Manchester United vs Colchester United - 8 Nov 1983
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| League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Others | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Others | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tuesday 8 November 1983 | ||
| League Cup - 3rd Round | ||
| Layer Road (13,031) | ||
| Colchester U | 0 - 2 | Man Utd |
| Moses McQueen | ||
| Starting XI | ||
| Gary Bailey Mike Duxbury Arthur Albiston Ray Wilkins Kevin Moran Gordon McQueen Bryan Robson Remi Moses Frank Stapleton Norman Whiteside Arthur Graham | ||
| Substitutes | ||
| Lou Macari | ||
| Managers | ||
| Cyril Lea | Ron Atkinson | |
| Gary Bailey | 25 | 248 | |
| Mike Duxbury | 23 | 139 | |
| Arthur Albiston | 26 | 309 | |
| Ray Wilkins | 26 | 157 | |
| Kevin Moran | 27 | 139 | |
| Gordon McQueen | 31 | 203 | |
| Bryan Robson | 26 | 103 | |
| Remi Moses | 22 | 78 | |
| Frank Stapleton | 27 | 123 | |
| Norman Whiteside | 18 | 78 | |
| Arthur Graham | 30 | 20 | |
| Lou Macari | 34 | 398 | |
| average age | 26 | - | |
| 1 | Sat 20 Aug 1983 | FA Charity Shield | MU * | 2 - 0 | Liverpool | Wembley | |
| 2 | Sat 27 Aug 1983 | League Division One | MU | 3 - 1 | Queens Park Rangers | Old Trafford | |
| 3 | Mon 29 Aug 1983 | League Division One | MU | 1 - 2 | Nottingham Forest | Old Trafford | |
| 4 | Sat 3 Sep 1983 | League Division One | Stoke City | 0 - 1 | MU | Victoria Ground | |
| 5 | Tue 6 Sep 1983 | League Division One | Arsenal | 2 - 3 | MU | Highbury | |
| 6 | Sat 10 Sep 1983 | League Division One | MU | 2 - 0 | Luton Town | Old Trafford | |
| 7 | Wed 14 Sep 1983 | European Cup Winners Cup | MU | 1 - 1 | Dukla Prague | Old Trafford | |
| 8 | Sat 17 Sep 1983 | League Division One | Southampton | 3 - 0 | MU | The Dell | |
| 9 | Sat 24 Sep 1983 | League Division One | MU | 1 - 0 | Liverpool | Old Trafford | |
| 10 | Tue 27 Sep 1983 | European Cup Winners Cup | Dukla Prague | 2 - 2 | MU | Stadion Juliska | |
| 11 | Sat 1 Oct 1983 | League Division One | Norwich City | 3 - 3 | MU | Carrow Road | |
| 12 | Mon 3 Oct 1983 | League Cup | Port Vale | 0 - 1 | MU | Vale Park | |
| 13 | Sat 15 Oct 1983 | League Division One | MU | 3 - 0 | West Bromwich Albion | Old Trafford | |
| 14 | Wed 19 Oct 1983 | European Cup Winners Cup | Spartak Varna | 1 - 2 | MU | Stad Yuri Gargarin | |
| 15 | Sat 22 Oct 1983 | League Division One | Sunderland | 0 - 1 | MU | Roker Park | |
| 16 | Wed 26 Oct 1983 | League Cup | MU | 2 - 0 | Port Vale | Old Trafford | |
| 17 | Sat 29 Oct 1983 | League Division One | MU | 3 - 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Old Trafford | |
| 18 | Wed 2 Nov 1983 | European Cup Winners Cup | MU | 2 - 0 | Spartak Varna | Old Trafford | |
| 19 | Sat 5 Nov 1983 | League Division One | MU | 1 - 2 | Aston Villa | Old Trafford | |
| 20 | Tue 8 Nov 1983 | League Cup | Colchester United | 0 - 2 | MU | Layer Road | |
| 21 | Sat 12 Nov 1983 | League Division One | Leicester City | 1 - 1 | MU | Filbert Street | |
| 22 | Sat 19 Nov 1983 | League Division One | MU | 4 - 1 | Watford | Old Trafford | |
| 23 | Sun 27 Nov 1983 | League Division One | West Ham United | 1 - 1 | MU | Upton Park | |
| 24 | Wed 30 Nov 1983 | League Cup | Oxford United | 1 - 1 | MU | Manor Ground | |
