Derby County 1 v 3 Manchester United, League Division One, Matchday 18, 9th December 1978, Season 1978-1979, Venue: Baseball Ground
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Starting 11 & match stats of Manchester United football club first team League Division One match v opponent Derby County football club, played on Saturday 9th December 1978 at Baseball Ground stadium during the 1978-1979 season.
Scoreboard
Derby County 1
*Gerry Daly 3'
Manchester United 3
Andy Ritchie 32', 53', Jimmy Greenhoff 45'
First MATCH (74) Last
Misc match information
Former Man Utd boss Tommy Docherty is manager of Derby County. Ex Reds Jonathan Clark, Gordon Hill & Gerry Daly play for Derby County, Langan 78' is sent off for Derby.
The Managers Match details Head to head record
Sexton, Dave Docherty, Tommy
Sexton, Dave Docherty, Tommy
Saturday 9th December 1978
League Division One
1978-1979
Matchday 18
League Division One Trophy
Venue: Baseball Ground (A)
Attendance: 23180
Match 74 of 107 vs Derby County
Derby County


Derby County
  P W D L F A Diff Win%
H 50 27 12 11 97 50 +47 54.00
A 55 18 18 19 91 105 -14 32.73
N 2 2 0 0 5 1 +4 100.00
  107 47 30 30 193 156 +37 43.93
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Portrait Player Name RED CARD
Clean Sheets
Portrait Player Name Clean Sheets
Manchester United Starting 11
Manchester United shirt number Manchester United portraits Manchester United player name Manchester United red cards Manchester United National flag Manchester United substitutes Goal Goal time
Manchester United squad number 1 Manchester United player portrait of Bailey, Gary Bailey, Gary
Manchester United squad number 2 Manchester United player portrait of Greenhoff, Brian Greenhoff, Brian
Manchester United squad number 3 Manchester United player portrait of Houston, Stewart Houston, Stewart
Manchester United squad number 4 Manchester United player portrait of McIlroy, Sammy McIlroy, Sammy
Manchester United squad number 5 Manchester United player portrait of McQueen, Gordon McQueen, Gordon
Manchester United squad number 6 Manchester United player portrait of Buchan, Martin Buchan, Martin
Manchester United squad number 7 Manchester United player portrait of Coppell, Steve Coppell, Steve
Manchester United squad number 8 Manchester United player portrait of Greenhoff, Jimmy Greenhoff, Jimmy 44'
Manchester United squad number 9 Manchester United player portrait of Ritchie, Andy Ritchie, Andy 32', 53'
Manchester United squad number 10 Manchester United player portrait of Macari, Lou Macari, Lou
Manchester United squad number 11 Manchester United player portrait of Thomas, Mickey Thomas, Mickey
Match shirt
Image used with kind permission from https://www.unitedkits.com/
Manchester United shirt worn for game v Derby County played on Saturday 9th December 1978 at Baseball Ground stadium during the 1978-1979 season.

