First competitive match: Newton Heath 2–7 Blackburn Olympic Reserves, Lancashire Cup, 27 October 1883[71] First FA Cup match: Fleetwood Rangers 2–2 Newton Heath, first round, 30 October 1886[72] First Combination match: Newton Heath 4–3 Darwen, 22 September 1888[73] First Football Alliance match: Newton Heath 4–1 Sunderland Albion, 21 September 1889[74] First Football League match: Blackburn Rovers 4–3 Newton Heath, 3 September 1892[75] First match at Old Trafford: Manchester United 3–4 Liverpool, 19 February 1910[76] First European match: Anderlecht 0–2 Manchester United, European Cup preliminary round, first leg, 12 September 1956[77] First League Cup match: Exeter City 1–1 Manchester United, first round, 19 October 1960[78]