | Portsmouth | 3–2 | ||
| 29 Oct 1949 | 1949–50 | First Division | A | Portsmouth | 0–0 | 41,098 | |
| 11 Feb 1950 | 1949–50 | FA Cup | H | Portsmouth | 3–3 | Charlie Mitten, Charlie Mitten, Stan Pearson | 53,688 |
| 15 Feb 1950 | 1949–50 | FA Cup | A | Portsmouth | 3–1 | Jimmy Delaney, Johnny Downie, Charlie Mitten | 49,962 |
| 15 Apr 1950 | 1949–50 | First Division | H | Portsmouth | 0–2 | 44,908 | |
| 21 Oct 1950 | 1950–51 | First Division | H | Portsmouth | 0–0 | ||
| 10 Mar 1951 | 1950–51 | First Division | A | Portsmouth | 0–0 | ||
| 17 Nov 1951 | 1951–52 | First Division | H | Portsmouth | 1–3 | ||
| 5 Apr 1952 | 1951–52 | First Division | A | Portsmouth | 0–1 | ||
| 6 Sep 1952 | 1952–53 | First Division | A | Portsmouth | 0–2 | 37,278 | |
| 17 Jan 1953 | 1952–53 | First Division | H | Portsmouth | 1–0 | Eddie Lewis | 32,341 |
| 28 Nov 1953 | 1953–54 | First Division | A | Portsmouth | 1–1 | ||
| 17 Apr 1954 | 1953–54 | First Division | H | Portsmouth | 2–0 | ||
| 21 Aug 1954 | 1954–55 | First Division | H | Portsmouth | 1–3 | ||
| 18 Dec 1954 | 1954–55 | First Division | A | Portsmouth | 0–0 | ||
| 10 Dec 1955 | 1955–56 | First Division | A | Portsmouth | 2–3 | ||
| 21 Apr 1956 | 1955–56 | First Division | H | Portsmouth | 1–0 | ||
| 1 Sep 1956 | 1956–57 | First Division | H | Portsmouth | 3–0 | ||
| 29 Dec 1956 | 1956–57 | First Division | A | Portsmouth | 3–1 | ||
| 19 Oct 1957 | 1957–58 | First Division | H | Portsmouth | 0–3 | ||
| 16 Apr 1958 | 1957–58 | First Division | A | Portsmouth | 3–3 | ||
| 27 Mar 1959 | 1958–59 | First Division | H | Portsmouth | 6–1 | Bobby Charlton, Bobby Charlton, Dennis Viollet, Dennis Viollet, Warren Bradley | 52,004 |
| 30 Mar 1959 | 1958–59 | First Division | A | Portsmouth | 3–1 | Bobby Charlton, Bobby Charlton, Warren Bradley | 29,359 |
| 7 Oct 1970 | 1970–71 | League Cup | H | Portsmouth | 1–0 | ||
| 28 Aug 1974 | 1974–75 | Second Division | H | Portsmouth | 2–1 | ||
| 15 Oct 1974 | 1974–75 | Second Division | A | Portsmouth | 0–0 | ||
| 19 Dec 1987 | 1987–88 | First Division | A | Portsmouth | 2–1 | Bryan Robson 35, Brian McClair 48 | 22,207 |
| 7 May 1988 | 1987–88 | First Division | H | Portsmouth | 4–1 | Brian McClair 5, Peter Davenport 25, Bryan Robson 35, Brian McClair 58 | 35,105 |
| 20 Sep 1989 | 1989–90 | League Cup | A | Portsmouth | 3–2 | ||
| 3 Oct 1989 | 1989–90 | League Cup | H | Portsmouth | 0–0 | ||
| 30 Oct 1991 | 1991–92 | League Cup | H | Portsmouth | 3–1 | ||
| 12 Jan 1994 | 1993–94 | League Cup | H | Portsmouth | 2–2 | ||
| 26 Jan 1994 | 1993–94 | League Cup | A | Portsmouth | 1–0 | ||
| 4 Jan 2003 | 2002–03 | FA Cup | H | Portsmouth | 4–1 | ||
| 1 Nov 2003 | 2003–04 | Premier League | H | Portsmouth | 3–0 | Diego Forlán 37, Cristiano Ronaldo 80, Roy Keane 82 | 67,639 |
| 17 Apr 2004 | 2003–04 | Premier League | A | Portsmouth | 0–1 | 20,140 | |
| 30 Oct 2004 | 2004–05 | Premier League | A | Portsmouth | 0–2 | 20,190 | |
| 26 Feb 2005 | 2004–05 | Premier League | H | Portsmouth | 2–1 | Wayne Rooney 8, Wayne Rooney 81 | 67,989 |
| 3 Dec 2005 | 2005–06 | Premier League | H | Portsmouth | 3–0 | Paul Scholes 20, Wayne Rooney 80, Ruud van Nistelrooy 84 | 67,684 |
| 11 Feb 2006 | 2005–06 | Premier League | A | Portsmouth | 3–1 | Ruud van Nistelrooy 18, Cristiano Ronaldo 38, Cristiano Ronaldo 45 | 20,206 |
| 4 Nov 2006 | 2006–07 | Premier League | H | Portsmouth | 3–0 | Louis Saha 3, Cristiano Ronaldo 10, Nemanja Vidić 66 | 76,004 |
| 27 Jan 2007 | 2006–07 | FA Cup | H | Portsmouth | 2–1 | ||
| 7 Apr 2007 | 2006–07 | Premier League | A | Portsmouth | 1–2 | John O'Shea 90 | 20,223 |
| 15 Aug 2007 | 2007–08 | Premier League | A | Portsmouth | 1–1 | Paul Scholes 15 | 20,510 |
| 30 Jan 2008 | 2007–08 | Premier League | H | Portsmouth | 2–0 | Cristiano Ronaldo 10, Cristiano Ronaldo 12 | 75,415 |
| 8 Mar 2008 | 2007–08 | FA Cup | H | Portsmouth | 0–1 | ||
| 25 Aug 2008 | 2008–09 | Premier League | A | Portsmouth | 1–0 | Darren Fletcher 32 | 20,540 |
| 22 Apr 2009 | 2008–09 | Premier League | H | Portsmouth | 2–0 | Wayne Rooney 9, Michael Carrick 82 | 74,895 |
| 28 Nov 2009 | 2009–10 | Premier League | A | Portsmouth | 4–1 | Wayne Rooney 25, Wayne Rooney 48, Wayne Rooney 54, Ryan Giggs 87 | 20,482 |
| 6 Feb 2010 | 2009–10 | Premier League | H | Portsmouth | 5–0 | Wayne Rooney 40, Anthony Vanden Borre 45, Michael Carrick 59, Dimitar Berbatov 62, Marc Wilson 69 | 74,684 |
See also: the Portsmouth archive and Portsmouth v Manchester United.
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