
| League | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 6 | |
| Others | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 26 | 13 | |
| Total | 19 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 37 | 19 |
| League | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | |
| Others | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 24 | 12 | |
| Total | 16 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 30 | 15 |
| Saturday 1 December 2012 | ||
| Premiership | ||
| Madejski Stadium (24,095) | ||
| Reading | 3 - 4 | Man Utd |
| Robson-Kanu8 Le Fondre19 Morrison23 | Anderson 13 Rooney 16 Rooney 30 van Persie 34 | |
| Starting XI | ||
| Adam Federici Sean Morrison Shaun Cummings Adrian Mariappa Nicky Shorey Jobi McAnuff Mikele Leigertwood Jay Tabb Hal Robson-Kanu Adam Le Fondre Jason Roberts | Anders Lindegaard Rafael da Silvasub 31 Rio Ferdinand Jonny Evans Patrice Evra Darren Fletcher Michael Carrick Oliveira Andersonsub 45 Wayne Rooney Robin van Persiesub 74 Ashley Young | |
| Substitutes | ||
| Pavel Pogrebnyak Garath McCleary Noel Hunt | Chris Smalling31 Phil Jones45 Danny Welbeck74 | |
| Managers | ||
| Brian McDermott | Alex Ferguson | |
| Referee | ||
| Mark Halsey | ||
| Anders Lindegaard | 28 | 23 | |
| Rafael da Silva | 21 | 110 | |
| Rio Ferdinand | 33 | 412 | |
| Jonny Evans | 24 | 140 | |
| Patrice Evra | 31 | 309 | |
| Darren Fletcher | 28 | 310 | |
| Michael Carrick | 30 | 290 | |
| Oliveira Anderson | 24 | 159 | |
| Wayne Rooney | 26 | 380 | |
| Robin van Persie | 28 | 19 | |
| Ashley Young | 26 | 43 | |
| Chris Smalling | 22 | 68 | |
| Phil Jones | 20 | 44 | |
| Danny Welbeck | 21 | 81 | |
| average age | 26 | - | |
| 1 | Mon 20 Aug 2012 | Premiership | Everton | 1 - 0 | MU | Goodison Park | |
| 2 | Sat 25 Aug 2012 | Premiership | MU | 3 - 2 | Fulham | Old Trafford | |
| 3 | Sun 2 Sep 2012 | Premiership | Southampton | 2 - 3 | MU | St Mary's Stadium | |
| 4 | Sat 15 Sep 2012 | Premiership | MU | 4 - 0 | Wigan Athletic | Old Trafford | |
| 5 | Wed 19 Sep 2012 | UEFA Champions League | MU | 1 - 0 | Galatasaray | Old Trafford | |
| 6 | Sun 23 Sep 2012 | Premiership | Liverpool | 1 - 2 | MU | Anfield | |
| 7 | Wed 26 Sep 2012 | League Cup | MU | 2 - 1 | Newcastle United | Old Trafford | |
| 8 | Sat 29 Sep 2012 | Premiership | MU | 2 - 3 | Tottenham Hotspur | Old Trafford | |
| 9 | Tue 2 Oct 2012 | UEFA Champions League | CFR Cluj | 1 - 2 | MU | Dr Constantin Radulescu Stadium | |
| 10 | Sun 7 Oct 2012 | Premiership | Newcastle United | 0 - 3 | MU | St James' Park | |
| 11 | Sat 20 Oct 2012 | Premiership | MU | 4 - 2 | Stoke City | Old Trafford | |
| 12 | Tue 23 Oct 2012 | UEFA Champions League | MU | 3 - 2 | Braga | Old Trafford | |
| 13 | Sun 28 Oct 2012 | Premiership | Chelsea | 2 - 3 | MU | Stamford Bridge | |
| 14 | Wed 31 Oct 2012 | League Cup | Chelsea | 5 - 4 | MU | Stamford Bridge | |
| 15 | Sat 3 Nov 2012 | Premiership | MU | 2 - 1 | Arsenal | Old Trafford | |
| 16 | Wed 7 Nov 2012 | UEFA Champions League | Braga | 1 - 3 | MU | AXA Stadium | |
| 17 | Sat 10 Nov 2012 | Premiership | Aston Villa | 2 - 3 | MU | Villa Park | |
| 18 | Sat 17 Nov 2012 | Premiership | Norwich City | 1 - 0 | MU | Carrow Road | |
| 19 | Tue 20 Nov 2012 | UEFA Champions League | Galatasaray | 1 - 0 | MU | Turk Telekom Arena | |
| 20 | Sat 24 Nov 2012 | Premiership | MU | 3 - 1 | Queens Park Rangers | Old Trafford | |
| 21 | Wed 28 Nov 2012 | Premiership | MU | 1 - 0 | West Ham United | Old Trafford | |
| 22 | Sat 1 Dec 2012 | Premiership | Reading | 3 - 4 | MU | Madejski Stadium | |
| 23 | Wed 5 Dec 2012 | UEFA Champions League | MU | 0 - 1 | CFR Cluj | Old Trafford | |
| 24 | Sun 9 Dec 2012 | Premiership | Manchester City | 2 - 3 | MU | Etihad Stadium | |
| 25 | Sat 15 Dec 2012 | Premiership | MU | 3 - 1 | Sunderland | Old Trafford | |
| 26 | Sun 23 Dec 2012 | Premiership | Swansea City | 1 - 1 | MU | Liberty Stadium | |
