How much of a fortress is Old Trafford?

  1. Fortress OT

    Score first at Old Trafford and you expect to keep it — 384 home league games led at half-time without losing since 1984. The fortress is real; the numbered dots below are the nights it nearly cracked.

    1. 7 MayThe last timeLost 1–2 v Ipswich TownThe lead was lost at half-time — and the unbeaten run began the next time.
    2. 7 DecClose call 1Drew 3–3 v Tottenham HotspurLed at the break — the lead surrendered, but not the point.
    3. 9 DecClose call 2Drew 2–2 v Sheffield WednesdayLed at the break — the lead surrendered, but not the point.
    won lead surrendered — drew lead lost — 14 times, the last in 1984
    19 Feb 1910 — lost 3–4 v Liverpool (lead lost)5 Mar 1910 — won 1–0 v Sheffield United19 Mar 1910 — won 5–0 v Bolton Wanderers16 Apr 1910 — won 2–0 v Sunderland30 Apr 1910 — won 4–1 v Middlesbrough3 Sep 1910 — won 3–2 v Blackburn Rovers17 Sep 1910 — won 2–1 v Manchester City15 Oct 1910 — won 2–0 v Newcastle United17 Dec 1910 — won 2–0 v Aston Villa1 Apr 1911 — won 2–0 v Liverpool9 Sep 1911 — won 2–1 v Everton9 Dec 1911 — won 1–0 v Sheffield United23 Dec 1911 — won 2–0 v Bolton Wanderers2 Mar 1912 — won 2–0 v Notts County21 Sep 1912 — won 2–0 v Everton2 Nov 1912 — won 2–1 v Notts County23 Nov 1912 — won 3–1 v Liverpool26 Dec 1912 — won 4–2 v Chelsea1 Jan 1913 — won 2–0 v Bradford City25 Jan 1913 — won 2–0 v Sheffield Wednesday15 Feb 1913 — won 4–0 v Derby County21 Mar 1913 — won 2–0 v Arsenal22 Mar 1913 — won 4–0 v Aston Villa27 Sep 1913 — won 4–1 v Oldham Athletic18 Oct 1913 — won 3–0 v Preston North End1 Nov 1913 — won 3–0 v Liverpool27 Dec 1913 — won 2–1 v Sheffield Wednesday1 Jan 1914 — won 1–0 v West Bromwich Albion22 Apr 1914 — won 2–1 v Sheffield United19 Sep 1914 — won 2–0 v Blackburn Rovers3 Oct 1914 — won 3–0 v Sunderland31 Oct 1914 — drew 2–2 v Chelsea (lead surrendered)28 Nov 1914 — won 1–0 v Newcastle United2 Apr 1915 — won 2–0 v Liverpool18 Oct 1919 — won 1–0 v Manchester City20 Dec 1919 — won 2–1 v Newcastle United6 Mar 1920 — won 1–0 v Everton9 Oct 1920 — won 4–1 v Oldham Athletic23 Oct 1920 — won 1–0 v Preston North End20 Nov 1920 — drew 1–1 v Manchester City (lead surrendered)12 Mar 1921 — drew 1–1 v Bradford City (lead surrendered)29 Oct 1921 — won 3–1 v Manchester City28 Jan 1922 — won 3–1 v Sunderland17 Apr 1922 — won 3–2 v Sheffield United29 Apr 1922 — drew 1–1 v Cardiff City (lead surrendered)30 Sep 1922 — won 2–1 v Coventry City7 Oct 1922 — lost 1–2 v Port Vale (lead lost)2 Dec 1922 — won 3–0 v Rotherham County1 Jan 1923 — won 1–0 v Barnsley1 Sep 1923 — won 2–1 v Bristol City20 Oct 1923 — won 3–0 v Stockport County10 Nov 1923 — won 3–0 v Leicester City22 Dec 1923 — won 5–0 v Port Vale25 Dec 1923 — lost 1–2 v Barnsley (lead lost)15 Mar 1924 — drew 1–1 v Hull City (lead surrendered)29 Mar 1924 — drew 2–2 v Stoke City (lead surrendered)12 Apr 1924 — won 5–1 v Crystal Palace26 Apr 1924 — won 2–0 v Sheffield Wednesday8 Sep 1924 — won 1–0 v Barnsley1 Nov 1924 — won 2–0 v Fulham1 Jan 1925 — won 1–0 v Chelsea3 Jan 1925 — won 2–0 v Stoke City14 Mar 1925 — won 2–0 v Portsmouth11 Apr 1925 — won 1–0 v South Shields22 Apr 1925 — drew 1–1 v Southampton (lead surrendered)2 Sep 1925 — won 3–0 v Aston Villa21 Apr 1926 — won 5–1 v Sunderland1 May 1926 — won 3–2 v West Bromwich Albion15 Sep 1926 — drew 2–2 