Manchester United have played Southampton 135 times in competitive football, winning 70, drawing 38 and losing 27, first meeting on 13 Feb 1897 and most recently on 16 Jan 2025. Every meeting is listed below.
| Date | Season | Competition | Venue | Opponent | Score | Scorers | Att |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Feb 1897 | 1896–97 | FA Cup | A | Southampton | 1–1 | ||
| 17 Feb 1897 | 1896–97 | FA Cup | H | Southampton | 3–1 | ||
| 3 Mar 1923 | 1922–23 | Second Division | H | Southampton | 1–2 | ||
| 11 Apr 1923 | 1922–23 | Second Division | A | Southampton | 0–0 | ||
| 27 Aug 1923 | 1923–24 | Second Division | H | Southampton | 1–0 | ||
| 3 Sep 1923 | 1923–24 | Second Division | A | Southampton | 0–0 | ||
| 18 Oct 1924 | 1924–25 | Second Division | A | Southampton | 2–0 | ||
| 22 Apr 1925 | 1924–25 | Second Division | H | Southampton | 1–1 | ||
| 2 Sep 1931 | 1931–32 | Second Division | H | Southampton | 2–3 | ||
| 7 May 1932 | 1931–32 | Second Division | A | Southampton | 1–1 | ||
| 3 Sep 1932 | 1932–33 | Second Division | A | Southampton | 2–4 | ||
| 7 Jan 1933 | 1932–33 | Second Division | H | Southampton | 1–2 | ||
| 11 Nov 1933 | 1933–34 | Second Division | H | Southampton | 1–0 | ||
| 24 Mar 1934 | 1933–34 | Second Division | A | Southampton | 0–1 | ||
| 1 Jan 1935 | 1934–35 | Second Division | H | Southampton | 3–0 | ||
| 22 Apr 1935 | 1934–35 | Second Division | A | Southampton | 0–1 | ||
| 28 Sep 1935 | 1935–36 | Second Division | A | Southampton | 1–2 | ||
| 1 Feb 1936 | 1935–36 | Second Division | H | Southampton | 4–0 | ||
| 25 Sep 1937 | 1937–38 | Second Division | H | Southampton | 1–2 | ||
| 5 Feb 1938 | 1937–38 | Second Division | A | Southampton | 3–3 | ||
| 27 Apr 1963 | 1962–63 | FA Cup | N | Southampton | 1–0 | 65,000 | |
| 4 Jan 1964 | 1963–64 | FA Cup | A | Southampton | 3–2 | ||
| 19 Nov 1966 | 1966–67 | First Division | A | Southampton | 2–1 | ||
| 18 Apr 1967 | 1966–67 | First Division | H | Southampton | 3–0 | ||
| 18 Nov 1967 | 1967–68 | First Division | H | Southampton | 3–2 | John Aston Jr., Bobby Charlton, Brian Kidd | 48,732 |
| 13 Apr 1968 | 1967–68 | First Division | A | Southampton | 2–2 | George Best, Bobby Charlton | 30,079 |
| 19 Oct 1968 | 1968–69 | First Division | H | Southampton | 1–2 | ||
| 21 Dec 1968 | 1968–69 | First Division | A | Southampton | 0–2 | ||
| 16 Aug 1969 | 1969–70 | First Division | H | Southampton | 1–4 | ||
| 8 Oct 1969 | 1969–70 | First Division | A | Southampton | 3–0 | ||
| 21 Nov 1970 | 1970–71 | First Division | A | Southampton | 0–1 | ||
| 20 Feb 1971 | 1970–71 | First Division | H | Southampton | 5–1 | ||
| 27 Nov 1971 | 1971–72 | First Division | A | Southampton | 5–2 | ||
| 15 Jan 1972 | 1971–72 | FA Cup | A | Southampton | 1–1 | 30,190 | |
| 19 Jan 1972 | 1971–72 | FA Cup | H | Southampton | 4–1 | 50,960 | |
| 15 Apr 1972 | 1971–72 | First Division | H | Southampton | 3–2 | ||
| 25 Nov 1972 | 1972–73 | First Division | H | Southampton | 2–1 | ||
| 31 Mar 1973 | 1972–73 | First Division | A | Southampton | 2–0 | ||
| 8 Dec 1973 | 1973–74 | First Division | H | Southampton | 0–0 | ||
| 20 Apr 1974 | 1973–74 | First Division | A | Southampton | 1–1 | ||
| 26 Oct 1974 | 1974–75 | Second Division | H | Southampton | 1–0 | ||
