Arnold Muhren

Date of birth02 June 1951
Place of birthVolendam
NationalityDutch
PositionMidfielder

An elegant, wonderfully gifted playmaker with the sweetest left foot imaginable, Arnold entranced the Old Trafford crowd. Injuries ended his stay.

Club history

Team Joined Left Loan / Trialist
Ipswich Town 01 Aug 1978 01 Aug 1982

Club stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
1979-80 Ipswich Town League Division One 1
1980-81 Ipswich Town FA Cup 1
1980-81 Ipswich Town UEFA Cup 2
1982-83 Manchester United FA Cup 6
1
1982-83 Manchester United League Cup 8
1
1982-83 Manchester United League Division One 32
5
1983-84 Manchester United FA Charity Shield 1
1983-84 Manchester United FA Cup 1
1983-84 Manchester United League Cup 2
1983-84 Manchester United League Division One 26
8
1983-84 Manchester United UEFA European Cup Winners Cup 5
1984-85 Manchester United FA Cup 1
1984-85 Manchester United League Cup 1
1984-85 Manchester United League Division One 7
5
1984-85 Manchester United UEFA Cup 3
3


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

Club matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
28 Aug 1982 Manchester United v Birmingham City W 3-0 League Division One
01 Sep 1982 Nottingham Forest v Manchester United W 0-3 League Division One
04 Sep 1982 West Bromwich Albion v Manchester United L 3-1 League Division One
08 Sep 1982 Manchester United v Everton W 2-1 League Division One
11 Sep 1982 Manchester United v Ipswich Town W 3-1 League Division One
23 Oct 1982 Manchester United v Manchester City D 2-2 League Division One
26 Oct 1982 AFC Bournemouth v Manchester United D 2-2
Agg: 2-4
League Cup 2nd round 2nd leg
30 Oct 1982 West Ham United v Manchester United L 3-1 League Division One
06 Nov 1982 Brighton and Hove Albion v Manchester United L 1-0 League Division One
10 Nov 1982 Bradford City v Manchester United D 0-0 League Cup 3rd round
13 Nov 1982 Manchester United v Tottenham Hotspur W 1-0 League Division One
20 Nov 1982 Aston Villa v Manchester United L 2-1 League Division One
24 Nov 1982 Manchester United v Bradford City W 4-1 League Cup 3rd round replay
27 Nov 1982 Manchester United v Norwich City W 3-0 League Division One
01 Dec 1982 Manchester United v Southampton W 2-0 League Cup 4th round
04 Dec 1982 Watford v Manchester United W 0-1 League Division One
11 Dec 1982 Manchester United v Notts County W 4-0 League Division One
18 Dec 1982 Swansea City v Manchester United D 0-0 League Division One
27 Dec 1982 Manchester United v Sunderland D 0-0 League Division One
01 Jan 1983 Manchester United v Aston Villa W 3-1 League Division One
03 Jan 1983 Manchester United v West Bromwich Albion D 0-0 League Division One
08 Jan 1983 Manchester United v West Ham United W 2-0 FA Cup 3rd round
15 Jan 1983 Birmingham City v Manchester United W 1-2 League Division One
19 Jan 1983 Manchester United v Nottingham Forest W 4-0 League Cup Quarter-final
22 Jan 1983 Manchester United v Nottingham Forest W 2-0 League Division One
29 Jan 1983 Luton Town v Manchester United W 0-2 FA Cup 4th round
05 Feb 1983 Ipswich Town v Manchester United D 1-1 League Division One
15 Feb 1983 Arsenal v Manchester United W 2-4 League Cup Semi-final 1st leg
19 Feb 1983 Derby County v Manchester United W 0-1 FA Cup 5th round
22 Feb 1983 Manchester United v Arsenal W 2-1
Agg: 6-3
League Cup Semi-final 2nd leg
26 Feb 1983 Manchester United v Liverpool D 1-1 League Division One
02 Mar 1983 Stoke City v Manchester United L 1-0 League Division One
05 Mar 1983 Manchester City v Manchester United W 1-2 League Division One
12 Mar 1983 Manchester United v Everton W 1-0 FA Cup Quarter-final
19 Mar 1983 Manchester United v Brighton and Hove Albion D 1-1 League Division One
22 Mar 1983 Manchester United v West Ham United W 2-1 League Division One
26 Mar 1983 Liverpool v Manchester United L 2-1 League Cup Final
02 Apr 1983 Manchester United v Coventry City W 3-0 League Division One
04 Apr 1983 Sunderland v Manchester United D 0-0 League Division One
09 Apr 1983 Manchester United v Southampton D 1-1 League Division One
07 May 1983 Manchester United v Swansea City W 2-1 League Division One
09 May 1983 Manchester United v Luton Town W 3-0 League Division One
