Saturday 11 January 1986

Won

Oxford
1–3
Man Utd

11′
Whiteside
74′
Hughes
83′
Gibson
53′
Leworthy
0′HTFT
  1. 11' Norman Whiteside
  2. 53' David Leworthy
  3. 74' Mark Hughes
  4. 83' Colin Gibson

Starting XI

10Stapleton9Hughes
11Gibson8Strachan4Whiteside7Blackmore
3Albiston6Garton5Moran2Gidman
1Bailey

4-4-2 — approximate shape, inferred from classic shirt numbering

Verified from 20 cited sources and the canonical match record.