v Arsenal (lead surrendered)18 Sep 1926 — won 2–1 v Burnley18 Dec 1926 — won 2–0 v West Bromwich Albion16 Apr 1927 — won 2–0 v Blackburn Rovers24 Sep 1927 — won 3–0 v Tottenham Hotspur11 Feb 1928 — won 5–2 v Leicester City14 Mar 1928 — won 1–0 v Everton9 Apr 1928 — won 2–1 v Bolton Wanderers5 May 1928 — won 6–1 v Liverpool29 Sep 1928 — won 5–0 v Newcastle United20 Oct 1928 — won 1–0 v Birmingham City25 Dec 1928 — drew 1–1 v Sheffield United (lead surrendered)19 Jan 1929 — lost 1–2 v Leeds United (lead lost)16 Feb 1929 — won 1–0 v Burnley23 Mar 1929 — won 2–1 v Sheffield Wednesday1 Apr 1929 — won 1–0 v Bury6 Apr 1929 — won 3–0 v Sunderland20 Apr 1929 — won 4–1 v Arsenal21 Sep 1929 — lost 1–2 v Liverpool (lead lost)26 Oct 1929 — won 1–0 v Arsenal21 Dec 1929 — won 3–1 v Leeds United28 Dec 1929 — won 5–0 v Newcastle United1 Feb 1930 — won 4–2 v West Ham United22 Feb 1930 — won 3–0 v Portsmouth8 Mar 1930 — lost 2–3 v Aston Villa (lead lost)14 Apr 1930 — drew 2–2 v Sheffield Wednesday (lead surrendered)30 Aug 1930 — lost 3–4 v Aston Villa (lead lost)1 Nov 1930 — won 2–0 v Birmingham City3 Jan 1931 — won 1–0 v Chelsea28 Jan 1931 — won 4–1 v Sheffield Wednesday6 Apr 1931 — won 4–1 v Liverpool2 Sep 1931 — lost 2–3 v Southampton (lead lost)12 Sep 1931 — drew 1–1 v Tottenham Hotspur (lead surrendered)26 Sep 1931 — won 3–1 v Chesterfield5 Dec 1931 — won 2–0 v Millwall17 Feb 1932 — won 5–1 v Burnley27 Feb 1932 — won 3–0 v Barnsley9 Apr 1932 — won 2–0 v Port Vale5 Nov 1932 — won 2–0 v Notts County2 Jan 1933 — won 4–0 v Plymouth Argyle7 Jan 1933 — lost 1–2 v Southampton (lead lost)22 Feb 1933 — won 2–1 v Burnley23 Dec 1933 — drew 1–1 v Millwall (lead surrendered)28 Apr 1934 — drew 1–1 v Swansea City (lead surrendered)25 Aug 1934 — won 2–0 v Bradford City8 Sep 1934 — won 4–1 v Barnsley29 Sep 1934 — won 3–1 v Swansea City13 Oct 1934 — won 4–0 v Oldham Athletic8 Dec 1934 — won 1–0 v Fulham1 Jan 1935 — won 3–0 v Southampton18 Sep 1935 — won 2–0 v Hull City12 Oct 1935 — won 1–0 v Fulham16 Nov 1935 — lost 2–3 v West Ham United (lead lost)14 Dec 1935 — won 5–0 v Nottingham Forest28 Dec 1935 — won 3–2 v Plymouth Argyle18 Jan 1936 — won 3–1 v Newcastle United8 Feb 1936 — won 7–2 v Port Vale14 Mar 1936 — won 3–0 v Swansea City28 Mar 1936 — won 2–1 v Norwich City3 Feb 1937 — drew 1–1 v Preston North End (lead surrendered)6 Mar 1937 — won 2–1 v Stoke City26 Mar 1937 — won 2–1 v Everton11 Sep 1937 — won 4–1 v Barnsley20 Nov 1937 — won 3–1 v Aston Villa23 Feb 1938 — won 4–0 v West Ham United12 Mar 1938 — won 1–0 v Fulham23 Apr 1938 — won 3–1 v Bradford Park Avenue7 May 1938 — won 2–0 v Bury24 Sep 1938 — won 5–1 v Chelsea26 Dec 1938 — won 3–0 v Leicester City14 Jan 1939 — won 3–1 v Grimsby Town4 Feb 1939 — drew 1–1 v Preston North End (lead surrendered)25 Feb 1939 — drew 1–1 v Derby County (lead surrendered)8 Apr 1939 — drew 1–1 v Portsmouth (lead surrendered)6 May 1939 — won 2–0 v Liverpool30 Aug 1950 — won 1–0 v Liverpool2 Sep 1950 — won 1–0 v Blackpool16 Sep 1950 — won 3–0 v Charlton Athletic7 Oct 1950 — won 3–1 v Sheffield Wednesday2 Dec 1950 — lost 1–2 v Newcastle United (lead lost)3 Feb 1951 — won 1–0 v Middlesbrough3 Mar 1951 — won 3–1 v Arsenal17 Mar 1951 — won 3–0 v Everton23 Mar 1951 — won 2–0 v Derby County31 Mar 1951 — won 4–1 v Chelsea14 Apr 1951 — won 3–0 v West Bromwich Albion28 Apr 1951 — won 6–0 v