| 25 | Sat 3 Dec 1983 | League Division One | MU | 0 - 1 | Everton | Old Trafford | |
| 26 | Wed 7 Dec 1983 | League Cup | MU | 1 - 1 | Oxford United | Old Trafford | |
| 27 | Sat 10 Dec 1983 | League Division One | Ipswich Town | 0 - 2 | MU | Portman Road | |
| 28 | Fri 16 Dec 1983 | League Division One | MU | 4 - 2 | Tottenham Hotspur | Old Trafford | |
| 29 | Mon 19 Dec 1983 | League Cup | Oxford United | 2 - 1 | MU | Manor Ground | |
| 30 | Mon 26 Dec 1983 | League Division One | Coventry City | 1 - 1 | MU | Highfield Road | |
| 31 | Tue 27 Dec 1983 | League Division One | MU | 3 - 3 | Notts County | Old Trafford | |
| 32 | Sat 31 Dec 1983 | League Division One | MU | 1 - 0 | Stoke City | Old Trafford | |
| 33 | Mon 2 Jan 1984 | League Division One | Liverpool | 1 - 1 | MU | Anfield | |
| 34 | Sat 7 Jan 1984 | FA Cup | Bournemouth | 2 - 0 | MU | Dean Court | |
| 35 | Fri 13 Jan 1984 | League Division One | Queens Park Rangers | 1 - 1 | MU | Loftus Road | |
| 36 | Sat 21 Jan 1984 | League Division One | MU | 3 - 2 | Southampton | Old Trafford | |
| 37 | Sat 4 Feb 1984 | League Division One | MU | 0 - 0 | Norwich City | Old Trafford | |
| 38 | Tue 7 Feb 1984 | League Division One | Birmingham City | 2 - 2 | MU | St Andrews | |
| 39 | Sun 12 Feb 1984 | League Division One | Luton Town | 0 - 5 | MU | Kenilworth Road | |
| 40 | Sat 18 Feb 1984 | League Division One | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1 - 1 | MU | Molineux | |
| 41 | Sat 25 Feb 1984 | League Division One | MU | 2 - 1 | Sunderland | Old Trafford | |
| 42 | Sat 3 Mar 1984 | League Division One | Aston Villa | 0 - 3 | MU | Villa Park | |
| 43 | Wed 7 Mar 1984 | European Cup Winners Cup | Barcelona | 2 - 0 | MU | Estadio Camp Nou | |
| 44 | Sat 10 Mar 1984 | League Division One | MU | 2 - 0 | Leicester City | Old Trafford | |
| 45 | Sat 17 Mar 1984 | League Division One | MU | 4 - 0 | Arsenal | Old Trafford | |
| 46 | Wed 21 Mar 1984 | European Cup Winners Cup | MU | 3 - 0 | Barcelona | Old Trafford | |
| 47 | Sat 31 Mar 1984 | League Division One | West Bromwich Albion | 2 - 0 | MU | The Hawthorns | |
| 48 | Sat 7 Apr 1984 | League Division One | MU | 1 - 0 | Birmingham City | Old Trafford | |
| 49 | Wed 11 Apr 1984 | European Cup Winners Cup | MU | 1 - 1 | Juventus | Old Trafford | |
| 50 | Sat 14 Apr 1984 | League Division One | Notts County | 1 - 0 | MU | Meadow Lane | |
| 51 | Tue 17 Apr 1984 | League Division One | Watford | 0 - 0 | MU | Vicarage Road | |
| 52 | Sat 21 Apr 1984 | League Division One | MU | 4 - 1 | Coventry City | Old Trafford | |
| 53 | Wed 25 Apr 1984 | European Cup Winners Cup | Juventus | 2 - 1 | MU | Stadio Delle Alpi | |
| 54 | Sat 28 Apr 1984 | League Division One | MU | 0 - 0 | West Ham United | Old Trafford | |
| 55 | Sat 5 May 1984 | League Division One | Everton | 1 - 1 | MU | Goodison Park | |
| 56 | Mon 7 May 1984 | League Division One | MU | 1 - 2 | Ipswich Town | Old Trafford | |
| 57 | Sat 12 May 1984 | League Division One | Tottenham Hotspur | 1 - 1 | MU | White Hart Lane | |
| 58 | Wed 16 May 1984 | League Division One | Nottingham Forest | 2 - 0 | MU | City Ground |
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 | Tue 20 Feb 1979 | FA Cup | Colchester United | 0 - 1 | MU | Layer Road | |
| 2 | Tue 8 Nov 1983 | League Cup | Colchester United | 0 - 2 | MU | Layer Road |