11 May 1983 Tottenham Hotspur v Manchester United L 2-0 League Division One
14 May 1983 Notts County v Manchester United L 3-2 League Division One
21 May 1983 Brighton and Hove Albion v Manchester United D 2-2 FA Cup Final
26 May 1983 Brighton and Hove Albion v Manchester United W 0-4 FA Cup Final replay
20 Aug 1983 Liverpool v Manchester United W 0-2 FA Charity Shield
27 Aug 1983 Manchester United v Queens Park Rangers W 3-1 League Division One
29 Aug 1983 Manchester United v Nottingham Forest L 1-2 League Division One
03 Sep 1983 Stoke City v Manchester United W 0-1 League Division One
06 Sep 1983 Arsenal v Manchester United W 2-3 League Division One
10 Sep 1983 Manchester United v Luton Town W 2-0 League Division One
14 Sep 1983 Manchester United v Dukla Praha D 1-1 ECW Cup 1st round 1st leg
17 Sep 1983 Southampton v Manchester United L 3-0 League Division One
24 Sep 1983 Manchester United v Liverpool W 1-0 League Division One
27 Sep 1983 Dukla Praha v Manchester United D 2-2
Agg: 3-3
ECW Cup 1st round 2nd leg
01 Oct 1983 Norwich City v Manchester United D 3-3 League Division One
03 Oct 1983 Port Vale v Manchester United W 0-1 League Cup 2nd round 1st leg
15 Oct 1983 Manchester United v West Bromwich Albion W 3-0 League Division One
19 Oct 1983 Spartak Varna v Manchester United W 1-2 ECW Cup 2nd round 1st leg
29 Oct 1983 Manchester United v Wolverhampton Wanderers W 3-0 League Division One
19 Nov 1983 Manchester United v Watford W 4-1 League Division One
27 Nov 1983 West Ham United v Manchester United D 1-1 League Division One
16 Dec 1983 Manchester United v Tottenham Hotspur W 4-2 League Division One
19 Dec 1983 Oxford United v Manchester United L 2-1 League Cup 4th round 2nd replay
26 Dec 1983 Coventry City v Manchester United D 1-1 League Division One
27 Dec 1983 Manchester United v Notts County D 3-3 League Division One
31 Dec 1983 Manchester United v Stoke City W 1-0 League Division One
02 Jan 1984 Liverpool v Manchester United D 1-1 League Division One
07 Jan 1984 AFC Bournemouth v Manchester United L 2-0 FA Cup 3rd round
13 Jan 1984 Queens Park Rangers v Manchester United D 1-1 League Division One
21 Jan 1984 Manchester United v Southampton W 3-2 League Division One
04 Feb 1984 Manchester United v Norwich City D 0-0 League Division One
12 Feb 1984 Luton Town v Manchester United W 0-5 League Division One
18 Feb 1984 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Manchester United D 1-1 League Division One
25 Feb 1984 Manchester United v Sunderland W 2-1 League Division One
03 Mar 1984 Aston Villa v Manchester United W 0-3 League Division One
07 Mar 1984 Barcelona v Manchester United L 2-0 ECW Cup 3rd round 1st leg
10 Mar 1984 Manchester United v Leicester City W 2-0 League Division One
17 Mar 1984 Manchester United v Arsenal W 4-0 League Division One
21 Mar 1984 Manchester United v Barcelona W 3-0
Agg: 3-2
ECW Cup 3rd round 2nd leg
19 Sep 1984 Manchester United v Raba Vasas ETO W 3-0 UEFA Cup 1st round 1st leg
22 Sep 1984 Manchester United v Liverpool D 1-1 League Division One
26 Sep 1984 Manchester United v Burnley W 4-0 League Cup 2nd round 1st leg
03 Oct 1984 Raba Vasas ETO v Manchester United D 2-2
Agg: 2-5
UEFA Cup 1st round 2nd leg
06 Oct 1984 Aston Villa v Manchester United L 3-0 League Division One
24 Nov 1984 Sunderland v Manchester United L 3-2 League Division One
08 Dec 1984 Nottingham Forest v Manchester United L 3-2 League Division One
12 Dec 1984 Dundee United v Manchester United W 2-3
Agg: 4-5
UEFA Cup 3rd round 2nd leg
26 Dec 1984 Stoke City v Manchester United L 2-1 League Division One
29 Dec 1984 Chelsea v Manchester United W 1-3 League Division One
01 Jan 1985 Manchester United v Sheffield Wednesday L 1-2 League Division One
05 Jan 1985 Manchester United v AFC Bournemouth W 3-0 FA Cup 3rd round
12 Jan 1985 Manchester United v Coventry City L 0-1 League Division One
21 Apr 1985 Luton Town v Manchester United L 2-1 League Division One
06 May 1985 Manchester United v Nottingham Forest W 2-0 League Division One
11 May 1985 Queens Park Rangers v Manchester United W 1-3 League Division One
13 May 1985 Watford v Manchester United L 5-1 League Division One


Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

International stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
1972-73 Netherlands UEFA Under-23 1
1972-73 Netherlands Under-23 1
1977-78 Netherlands International Friendly 1
1980-81 Netherlands FIFA World Cup 2
1
1981-82 Netherlands FIFA World Cup 3
1
1981-82 Netherlands International Friendly 2
1986-87 Netherlands International Friendly 1
1986-87 Netherlands UEFA European Championship 3
1
1987-88 Netherlands International Friendly 3
1987-88 Netherlands UEFA European Championship 8


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

International matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
03 Oct 1972 Norway v Netherlands W 1-3 UEFA U23 Group
02 Jan 1973 England v Netherlands L 3-1 Under-23
05 Apr 1978 Tunisia v Netherlands W 0-4 International Friendly
25 Mar 1981 Netherlands v France W 1-0 FIFA World Cup Group 2e
29 Apr 1981 Cyprus v Netherlands W 0-1 FIFA World Cup Group 2
09 Sep 1981 Netherlands v Republic of Ireland D 2-2 FIFA World Cup Group 2
14 Oct 1981 Netherlands v Belgium W 3-0 FIFA World Cup Group 2
18 Nov 1981 France v Netherlands L 2-0 FIFA World Cup Group 2
23 Mar 1982 Scotland v Netherlands L 2-1 International Friendly
25 May 1982 England v Netherlands L 2-0 International Friendly
21 Dec 1986 Cyprus v Netherlands W 0-2 UEFA European Championship Group 5
21 Jan 1987 Spain v Netherlands D 1-1 International Friendly
25 Mar 1987 Netherlands v Greece D 1-1 UEFA European Championship Group 5
29 Apr 1987 Netherlands v Hungary W 2-0 UEFA European Championship Group 5
14 Oct 1987 Poland v Netherlands W 0-2 UEFA European Championship Group 5
28 Oct 1987 Netherlands v Cyprus W 8-0 UEFA European Championship Group 5
09 Dec 1987 Netherlands v Cyprus W 4-0 UEFA European Championship Group 5
23 Mar 1988 England v Netherlands D 2-2 International Friendly
24 May 1988 Netherlands v Bulgaria L 1-2 International Friendly
01 Jun 1988 Netherlands v Romania W 2-0 International Friendly
12 Jun 1988 Netherlands v USSR L 0-1 UEFA European Championship Finals Group B
15 Jun 1988 England v Netherlands W 1-3 UEFA European Championship Finals Group B
18 Jun 1988 Republic of Ireland v Netherlands W 0-1 UEFA European Championship Finals Group B
21 Jun 1988 Germany v Netherlands W 1-2 UEFA European Championship Semi-final
25 Jun 1988 Netherlands v USSR W 2-0 UEFA European Championship Final


Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.