Huddersfield Town6 Dec 1952 — won 3–2 v Middlesbrough1 Jan 1953 — won 1–0 v Derby County3 Jan 1953 — drew 1–1 v Manchester City (lead surrendered)7 Feb 1953 — won 3–1 v Aston Villa7 Mar 1953 — won 5–2 v Preston North End18 Apr 1953 — drew 2–2 v West Bromwich Albion (lead surrendered)20 Apr 1953 — won 3–1 v Liverpool8 Oct 1955 — won 4–3 v Wolverhampton Wanderers (fell behind, rescued)22 Oct 1955 — won 3–0 v Huddersfield Town17 Dec 1955 — won 2–1 v Birmingham City14 Jan 1956 — won 3–1 v Sheffield United24 Mar 1956 — won 1–0 v Bolton Wanderers21 Apr 1956 — won 1–0 v Portsmouth7 Oct 1978 — won 3–2 v Middlesbrough4 Nov 1978 — drew 1–1 v Southampton (lead surrendered)18 Nov 1978 — won 2–0 v Ipswich Town16 Dec 1978 — won 2–0 v Tottenham Hotspur28 Feb 1979 — won 2–0 v Queens Park Rangers24 Mar 1979 — won 4–1 v Leeds United11 Apr 1979 — lost 1–2 v Bolton Wanderers (lead lost)7 May 1979 — won 3–2 v Wolverhampton Wanderers22 Aug 1979 — won 2–0 v West Bromwich Albion1 Sep 1979 — won 2–1 v Middlesbrough15 Sep 1979 — won 1–0 v Derby County29 Sep 1979 — won 4–0 v Stoke City6 Oct 1979 — won 2–0 v Brighton & Hove Albion3 Nov 1979 — won 1–0 v Southampton24 Nov 1979 — won 5–0 v Norwich City22 Dec 1979 — won 3–0 v Nottingham Forest29 Dec 1979 — won 3–0 v Arsenal27 Feb 1980 — won 2–0 v Bolton Wanderers12 Apr 1980 — won 4–1 v Tottenham Hotspur23 Apr 1980 — won 2–1 v Aston Villa19 Sep 1981 — won 1–0 v Swansea City28 Nov 1981 — won 2–0 v Brighton & Hove Albion15 May 1982 — won 2–0 v Stoke City13 Nov 1982 — won 1–0 v Tottenham Hotspur27 Nov 1982 — won 3–0 v Norwich City9 Apr 1983 — drew 1–1 v Southampton (lead surrendered)7 May 1983 — won 2–1 v Swansea City9 May 1983 — won 3–0 v Luton Town27 Aug 1983 — won 3–1 v Queens Park Rangers29 Aug 1983 — lost 1–2 v Nottingham Forest (lead lost)15 Oct 1983 — won 3–0 v West Bromwich Albion29 Oct 1983 — won 3–0 v Wolverhampton Wanderers19 Nov 1983 — won 4–1 v Watford16 Dec 1983 — won 4–2 v Tottenham Hotspur17 Mar 1984 — won 4–0 v Arsenal7 Apr 1984 — won 1–0 v Birmingham City21 Apr 1984 — won 4–1 v Coventry City7 May 1984 — lost 1–2 v Ipswich Town (lead lost)4 Sep 1985 — won 3–0 v Newcastle United7 Sep 1985 — won 3–0 v Oxford United12 Oct 1985 — won 2–0 v Queens Park Rangers2 Nov 1985 — won 2–0 v Coventry City7 Dec 1985 — won 1–0 v Ipswich Town22 Feb 1986 — won 3–0 v West Bromwich Albion19 Mar 1986 — won 2–0 v Luton Town22 Mar 1986 — drew 2–2 v Manchester City (lead surrendered)26 Apr 1986 — won 4–0 v Leicester City13 Sep 1986 — won 5–1 v Southampton18 Oct 1986 — won 1–0 v Luton Town1 Nov 1986 — drew 1–1 v Coventry City (lead surrendered)22 Nov 1986 — won 1–0 v Queens Park Rangers7 Dec 1986 — drew 3–3 v Tottenham Hotspur (fell behind, rescued)120 Dec 1986 — won 2–0 v Leicester City1 Jan 1987 — won 4–1 v Newcastle United14 Feb 1987 — won 3–1 v Watford28 Mar 1987 — won 2–0 v Nottingham Forest4 Apr 1987 — won 3–2 v Oxford United22 Aug 1987 — won 2–0 v Watford26 Sep 1987 — won 1–0 v Tottenham Hotspur12 Dec 1987 — won 3–1 v Oxford United6 Feb 1988 — won 1–0 v Coventry City12 Mar 1988 — won 4–1 v Sheffield Wednesday2 Apr 1988 — won 4–1 v Derby County12 Apr 1988 — won 3–0 v Luton Town30 Apr 1988 — won 2–1 v Queens Park Rangers7 May 1988 — won 4–1 v Portsmouth24 Sep 1988 — won 2–0 v West Ham United5 Nov 1988 — drew 1–1 v Aston Villa (lead surrendered)3 Dec 1988 — won 3–0 v Charlton