EVERY GAME VS Derby County

No Date F-A Comp
1. 31st December 1892 7-1 Div 1
2. 11th February 1893 1-5 Div 1
3. 7th October 1893 0-2 Div 1
4. 17th March 1894 2-6 Div 1
5. 15th February 1896 1-1 FA Cup
6. 19th February 1896 1-5 FA Cup
7. 27th February 1897 0-2 FA Cup
8. 3rd September 1906 2-2 Div 1
9. 29th September 1906 1-1 Div 1
10. 12th October 1912 1-2 Div 1
11. 15th February 1913 4-0 Div 1
12. 29th November 1913 3-3 Div 1
13. 4th April 1914 2-4 Div 1
14. 30th August 1919 1-1 Div 1
15. 6th September 1919 0-2 Div 1
16. 2nd May 1921 1-1 Div 1
17. 7th May 1921 3-0 Div 1
18. 17th February 1923 0-0 Div 2
19. 14th March 1923 1-1 Div 2
20. 16th February 1924 0-3 Div 2
21. 23rd February 1924 0-0 Div 2
22. 29th November 1924 1-1 Div 2
23. 4th April 1925 0-1 Div 2
24. 15th April 1927 2-2 Div 1
25. 18th April 1927 2-2 Div 1
26. 22nd October 1927 5-0 Div 1
27. 28th March 1928 0-5 Div 1
28. 17th November 1928 0-1 Div 1
29. 30th March 1929 1-6 Div 1
30. 9th November 1929 3-2 Div 1
31. 15th March 1930 1-1 Div 1
32. 13th December 1930 2-1 Div 1
33. 18th April 1931 1-6 Div 1
34. 5th September 1936 4-5 Div 1
35. 2nd January 1937 2-2 Div 1
36. 22nd October 1938 1-5 Div 1
37. 25th February 1939 1-1 Div 1
38. 9th November 1946 4-1 Div 1
39. 15th March 1947 3-4 Div 1
40. 15th November 1947 1-1 Div 1
41. 13th March 1948 3-1 FA Cup
42. 3rd April 1948 1-0 Div 1
43. 21st August 1948 1-2 Div 1
44. 18th December 1948 3-1 Div 1
45. 20th August 1949 1-0 Div 1
46. 17th December 1949 0-1 Div 1
47. 23rd March 1951 2-0 Div 1
48. 26th March 1951 4-2 Div 1
49. 6th October 1951 2-1 Div 1
50. 16th February 1952 3-0 Div 1
51. 10th September 1952 3-2 Div 1
52. 1st January 1953 1-0 Div 1
53. 9th January 1960 4-2 FA Cup
54. 22nd January 1966 5-2 FA Cup
55. 4th October 1969 0-2 Div 1
56. 12th November 1969 0-0 League Cup
57. 19th November 1969 1-0 League Cup
58. 31st January 1970 1-0 Div 1
59. 26th December 1970 4-4 Div 1
60. 10th April 1971 1-2 Div 1
61. 14th August 1971 2-2 Div 1
62. 16th October 1971 1-0 Div 1
63. 23rd September 1972 3-0 Div 1
64. 26th December 1972 1-3 Div 1
65. 13th October 1973 0-1 Div 1
66. 16th February 1974 2-2 Div 1
67. 24th September 1975 1-2 Div 1
68. 25th February 1976 1-1 Div 1
69. 3rd April 1976 2-0 FA Cup
70. 28th August 1976 0-0 Div 1
71. 5th February 1977 3-1 Div 1
72. 3rd September 1977 1-0 Div 1
73. 21st January 1978 4-0 Div 1
74. 9th December 1978 3-1 Div 1
75. 28th April 1979 0-0 Div 1
76. 15th September 1979 1-0 Div 1
77. 2nd February 1980 3-1 Div 1
78. 19th February 1983 1-0 FA Cup
79. 10th February 1988 2-1 Div 1
80. 2nd April 1988 4-1 Div 1
81. 12th November 1988 2-2 Div 1
82. 15th April 1989 0-2 Div 1
83. 26th August 1989 0-2 Div 1
84. 13th January 1990 1-2 Div 1
85. 10th November 1990 0-0 Div 1
86. 16th April 1991 3-1 Div 1
87. 4th September 1996 1-1 Premiership
88. 5th April 1997 2-3 Premiership
89. 18th October 1997 2-2 Premiership
90. 21st February 1998 2-0 Premiership
91. 24th October 1998 1-1 Premiership
92. 3rd February 1999 1-0 Premiership
93. 20th November 1999 2-1 Premiership
94. 11th March 2000 3-1 Premiership
95. 25th November 2000 3-0 Premiership
96. 5th May 2001 0-1 Premiership
97. 12th December 2001 5-0 Premiership
98. 3rd March 2002 2-2 Premiership
99. 8th December 2007 4-1 Premiership
100. 15th March 2008 1-0 Premiership
101. 7th January 2009 0-1 League Cup
102. 20th January 2009 4-2 League Cup
103. 15th February 2009 4-1 FA Cup
104. 29th January 2016 3-1 FA Cup
105. 5th January 2018 2-0 FA Cup
106. 25th September 2018 2-2 League Cup
107. 5th March 2020 3-0 FA Cup

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