| 5 Apr 1975 | 1974–75 | Second Division | A | Southampton | 1–0 | ||
| 1 May 1976 | 1975–76 | FA Cup | N | Southampton | 0–1 | 100,000 | |
| 26 Feb 1977 | 1976–77 | FA Cup | A | Southampton | 2–2 | ||
| 8 Mar 1977 | 1976–77 | FA Cup | H | Southampton | 2–1 | ||
| 4 Nov 1978 | 1978–79 | First Division | H | Southampton | 1–1 | ||
| 30 Apr 1979 | 1978–79 | First Division | A | Southampton | 1–1 | ||
| 18 Aug 1979 | 1979–80 | First Division | A | Southampton | 1–1 | ||
| 3 Nov 1979 | 1979–80 | First Division | H | Southampton | 1–0 | ||
| 29 Nov 1980 | 1980–81 | First Division | H | Southampton | 1–1 | ||
| 7 Mar 1981 | 1980–81 | First Division | A | Southampton | 0–1 | ||
| 5 Dec 1981 | 1981–82 | First Division | A | Southampton | 2–3 | ||
| 1 May 1982 | 1981–82 | First Division | H | Southampton | 1–0 | ||
| 18 Sep 1982 | 1982–83 | First Division | A | Southampton | 1–0 | ||
| 30 Nov 1982 | 1982–83 | League Cup | H | Southampton | 2–0 | ||
| 9 Apr 1983 | 1982–83 | First Division | H | Southampton | 1–1 | ||
| 17 Sep 1983 | 1983–84 | First Division | A | Southampton | 0–3 | ||
| 21 Jan 1984 | 1983–84 | First Division | H | Southampton | 3–2 | Bryan Robson 19, Frank Stapleton 31, Arnold Mühren 60 | |
| 28 Aug 1984 | 1984–85 | First Division | A | Southampton | 0–0 | ||
| 24 Apr 1985 | 1984–85 | First Division | H | Southampton | 0–0 | ||
| 28 Sep 1985 | 1985–86 | First Division | H | Southampton | 1–0 | Mark Hughes 75 | 52,449 |
| 1 Mar 1986 | 1985–86 | First Division | A | Southampton | 0–1 | 19,012 | |
| 13 Sep 1986 | 1986–87 | First Division | H | Southampton | 5–1 | Jesper Olsen 22, Peter Davenport 25, Frank Stapleton 36, Norman Whiteside 53, Frank Stapleton 83 | 40,135 |
| 29 Oct 1986 | 1986–87 | League Cup | H | Southampton | 0–0 | ||
| 4 Nov 1986 | 1986–87 | League Cup | A | Southampton | 1–4 | Peter Davenport 88 | |
| 3 Jan 1987 | 1986–87 | First Division | A | Southampton | 1–1 | Jesper Olsen 11 | 20,409 |
| 15 Aug 1987 | 1987–88 | First Division | A | Southampton | 2–2 | Norman Whiteside 25, Norman Whiteside 31 | 21,214 |
| 16 Jan 1988 | 1987–88 | First Division | H | Southampton | 0–2 | 35,716 | |
| 19 Nov 1988 | 1988–89 | First Division | H | Southampton | 2–2 | Bryan Robson 16, Mark Hughes 53 | 37,277 |
| 6 May 1989 | 1988–89 | First Division | A | Southampton | 1–2 | Russell Beardsmore 54 | 17,021 |
| 28 Oct 1989 | 1989–90 | First Division | H | Southampton | 2–1 | Brian McClair 16, Brian McClair 61 | 37,122 |
| 24 Mar 1990 | 1989–90 | First Division | A | Southampton | 2–0 | Colin Gibson 66, Mark Robins 88 | 20,510 |
| 22 Sep 1990 | 1990–91 | First Division | H | Southampton | 3–2 | Brian McClair 20, Clayton Blackmore 61, Mark Hughes 62 | 41,288 |
| 16 Jan 1991 | 1990–91 | League Cup | A | Southampton | 1–1 | Mark Hughes 77 | |
| 23 Jan 1991 | 1990–91 | League Cup | H | Southampton | 3–2 | Mark Hughes 51, Mark Hughes 61, Mark Hughes 77 | |
| 13 Mar 1991 | 1990–91 | First Division | A | Southampton | 1–1 | Paul Ince 57 | 15,701 |
| 14 Sep 1991 | 1991–92 | First Division | A | Southampton | 1–0 | Mark Hughes 48 | 19,264 |
| 27 Jan 1992 | 1991–92 | FA Cup | A | Southampton | 0–0 | ||
| 5 Feb 1992 | 1991–92 | FA Cup | H | Southampton | 2–2 | ||