| 27 | Wed 26 Dec 2012 | Premiership | MU | 4 - 3 | Newcastle United | Old Trafford | |
| 28 | Sat 29 Dec 2012 | Premiership | MU | 2 - 0 | West Bromwich Albion | Old Trafford | |
| 29 | Tue 1 Jan 2013 | Premiership | Wigan Athletic | 0 - 4 | MU | DW Stadium | |
| 30 | Sat 5 Jan 2013 | FA Cup | West Ham United | 2 - 2 | MU | Upton Park | |
| 31 | Sun 13 Jan 2013 | Premiership | MU | 2 - 1 | Liverpool | Old Trafford | |
| 32 | Wed 16 Jan 2013 | FA Cup | MU | 1 - 0 | West Ham United | Old Trafford | |
| 33 | Sun 20 Jan 2013 | Premiership | Tottenham Hotspur | 1 - 1 | MU | White Hart Lane | |
| 34 | Sat 26 Jan 2013 | FA Cup | MU | 4 - 1 | Fulham | Old Trafford | |
| 35 | Wed 30 Jan 2013 | Premiership | MU | 2 - 1 | Southampton | Old Trafford | |
| 36 | Sat 2 Feb 2013 | Premiership | Fulham | 0 - 1 | MU | Craven Cottage | |
| 37 | Sun 10 Feb 2013 | Premiership | MU | 2 - 0 | Everton | Old Trafford | |
| 38 | Wed 13 Feb 2013 | UEFA Champions League | Real Madrid | 1 - 1 | MU | Bernabeu Stadium | |
| 39 | Mon 18 Feb 2013 | FA Cup | MU | 2 - 1 | Reading | Old Trafford | |
| 40 | Sat 23 Feb 2013 | Premiership | Queens Park Rangers | 0 - 2 | MU | Loftus Road | |
| 41 | Sat 2 Mar 2013 | Premiership | MU | 4 - 0 | Norwich City | Old Trafford | |
| 42 | Tue 5 Mar 2013 | UEFA Champions League | MU | 1 - 2 | Real Madrid | Old Trafford | |
| 43 | Sun 10 Mar 2013 | FA Cup | MU | 2 - 2 | Chelsea | Old Trafford | |
| 44 | Sat 16 Mar 2013 | Premiership | MU | 1 - 0 | Reading | Old Trafford | |
| 45 | Sat 30 Mar 2013 | Premiership | Sunderland | 0 - 1 | MU | Stadium of Light | |
| 46 | Mon 1 Apr 2013 | FA Cup | Chelsea | 1 - 0 | MU | Stamford Bridge | |
| 47 | Mon 8 Apr 2013 | Premiership | MU | 1 - 2 | Manchester City | Old Trafford | |
| 48 | Sun 14 Apr 2013 | Premiership | Stoke City | 0 - 2 | MU | Britannia Stadium | |
| 49 | Wed 17 Apr 2013 | Premiership | West Ham United | 2 - 2 | MU | Upton Park | |
| 50 | Mon 22 Apr 2013 | Premiership | MU | 3 - 0 | Aston Villa | Old Trafford | |
| 51 | Sun 28 Apr 2013 | Premiership | Arsenal | 1 - 1 | MU | Emirates Stadium | |
| 52 | Sun 5 May 2013 | Premiership | MU | 0 - 1 | Chelsea | Old Trafford | |
| 53 | Sun 12 May 2013 | Premiership | MU | 2 - 1 | Swansea City | Old Trafford | |
| 54 | Sun 19 May 2013 | Premiership | West Bromwich Albion | 5 - 5 | MU | The Hawthorns |
In the tables above and below, where MU * (or NH *) appears in the home team column, it indicates a match played at a neutral venue.
| 1 | Sat 24 Feb 1912 | FA Cup | Reading | 1 - 1 | MU | Elm Park | |
| 2 | Thu 29 Feb 1912 | FA Cup | MU | 3 - 0 | Reading | Old Trafford | |
| 3 | Sat 8 Jan 1927 | FA Cup | Reading | 1 - 1 | MU | Elm Park | |
| 4 | Wed 12 Jan 1927 | FA Cup | MU | 2 - 2 | Reading | Old Trafford | |
| 5 | Mon 17 Jan 1927 | FA Cup | MU * | 1 - 2 | Reading | Villa Park | |
| 6 | Sat 11 Jan 1936 | FA Cup | Reading | 1 - 3 | MU | Elm Park | |
| 7 | Sat 16 Jan 1937 | FA Cup | MU | 1 - 0 | Reading | Old Trafford | |
| 8 | Sat 8 Jan 1955 | FA Cup | Reading | 1 - 1 | MU | Elm Park | |
| 9 | Wed 12 Jan 1955 | FA Cup | MU | 4 - 1 | Reading | Old Trafford | |
| 10 | Sat 27 Jan 1996 | FA Cup | Reading | 0 - 3 | MU | Elm Park | |
| 11 | Sat 23 Sep 2006 | Premiership | Reading | 1 - 1 | MU | Madejski Stadium | |
| 12 | Sat 30 Dec 2006 | Premiership | MU | 3 - 2 | Reading | Old Trafford | |
| 13 | Sat 17 Feb 2007 | FA Cup | MU | 1 - 1 | Reading | Old Trafford | |
| 14 | Tue 27 Feb 2007 | FA Cup | Reading | 2 - 3 | MU | Madejski Stadium | |
| 15 | Sun 12 Aug 2007 | Premiership | MU | 0 - 0 | Reading | Old Trafford | |
| 16 | Sat 19 Jan 2008 | Premiership | Reading | 0 - 2 | MU | Madejski Stadium | |
| 17 | Sat 1 Dec 2012 | Premiership | Reading | 3 - 4 | MU | Madejski Stadium | |
| 18 | Mon 18 Feb 2013 | FA Cup | MU | 2 - 1 | Reading | Old Trafford | |
| 19 | Sat 16 Mar 2013 | Premiership | MU | 1 - 0 | Reading | Old Trafford |