Athletic26 Dec 1988 — won 2–0 v Nottingham Forest14 Jan 1989 — won 3–0 v Millwall25 Mar 1989 — won 2–0 v Luton Town16 Sep 1989 — won 5–1 v Millwall3 Mar 1990 — won 4–1 v Luton Town31 Mar 1990 — won 3–0 v Coventry City17 Apr 1990 — won 2–0 v Aston Villa5 May 1990 — won 1–0 v Charlton Athletic8 Sep 1990 — won 3–1 v Queens Park Rangers3 Nov 1990 — won 2–0 v Crystal Palace12 Jan 1991 — won 3–0 v Sunderland4 May 1991 — won 1–0 v Manchester City20 May 1991 — drew 1–1 v Tottenham Hotspur (lead surrendered)17 Aug 1991 — won 2–0 v Notts County7 Sep 1991 — won 3–0 v Norwich City21 Sep 1991 — won 5–0 v Luton Town2 Nov 1991 — won 2–0 v Sheffield United23 Nov 1991 — won 2–1 v West Ham United7 Dec 1991 — won 4–0 v Coventry City22 Feb 1992 — won 2–0 v Crystal Palace7 Apr 1992 — drew 1–1 v Manchester City (lead surrendered)2 May 1992 — won 3–1 v Tottenham Hotspur6 Sep 1992 — won 2–0 v Leeds United21 Nov 1992 — won 3–0 v Oldham Athletic6 Dec 1992 — won 2–1 v Manchester City28 Dec 1992 — won 5–0 v Coventry City9 Jan 1993 — won 4–1 v Tottenham Hotspur27 Feb 1993 — won 3–0 v Middlesbrough17 Apr 1993 — won 3–0 v Chelsea18 Aug 1993 — won 3–0 v Sheffield United21 Aug 1993 — drew 1–1 v Newcastle United (lead surrendered)1 Sep 1993 — won 3–0 v West Ham United19 Sep 1993 — won 1–0 v Arsenal25 Sep 1993 — won 4–2 v Swindon Town4 Dec 1993 — drew 2–2 v Norwich City (lead surrendered)19 Dec 1993 — won 3–1 v Aston Villa22 Jan 1994 — won 1–0 v Everton16 Mar 1994 — won 5–0 v Sheffield Wednesday30 Mar 1994 — won 1–0 v Liverpool4 Apr 1994 — won 3–2 v Oldham Athletic23 Apr 1994 — won 2–0 v Manchester City31 Aug 1994 — won 3–0 v Wimbledon1 Oct 1994 — won 2–0 v Everton15 Oct 1994 — won 1–0 v West Ham United29 Oct 1994 — won 2–0 v Newcastle United10 Nov 1994 — won 5–0 v Manchester City19 Nov 1994 — won 3–0 v Crystal Palace3 Dec 1994 — won 1–0 v Norwich City3 Jan 1995 — won 2–0 v Coventry City4 Feb 1995 — won 1–0 v Aston Villa4 Mar 1995 — won 9–0 v Ipswich Town22 Mar 1995 — won 3–0 v Arsenal7 May 1995 — won 1–0 v Sheffield Wednesday26 Aug 1995 — won 3–1 v Wimbledon16 Sep 1995 — won 3–0 v Bolton Wanderers14 Oct 1995 — won 1–0 v Manchester City28 Oct 1995 — won 2–0 v Middlesbrough18 Nov 1995 — won 4–1 v Southampton9 Dec 1995 — drew 2–2 v Sheffield Wednesday (fell behind, rescued)227 Dec 1995 — won 2–0 v Newcastle United30 Dec 1995 — won 2–1 v Queens Park Rangers10 Feb 1996 — won 1–0 v Blackburn Rovers21 Feb 1996 — won 2–0 v Everton28 Apr 1996 — won 5–0 v Nottingham Forest14 Sep 1996 — won 4–1 v Nottingham Forest29 Sep 1996 — won 2–0 v Tottenham Hotspur12 Oct 1996 — won 1–0 v Liverpool21 Dec 1996 — won 5–0 v Sunderland28 Dec 1996 — won 1–0 v Leeds United1 Mar 1997 — won 3–1 v Coventry City15 Mar 1997 — won 2–0 v Sheffield Wednesday11 May 1997 — won 2–0 v West Ham United30 Aug 1997 — won 3–0 v Coventry City4 Oct 1997 — won 2–0 v Crystal Palace25 Oct 1997 — won 7–0 v Barnsley1 Nov 1997 — won 6–1 v Sheffield Wednesday30 Nov 1997 — won 4–0 v Blackburn Rovers26 Dec 1997 — won 2–0 v Everton10 Jan 1998 — won 2–0 v Tottenham Hotspur21 Feb 1998 — won 2–0 v Derby County4 May 1998 — won 3–0 v Leeds United9 Sep 1998 — won 4–1 v Charlton Athletic12 Sep 1998 — won 2–0 v Coventry City24 Sep 1998 — won 2–0 v Liverpool17 Oct 1998 — won 5–1 v Wimbledon14 Nov 1998 — won 3–2 v Blackburn Rovers16 Dec 1998 — drew 1–1 v Chelsea (lead surrendered)26 Dec 