| 16 Apr 1992 | 1991–92 | First Division | H | Southampton | 1–0 | Andrei Kanchelskis 65 | 43,972 |
| 24 Aug 1992 | 1992–93 | Premier League | A | Southampton | 1–0 | Dion Dublin 88 | 15,623 |
| 20 Feb 1993 | 1992–93 | Premier League | H | Southampton | 2–1 | Ryan Giggs 82, Ryan Giggs 83 | 36,257 |
| 28 Aug 1993 | 1993–94 | Premier League | A | Southampton | 3–1 | Lee Sharpe 5, Eric Cantona 16, Denis Irwin 49 | 16,189 |
| 4 May 1994 | 1993–94 | Premier League | H | Southampton | 2–0 | Andrei Kanchelskis 60, Mark Hughes 89 | 44,705 |
| 31 Dec 1994 | 1994–95 | Premier League | A | Southampton | 2–2 | Nicky Butt 51, Gary Pallister 79 | 16,708 |
| 10 May 1995 | 1994–95 | Premier League | H | Southampton | 2–1 | Andy Cole 22, Denis Irwin 81 | 43,479 |
| 18 Nov 1995 | 1995–96 | Premier League | H | Southampton | 4–1 | Ryan Giggs 1, Ryan Giggs 4, Paul Scholes 9, Andy Cole 69 | 39,301 |
| 11 Mar 1996 | 1995–96 | FA Cup | H | Southampton | 2–0 | Eric Cantona 49, Lee Sharpe 90+2 | |
| 13 Apr 1996 | 1995–96 | Premier League | A | Southampton | 1–3 | Ryan Giggs 89 | 15,262 |
| 26 Oct 1996 | 1996–97 | Premier League | A | Southampton | 3–6 | David Beckham 42, David May 56, Paul Scholes 89 | 15,253 |
| 1 Feb 1997 | 1996–97 | Premier League | H | Southampton | 2–1 | Gary Pallister 19, Eric Cantona 79 | 55,269 |
| 13 Aug 1997 | 1997–98 | Premier League | H | Southampton | 1–0 | David Beckham 79 | 55,008 |
| 19 Jan 1998 | 1997–98 | Premier League | A | Southampton | 0–1 | 15,241 | |
| 3 Oct 1998 | 1998–99 | Premier League | A | Southampton | 3–0 | Dwight Yorke 12, Andy Cole 60, Jordi Cruyff 75 | 15,251 |
| 27 Feb 1999 | 1998–99 | Premier League | H | Southampton | 2–1 | Roy Keane 80, Dwight Yorke 84 | 55,316 |
| 25 Sep 1999 | 1999–00 | Premier League | H | Southampton | 3–3 | Teddy Sheringham 34, Dwight Yorke 38, Dwight Yorke 64 | 55,249 |
| 22 Apr 2000 | 1999–00 | Premier League | A | Southampton | 3–1 | David Beckham 8, Francis Benali 15, Ole Gunnar Solskjær 30 | 15,245 |
| 28 Oct 2000 | 2000–01 | Premier League | H | Southampton | 5–0 | Andy Cole 9, Teddy Sheringham 45, Teddy Sheringham 51, Teddy Sheringham 55, Andy Cole 73 | 67,581 |
| 13 May 2001 | 2000–01 | Premier League | A | Southampton | 1–2 | Ryan Giggs 71 | 15,526 |
| 22 Dec 2001 | 2001–02 | Premier League | H | Southampton | 6–1 | Ruud van Nistelrooy 1, Ruud van Nistelrooy 34, Ole Gunnar Solskjær 41, Ruud van Nistelrooy 54, Roy Keane 72, Phil Neville 78 | 67,638 |
| 13 Jan 2002 | 2001–02 | Premier League | A | Southampton | 3–1 | Ruud van Nistelrooy 9, David Beckham 45, Ole Gunnar Solskjær 63 | 31,858 |
| 2 Nov 2002 | 2002–03 | Premier League | H | Southampton | 2–1 | Phil Neville 15, Diego Forlán 85 | 67,691 |
| 1 Feb 2003 | 2002–03 | Premier League | A | Southampton | 2–0 | Ruud van Nistelrooy 15, Ryan Giggs 22 | 32,085 |
| 31 Aug 2003 | 2003–04 | Premier League | A | Southampton | 0–1 | 32,066 | |
| 31 Jan 2004 | 2003–04 | Premier League | H | Southampton | 3–2 | Louis Saha 18, Paul Scholes 37, Ruud van Nistelrooy 61 | 67,758 |
| 4 Dec 2004 | 2004–05 | Premier League | H | Southampton | 3–0 | Paul Scholes 53, Wayne Rooney 58, Cristiano Ronaldo 87 | 67,921 |
| 12 Mar 2005 | 2004–05 | FA Cup | A | Southampton | 4–0 | Roy Keane 2, Cristiano Ronaldo 45, Paul Scholes 48, Paul Scholes 87 | |
