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A searchable archive of every competitive 1st team game played by Newton Heath or Manchester United.

Season Stadium Opponent Competition Opponent Manager Opponent Manager
1978-1979





League Division One

HAN P W D L F A Diff Win%
H 21 9 7 5 29 25 +4 42.86
A 21 6 8 7 31 38 -7 28.57
Total 42 15 15 12 60 63 -3 35.71
No Date Opponents HAN Stadium WDL F-A Scorers in minutes Opponent scorers in Minutes
1 19-08-1978 Birmingham City H Old Trafford W 1-0 Joe Jordan 70'
2 23-08-1978 Leeds United A Elland Road W 3-2 Gordon McQueen 12', Sammy McIlroy 37', Lou Macari 82' Paul Hart 20', Frankie Gray 48' (pen)
3 26-08-1978 Ipswich Town A Portman Road L 0-3 Paul Mariner 16', 67', Brian Talbot 69'
4 02-09-1978 Everton H Old Trafford D 1-1 Martin Buchan 90' Andy King 6'
5 09-09-1978 Queens Park Rangers A Loftus Road D 1-1 Jimmy Greenhoff 87' Ian Gillard 5'
6 16-09-1978 Nottingham Forest H Old Trafford D 1-1 Jimmy Greenhoff 66' Ian Bowyer 6'
7 23-09-1978 Arsenal A Highbury D 1-1 Steve Coppell 29' David Price 34'
8 30-09-1978 Manchester City H Old Trafford W 1-0 Joe Jordan 89'
9 07-10-1978 Middlesbrough H Old Trafford W 3-2 Lou Macari 3', 30', Joe Jordan 76' David Mills 26', Mickey Burns 66'
10 14-10-1978 Aston Villa A Villa Park D 2-2 Sammy McIlroy 50', Lou Macari 71' John Gregory 33', 45'
11 21-10-1978 Bristol City H Old Trafford L 1-3 Jimmy Greenhoff 70' Kevin Mabbutt 11', 50', 88'
12 28-10-1978 Wolverhampton Wanderers A Molineux W 4-2 Jimmy Greenhoff 21', 28', Brian Greenhoff 45', Joe Jordan 52' Ken Hibbitt 31', Steve Daley 66'
13 04-11-1978 Southampton H Old Trafford D 1-1 Jimmy Greenhoff 30' Nick Holmes 50'
14 11-11-1978 Birmingham City A St Andrews L 1-5 Joe Jordan 13' Kevin Dillon 23', Alan Buckley 32' 36', Don Givens 51', Jimmy Calderwood 90'
15 18-11-1978 Ipswich Town H Old Trafford W 2-0 Steve Coppell 7', Jimmy Greenhoff 85'
16 21-11-1978 Everton A Goodison Park L 0-3 Trevor Ross 4', Andy King 43', Bob Latchford 82'
17 25-11-1978 Chelsea A Stamford Bridge W 1-0 Jimmy Greenhoff 68'
18 09-12-1978 Derby County A Baseball Ground W 3-1 Andy Ritchie 32', 53', Jimmy Greenhoff 45' *Gerry Daly 3'
19 16-12-1978 Tottenham Hotspur H Old Trafford W 2-0 Andy Ritchie, Sammy McIlroy
20 22-12-1978 Bolton Wanderers A Burnden Park L 0-3 Frank Worthington 12', 21', *Alan Gowling 49'
21 26-12-1978 Liverpool H Old Trafford L 0-3 Ray Kennedy 5', Jimmy Case 25', David Fairclough 67'
22 30-12-1978 West Bromwich Albion H Old Trafford L 3-5 Brian Greenhoff 21', Gordon McQueen 30', Sammy McIlroy 32' Tony Brown 27', 45', Len Cantello 28', *Laurie Cunningham 76', Cyrille Regis 84'
23 03-02-1979 Arsenal H Old Trafford L 0-2 Alan Sunderland 64', 66'
24 10-02-1979 Manchester City A Maine Road W 3-0 Steve Coppell 22', 35', Andy Ritchie 69'
25 24-02-1979 Aston Villa H Old Trafford D 1-1 Jimmy Greenhoff 75' (pen) Ken Swain 60'
26 28-02-1979 Queens Park Rangers H Old Trafford W 2-0 Jimmy Greenhoff 2', Steve Coppell 47'
27 03-03-1979 Bristol City A Ashton Gate W 2-1 Andy Ritchie 47', Gordon McQueen 76' Gerry Gow 19'
28 20-03-1979 Coventry City A Highfield Road L 3-4 Steve Coppell 36', 89', Sammy McIlroy 64' Barry Powell 2', Garry Thompson 8', Tommy Hutchinson 42', Bobby McDonald 47'
29 24-03-1979 Leeds United H Old Trafford W 4-1 Andy Ritchie 8', 18', 79', Mickey Thomas 20' Ray Hankin 67'
30 27-03-1979 Middlesbrough A Ayresome Park D 2-2 Gordon McQueen 48', Steve Coppell 51' Dave Armstrong 24' (pen), Mark Proctor 43'
31 07-04-1979 Norwich City A Carrow Road D 2-2 Gordon McQueen 74', Lou Macari 83' Graham Paddon 62', Keith Robson 71'
32 11-04-1979 Bolton Wanderers H Old Trafford L 1-2 Martin Buchan 25' Frank Worthington 53', 90'
33 14-04-1979 Liverpool A Anfield L 0-2 Kenny Dalglish 36', Phil Neal 46'
34 16-04-1979 Coventry City H Old Trafford D 0-0
35 18-04-1979 Nottingham Forest A City Ground, Nottingham D 1-1 Joe Jordan 47' Trevor Francis 86'
36 21-04-1979 Tottenham Hotspur A White Hart Lane D 1-1 Gordon McQueen 14' Chris Jones 71'
37 25-04-1979 Norwich City H Old Trafford W 1-0 Lou Macari 88'
38 28-04-1979 Derby County H Old Trafford D 0-0
39 30-04-1979 Southampton A The Dell D 1-1 Andy Ritchie 13' Phil Boyer 25'
40 05-05-1979 West Bromwich Albion A The Hawthorns L 0-1 Cyrille Regis 24'
41 07-05-1979 Wolverhampton Wanderers H Old Trafford W 3-2 Andy Ritchie 14', Steve Coppell 41', 86' Gary Bailey 6' (o.g.), John Richards 76'
42 16-05-1979 Chelsea H Old Trafford D 1-1 Steve Coppell 7' Gary Johnson 21'
 
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