1998 — won 3–0 v Nottingham Forest10 Jan 1999 — won 4–1 v West Ham United17 Apr 1999 — won 3–0 v Sheffield Wednesday11 Aug 1999 — won 4–0 v Sheffield Wednesday25 Sep 1999 — drew 3–3 v Southampton (lead surrendered)16 Oct 1999 — won 4–1 v Watford30 Oct 1999 — won 3–0 v Aston Villa6 Nov 1999 — won 2–0 v Leicester City4 Dec 1999 — won 5–1 v Everton5 Feb 2000 — won 3–2 v Coventry City11 Mar 2000 — won 3–1 v Derby County1 Apr 2000 — won 7–1 v West Ham United15 Apr 2000 — won 4–0 v Sunderland6 May 2000 — won 3–1 v Tottenham Hotspur20 Aug 2000 — won 2–0 v Newcastle United5 Sep 2000 — won 6–0 v Bradford City9 Sep 2000 — won 3–0 v Sunderland23 Sep 2000 — drew 3–3 v Chelsea (lead surrendered)321 Oct 2000 — won 3–0 v Leeds United28 Oct 2000 — won 5–0 v Southampton2 Dec 2000 — won 2–0 v Tottenham Hotspur23 Dec 2000 — won 2–0 v Ipswich Town1 Jan 2001 — won 3–1 v West Ham United25 Feb 2001 — won 6–1 v Arsenal10 Apr 2001 — won 2–1 v Charlton Athletic8 Sep 2001 — won 4–1 v Everton22 Sep 2001 — won 4–0 v Ipswich Town17 Nov 2001 — won 2–0 v Leicester City12 Dec 2001 — won 5–0 v Derby County22 Dec 2001 — won 6–1 v Southampton2 Jan 2002 — won 3–1 v Newcastle United19 Jan 2002 — won 2–1 v Blackburn Rovers2 Feb 2002 — won 4–1 v Sunderland6 Mar 2002 — won 4–0 v Tottenham Hotspur3 Sep 2002 — won 1–0 v Middlesbrough23 Nov 2002 — won 5–3 v Newcastle United7 Dec 2002 — won 2–0 v Arsenal14 Dec 2002 — won 3–0 v West Ham United28 Dec 2002 — won 2–0 v Birmingham City9 Feb 2003 — drew 1–1 v Manchester City (lead surrendered)5 Mar 2003 — won 2–1 v Leeds United22 Mar 2003 — won 3–0 v Fulham5 Apr 2003 — won 4–0 v Liverpool19 Apr 2003 — won 3–1 v Blackburn Rovers3 May 2003 — won 4–1 v Charlton Athletic16 Aug 2003 — won 4–0 v Bolton Wanderers27 Aug 2003 — won 1–0 v Wolverhampton Wanderers4 Oct 2003 — won 3–0 v Birmingham City1 Nov 2003 — won 3–0 v Portsmouth22 Nov 2003 — won 2–1 v Blackburn Rovers6 Dec 2003 — won 4–0 v Aston Villa13 Dec 2003 — won 3–1 v Manchester City26 Dec 2003 — won 3–2 v Everton31 Jan 2004 — won 3–2 v Southampton20 Mar 2004 — won 3–0 v Tottenham Hotspur20 Apr 2004 — won 2–0 v Charlton Athletic21 Aug 2004 — won 2–1 v Norwich City20 Sep 2004 — won 2–1 v Liverpool20 Nov 2004 — won 2–0 v Charlton Athletic18 Dec 2004 — won 5–2 v Crystal Palace26 Dec 2004 — won 2–0 v Bolton Wanderers22 Jan 2005 — won 3–1 v Aston Villa26 Feb 2005 — won 2–1 v Portsmouth19 Mar 2005 — won 1–0 v Fulham7 May 2005 — drew 1–1 v West Bromwich Albion (lead surrendered)10 Sep 2005 — drew 1–1 v Manchester City (lead surrendered)22 Oct 2005 — drew 1–1 v Tottenham Hotspur (lead surrendered)6 Nov 2005 — won 1–0 v Chelsea3 Dec 2005 — won 3–0 v Portsmouth14 Dec 2005 — won 4–0 v Wigan Athletic26 Dec 2005 — won 3–0 v West Bromwich Albion31 Dec 2005 — won 4–1 v Bolton Wanderers4 Feb 2006 — won 4–2 v Fulham12 Mar 2006 — won 2–0 v Newcastle United26 Mar 2006 — won 3–0 v Birmingham City29 Mar 2006 — won 1–0 v West Ham United7 May 2006 — won 4–0 v Charlton Athletic20 Aug 2006 — won 5–1 v Fulham9 Sep 2006 — won 1–0 v Tottenham Hotspur1 Oct 2006 — won 2–0 v Newcastle United22 Oct 2006 — won 2–0 v Liverpool4 Nov 2006 — won 3–0 v Portsmouth26 Nov 2006 — drew 1–1 v Chelsea (lead surrendered)29 Nov 2006 — won 3–0 v Everton9 Dec 2006 — won 3–1 v Manchester City13 Jan 2007 — won 3–1 v Aston Villa31 Jan 2007 — won 4–0 v Watford10 Feb 2007 — won 2–0 v Charlton