Manchester United 3 v 0 Chelsea, FA Cup, 3rd Round, 15th January 1979, Season 1978-1979, Venue: Old Trafford
Facebook X (Twitter) Blue Sky MUFCINFO.COM Instagram Account Munich Air Disaster
MUFC Logo

Starting 11 & match stats of Manchester United football club first team FA Cup match v opponent Chelsea football club, played on Monday 15th January 1979 at Old Trafford stadium during the 1978-1979 season.
Scoreboard
Manchester United 3
Steve Coppell 27', Ashley Grimes 61', Jimmy Greenhoff 70'
Chelsea 0
First MATCH (90) Last
Misc match information
The Managers Match details Head to head record
Sexton, Dave Blanchflower, Danny
Sexton, Dave Blanchflower, Danny
Monday 15th January 1979
FA Cup
1978-1979
3rd Round
FA Cup Trophy
Venue: Old Trafford (H)
Attendance: 38743
Match 90 of 197 vs Chelsea
Chelsea


Chelsea
  P W D L F A Diff Win%
H 93 41 32 20 146 87 +59 0.44
A 93 36 25 32 148 136 +12 0.39
N 11 3 4 4 15 14 +1 0.27
  197 80 61 56 309 237 +72 0.41
Red Card logo
Portrait Player Name RED CARD
Clean Sheets
Portrait Player Name Clean Sheets
Bailey, Gary Clean Sheets gloves
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 27'
Manchester United squad number 8 Manchester United player portrait of Greenhoff, Jimmy Greenhoff, Jimmy 70'
Manchester United squad number 9 Manchester United player portrait of Pearson, Stuart Pearson, Stuart
Manchester United squad number 10 Manchester United player portrait of Nicholl, Jimmy Nicholl, Jimmy
Manchester United squad number 11 Manchester United player portrait of Grimes, Ashley Grimes, Ashley 61'
Match shirt
Image used with kind permission from https://www.unitedkits.com/
Manchester United shirt worn for game v Chelsea played on Monday 15th January 1979 at Old Trafford stadium during the 1978-1979 season.
EVERY GAME VS Chelsea
Newspaper Match Report
 

About this site

 West Cumbria Reds Branch Flag

 
MUFCINFO.com is not an official Manchester United website.
All pages are designed, maintained and copyright © Mark Graham.
Email: mufcinfo@sky.com