| 15 May 2005 | 2004–05 | Premier League | A | Southampton | 2–1 | Darren Fletcher 19, Ruud van Nistelrooy 63 | 32,066 |
| 4 Jan 2009 | 2008–09 | FA Cup | A | Southampton | 3–0 | ||
| 29 Jan 2011 | 2010–11 | FA Cup | A | Southampton | 2–1 | Michael Owen 65, Javier Hernández 75 | |
| 2 Sep 2012 | 2012–13 | Premier League | A | Southampton | 3–2 | Robin van Persie 23, Robin van Persie 87, Robin van Persie 90+2 | 31,609 |
| 30 Jan 2013 | 2012–13 | Premier League | H | Southampton | 2–1 | Wayne Rooney 8, Wayne Rooney 27 | 75,600 |
| 19 Oct 2013 | 2013–14 | Premier League | H | Southampton | 1–1 | Robin van Persie 26 | 75,220 |
| 11 May 2014 | 2013–14 | Premier League | A | Southampton | 1–1 | Juan Mata 54 | 31,372 |
| 8 Dec 2014 | 2014–15 | Premier League | A | Southampton | 2–1 | Robin van Persie 12, Robin van Persie 71 | 31,420 |
| 11 Jan 2015 | 2014–15 | Premier League | H | Southampton | 0–1 | 75,395 | |
| 20 Sep 2015 | 2015–16 | Premier League | A | Southampton | 3–2 | Anthony Martial 34, Anthony Martial 50, Juan Mata 68 | 31,588 |
| 23 Jan 2016 | 2015–16 | Premier League | H | Southampton | 0–1 | 75,408 | |
| 19 Aug 2016 | 2016–17 | Premier League | H | Southampton | 2–0 | Zlatan Ibrahimović 36, Zlatan Ibrahimović 52 | 75,326 |
| 26 Feb 2017 | 2016–17 | League Cup | N | Southampton | 3–2 | Zlatan Ibrahimović 19, Zlatan Ibrahimović 87, Jesse Lingard 38 | 85,264 |
| 17 May 2017 | 2016–17 | Premier League | A | Southampton | 0–0 | 31,425 | |
| 23 Sep 2017 | 2017–18 | Premier League | A | Southampton | 1–0 | Romelu Lukaku 20 | 31,930 |
| 30 Dec 2017 | 2017–18 | Premier League | H | Southampton | 0–0 | 75,051 | |
| 1 Dec 2018 | 2018–19 | Premier League | A | Southampton | 2–2 | Romelu Lukaku 33, Ander Herrera 39 | 30,187 |
| 2 Mar 2019 | 2018–19 | Premier League | H | Southampton | 3–2 | Andreas Pereira 53, Romelu Lukaku 59, Romelu Lukaku 88 | 74,459 |
| 31 Aug 2019 | 2019–20 | Premier League | A | Southampton | 1–1 | Daniel James 10 | 30,499 |
| 13 Jul 2020 | 2019–20 | Premier League | H | Southampton | 2–2 | Marcus Rashford 20, Anthony Martial 23 | |
| 29 Nov 2020 | 2020–21 | Premier League | A | Southampton | 3–2 | Bruno Fernandes 59, Edinson Cavani 74, Edinson Cavani 90+2 | |
| 2 Feb 2021 | 2020–21 | Premier League | H | Southampton | 9–0 | Aaron Wan-Bissaka 18, Marcus Rashford 25, Jan Bednarek 34, Edinson Cavani 39, Anthony Martial 69, Anthony Martial 90, Scott McTominay 71, Bruno Fernandes 88, Daniel James 90+3 | |
| 22 Aug 2021 | 2021–22 | Premier League | A | Southampton | 1–1 | Mason Greenwood 55 | 29,485 |
| 12 Feb 2022 | 2021–22 | Premier League | H | Southampton | 1–1 | Jadon Sancho 21 | 73,084 |
| 27 Aug 2022 | 2022–23 | Premier League | A | Southampton | 1–0 | Bruno Fernandes 55 | 31,196 |
| 12 Mar 2023 | 2022–23 | Premier League | H | Southampton | 0–0 | 73,439 | |
| 14 Sep 2024 | 2024–25 | Premier League | A | Southampton | 3–0 | Matthijs de Ligt 35, Marcus Rashford 41, Alejandro Garnacho 90+6 | 31,144 |
| 16 Jan 2025 | 2024–25 | Premier League | H | Southampton | 3–1 | Amad Diallo 82, Amad Diallo 90, Amad Diallo 90+4 | 73,722 |
See also: the Southampton archive and Southampton v Manchester United.
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