Athletic17 Mar 2007 — won 4–1 v Bolton Wanderers17 Apr 2007 — won 2–0 v Sheffield United23 Sep 2007 — won 2–0 v Chelsea27 Oct 2007 — won 4–1 v Middlesbrough11 Nov 2007 — won 2–0 v Blackburn Rovers3 Dec 2007 — won 2–0 v Fulham8 Dec 2007 — won 4–1 v Derby County1 Jan 2008 — won 1–0 v Birmingham City30 Jan 2008 — won 2–0 v Portsmouth19 Mar 2008 — won 2–0 v Bolton Wanderers23 Mar 2008 — won 3–0 v Liverpool29 Mar 2008 — won 4–0 v Aston Villa3 May 2008 — won 4–1 v West Ham United29 Oct 2008 — won 2–0 v West Ham United1 Nov 2008 — won 4–3 v Hull City15 Nov 2008 — won 5–0 v Stoke City11 Jan 2009 — won 3–0 v Chelsea14 Jan 2009 — won 1–0 v Wigan Athletic31 Jan 2009 — won 1–0 v Everton18 Feb 2009 — won 3–0 v Fulham22 Apr 2009 — won 2–0 v Portsmouth10 May 2009 — won 2–0 v Manchester City16 Aug 2009 — won 1–0 v Birmingham City17 Oct 2009 — won 2–1 v Bolton Wanderers21 Nov 2009 — won 3–0 v Everton15 Dec 2009 — won 3–0 v Wolverhampton Wanderers30 Dec 2009 — won 5–0 v Wigan Athletic23 Jan 2010 — won 4–0 v Hull City6 Feb 2010 — won 5–0 v Portsmouth23 Feb 2010 — won 3–0 v West Ham United9 May 2010 — won 4–0 v Stoke City16 Aug 2010 — won 3–0 v Newcastle United28 Aug 2010 — won 3–0 v West Ham United19 Sep 2010 — won 3–2 v Liverpool16 Oct 2010 — drew 2–2 v West Bromwich Albion (lead surrendered)30 Oct 2010 — won 2–0 v Tottenham Hotspur6 Nov 2010 — won 2–1 v Wolverhampton Wanderers27 Nov 2010 — won 7–1 v Blackburn Rovers13 Dec 2010 — won 1–0 v Arsenal26 Dec 2010 — won 2–0 v Sunderland4 Jan 2011 — won 2–1 v Stoke City22 Jan 2011 — won 5–0 v Birmingham City1 Feb 2011 — won 3–1 v Aston Villa12 Feb 2011 — won 2–1 v Manchester City9 Apr 2011 — won 2–0 v Fulham8 May 2011 — won 2–1 v Chelsea28 Aug 2011 — won 8–2 v Arsenal18 Sep 2011 — won 3–1 v Chelsea10 Dec 2011 — won 4–1 v Wolverhampton Wanderers26 Dec 2011 — won 5–0 v Wigan Athletic31 Jan 2012 — won 2–0 v Stoke City11 Mar 2012 — won 2–0 v West Bromwich Albion26 Mar 2012 — won 1–0 v Fulham8 Apr 2012 — won 2–0 v Queens Park Rangers15 Apr 2012 — won 4–0 v Aston Villa6 May 2012 — won 2–0 v Swansea City25 Aug 2012 — won 3–2 v Fulham20 Oct 2012 — won 4–2 v Stoke City3 Nov 2012 — won 2–1 v Arsenal28 Nov 2012 — won 1–0 v West Ham United15 Dec 2012 — won 3–1 v Sunderland29 Dec 2012 — won 2–0 v West Bromwich Albion13 Jan 2013 — won 2–1 v Liverpool30 Jan 2013 — won 2–1 v Southampton10 Feb 2013 — won 2–0 v Everton2 Mar 2013 — won 4–0 v Norwich City16 Mar 2013 — won 1–0 v Reading22 Apr 2013 — won 3–0 v Aston Villa12 May 2013 — won 2–1 v Swansea City14 Sep 2013 — won 2–0 v Crystal Palace19 Oct 2013 — drew 1–1 v Southampton (lead surrendered)10 Nov 2013 — won 1–0 v Arsenal21 Dec 2013 — won 3–1 v West Ham United28 Jan 2014 — won 2–0 v Cardiff City29 Mar 2014 — won 4–1 v Aston Villa26 Apr 2014 — won 4–0 v Norwich City6 May 2014 — won 3–1 v Hull City14 Sep 2014 — won 4–0 v Queens Park Rangers27 Sep 2014 — won 2–1 v West Ham United5 Oct 2014 — won 2–1 v Everton29 Nov 2014 — won 3–0 v Hull City14 Dec 2014 — won 3–0 v Liverpool26 Dec 2014 — won 3–1 v Newcastle United31 Jan 2015 — won 3–1 v Leicester City11 Feb 2015 — won 3–1 v Burnley15 Mar 2015 — won 3–0 v Tottenham Hotspur4 Apr 2015 — won 3–1 v Aston Villa12 Apr 2015 — won 4–2 v Manchester City17 May 2015 — drew 1–1 v Arsenal (lead surrendered)8 Aug 2015 — won 1–0 v Tottenham Hotspur26 Sep 2015 — won 3–0 v Sunderland2 Feb 2016 — won 3–0 v Stoke City28 Feb 2016 — won 3–2 v Arsenal16 Apr 2016 — won 1–0 v Aston Villa20 Apr 2016 — won 2–0 v Crystal Palace17 May 2016 — won 3–1 v Bournemouth19 Aug 2016 — won 2–0 v Southampton24 Sep 2016 — won 4–1 v Leicester City11 Dec 2016 — won 1–0 v Tottenham Hotspur26 Dec 2016 — won 3–1 v Sunderland11 Feb 2017 — won 2–0 v Watford16 Apr 2017 — won 2–0 v Chelsea30 Apr 2017 — drew 1–1 v Swansea City (lead surrendered)21 May 2017 — won 2–0 v Crystal Palace13 Aug 2017 — won 4–0 v West Ham United17 Sep 2017 — won 4–0 v Everton30 Sep 2017 — won 4–0 v Crystal Palace18 Nov 2017 — won 4–1 v Newcastle United13 Dec 2017 — won 1–0 v AFC Bournemouth15 Jan 2018 — won 3–0 v Stoke City10 Mar 2018 — won 2–1 v Liverpool31 Mar 2018 — won 2–0 v Swansea City29 Apr 2018 — won 2–1 v Arsenal13 May 2018 — won 1–0 v Watford10 Aug 2018 — won 2–1 v Leicester City22 Sep 2018 — drew 1–1 v Wolverhampton Wanderers (lead surrendered)28 Oct 2018 — won 2–1 v Everton8 Dec 2018 — won 4–1 v Fulham26 Dec 2018 — won 3–1 v Huddersfield Town30 Dec 2018 — won 4–1 v AFC Bournemouth19 Jan 2019 — won 2–1 v Brighton & Hove Albion30 Mar 2019 — won 2–1 v Watford13 Apr 2019 — won 2–1 v West Ham United11 Aug 2019 — won 4–0 v Chelsea14 Sep 2019 — won 1–0 v Leicester City30 Sep 2019 — drew 1–1 v Arsenal (lead surrendered)20 Oct 2019 — drew 1–1 v Liverpool (lead surrendered)10 Nov 2019 — won 3–1 v Brighton & Hove Albion26 Dec 2019 — won 4–1 v Newcastle United11 Jan 2020 — won 4–0 v Norwich City23 Feb 2020 — won 3–0 v Watford8 Mar 2020 — won 2–0 v Manchester City24 Jun 2020 — won 3–0 v Sheffield United4 Jul 2020 — won 5–2 v AFC Bournemouth13 Jul 2020 — drew 2–2 v Southampton (lead surrendered)20 Dec 2020 — won 6–2 v Leeds United1 Jan 2021 — won 2–1 v Aston Villa2 Feb 2021 — won 9–0 v Southampton6 Feb 2021 — drew 3–3 v Everton (lead surrendered)418 May 2021 — drew 1–1 v Fulham (lead surrendered)14 Aug 2021 — won 5–1 v Leeds United11 Sep 2021 — won 4–1 v Newcastle United2 Oct 2021 — drew 1–1 v Everton (lead surrendered)30 Dec 2021 — won 3–1 v Burnley12 Feb 2022 — drew 1–1 v Southampton (lead surrendered)12 Mar 2022 — won 3–2 v Tottenham Hotspur16 Apr 2022 — won 3–2 v Norwich City2 May 2022 — won 3–0 v Brentford22 Aug 2022 — won 2–1 v Liverpool4 Sep 2022 — won 3–1 v Arsenal30 Oct 2022 — won 1–0 v West Ham United27 Dec 2022 — won 3–0 v Nottingham Forest3 Jan 2023 — won 3–0 v AFC Bournemouth4 Feb 2023 — won 2–1 v Crystal Palace19 Feb 2023 — won 3–0 v Leicester City5 Apr 2023 — won 1–0 v Brentford8 Apr 2023 — won 2–0 v Everton30 Apr 2023 — won 1–0 v Aston Villa13 May 2023 — won 2–0 v Wolverhampton Wanderers25 May 2023 — won 4–1 v Chelsea14 Jan 2024 — drew 2–2 v Tottenham Hotspur (lead surrendered)4 Feb 2024 — won 3–0 v West Ham United9 Mar 2024 — won 2–0 v Everton15 May 2024 — won 3–2 v Newcastle United10 Nov 2024 — won 3–0 v Leicester City1 Dec 2024 — won 4–0 v Everton9 Mar 2025 — drew 1–1 v Arsenal (lead surrendered)30 Aug 2025 — won 3–2 v Burnley20 Sep 2025 — won 2–1 v Chelsea4 Oct 2025 — won 2–0 v Sunderland25 Oct 2025 — won 4–2 v Brighton & Hove Albion15 Dec 2025 — drew 4–4 v AFC Bournemouth (fell behind, rescued)526 Dec 2025 — won 1–0 v Newcastle United1 Feb 2026 — won 3–2 v Fulham7 Feb 2026 — won 2–0 v Tottenham Hotspur27 Apr 2026 — won 2–1 v Brentford3 May 2026 — won 3–2 v Liverpool17 May 2026 — won 3–2 v Nottingham Forest19102026 →

    Every dot is a home league game United led at half-time — wins, the rare surrendered lead, and the last defeat before the run everyone cites.

  2. Answer

    Fortress Old Trafford is not just a phrase — take a half-time lead at home in the league and United have not lost since 7 May 1984. That is 384 games and counting. Across every verifiable home league game led at the break (1910–2026), they won 523, drew 53, and lost the lead only 14 times.

  3. The evidence

    The nights the lead nearly went — surrendered, not lost

    7 Dec 19863–3Tottenham Hotspur
    11′Whiteside
    36′Davenport
    88′Davenport (P)
    57′Mabbutt
    59′Moran (OG)
    73′Allen
    0′HTFT
    1. 11' Norman Whiteside
    2. 36' Peter Davenport
    3. 57' Gary Mabbutt
    4. 59' Kevin Moran (own goal)
    5. 73' Clive Allen
    6. 88' Peter Davenport (penalty)
    9 Dec 19952–2Sheffield Wednesday
    18′Cantona
    84′Cantona
    60′Bright
    79′Whittingham
    0′HTFT
    1. 18' Eric Cantona
    2. 60' Mark Bright
    3. 79' Guy Whittingham
    4. 84' Eric Cantona
    23 Sep 20003–3Chelsea
    14′Scholes
    37′Sheringham
    39′Beckham
    8′Hasselbaink
    45′Flo
    70′Flo
    0′HTFT
    1. 8' Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink
    2. 14' Paul Scholes
    3. 37' Teddy Sheringham
    4. 39' David Beckham
    5. 45' Tore-Andre Flo
    6. 70' Tore-Andre Flo
    6 Feb 20213–3Everton
    24′Cavani
    45+1′Fernandes
    70′McTominay
    49′Doucouré
    52′Rodríguez
    90+5′Calvert-Lewin
    0′HTFT
    1. 24' Edinson Cavani, assist Marcus Rashford
    2. 45+1' Bruno Fernandes, assist Aaron Wan-Bissaka
    3. 49' Abdoulaye Doucouré
    4. 52' James Rodríguez
    5. 70' Scott McTominay, assist Luke Shaw
    6. 90+5' Dominic Calvert-Lewin
    15 Dec 20254–4AFC Bournemouth
    13′Diallo
    45+4′Casemiro
    77′Fernandes
    79′Cunha
    40′Semenyo
    46′Evanilson
    52′Tavernier
    84′Kroupi
    0′HTFT
    1. 13' Amad Diallo
    2. 40' Antoine Semenyo
    3. 45+4' Casemiro, assist Bruno Fernandes
    4. 46' Evanilson
    5. 52' Marcus Tavernier
    6. 77' Bruno Fernandes
    7. 79' Matheus Cunha
    8. 84' Junior Kroupi

    The fortress over time — home win rate by decade (62% won all-time)

    Percent of Old Trafford home matches won, by decade — the 2000s were the peak.

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    Old Trafford home league games where United led at half-time, the half-time score reconstructed from minute-stamped goal events. Restricted to matches whose goals all carry a minute, so it is the verifiable part of the record rather than a single continuous run.

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    Half-time scores only reconstruct where every goal has a recorded minute, so these 590 games are a sample, not a sequence. Opta, working from complete half-time data, puts the current unbeaten run at 400 home league games led at half-time — W365 D35 — back to August 1984.

  6. The matches

    Every home matchThe full record behind this answer

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  1. Another question

    Was Fergie time unique to Fergie?

    Holding the fort late is the same edge as scoring late, defended.

  2. Another question

    What happened after Ferguson left?

    The fortress was at its most impregnable in the Ferguson years.

  3. A way to slice it

    Seasons, ranked by points per game

    Which seasons turned the fortress into actual league points?