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Dive into the complete Newton Heath and Manchester United Results Archive. Explore every competitive match the club has played, from the early days of Newton Heath to modern-day Manchester United. Discover full-time scores, historical fixtures, season-by-season results, home, away, and neutral venue outcomes, as well as key milestones and unforgettable matches across domestic leagues, European tournaments, and global competitions.

Season Stadium Opponent Competition Opponent Manager Record
1978-1979 Birmingham City


England 		League Division One
League Division One

HAN P W D L F A Diff Win%
H 21 9 7 5 29 25 +4 42.9
A 21 6 8 7 31 38 -7 28.6
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 Birmingham City H Old Trafford Win 1-0 Joe Jordan 70'
2. 23-08-1978 Leeds United Leeds United A Elland Road Win 3-2 Gordon McQueen 12', Sammy McIlroy 37', Lou Macari 82' Paul Hart 20', Frankie Gray 48' (pen)
3. 26-08-1978 Ipswich Town Ipswich Town A Portman Road Loss 0-3 Paul Mariner 16', 67', Brian Talbot 69'
4. 02-09-1978 Everton Everton H Old Trafford Draw 1-1 Martin Buchan 90' Andy King 6'
5. 09-09-1978 Queens Park Rangers Queens Park Rangers A Loftus Road Draw 1-1 Jimmy Greenhoff 87' Ian Gillard 5'
6. 16-09-1978 Nottingham Forest Nottingham Forest H Old Trafford Draw 1-1 Jimmy Greenhoff 66' Ian Bowyer 6'
7. 23-09-1978 Arsenal Arsenal A Highbury Draw 1-1 Steve Coppell 29' David Price 34'
8. 30-09-1978 Manchester City Manchester City H Old Trafford Win 1-0 Joe Jordan 89'
9. 07-10-1978 Middlesbrough Middlesbrough H Old Trafford Win 3-2 Lou Macari 3', 30', Joe Jordan 76' David Mills 26', Mickey Burns 66'
10. 14-10-1978 Aston Villa Aston Villa A Villa Park Draw 2-2 Sammy McIlroy 50', Lou Macari 71' John Gregory 33', 45'
11. 21-10-1978 Bristol City Bristol City H Old Trafford Loss 1-3 Jimmy Greenhoff 70' Kevin Mabbutt 11', 50', 88'
12. 28-10-1978 Wolverhampton Wanderers Wolverhampton Wanderers A Molineux Win 4-2 Jimmy Greenhoff 21', 28', Brian Greenhoff 45', Joe Jordan 52' Ken Hibbitt 31', Steve Daley 66'
13. 04-11-1978 Southampton Southampton H Old Trafford Draw 1-1 Jimmy Greenhoff 30' Nick Holmes 50'
14. 11-11-1978 Birmingham City Birmingham City A St Andrews Loss 1-5 Joe Jordan 13' Kevin Dillon 23', Alan Buckley 32' 36', Don Givens 51', Jimmy Calderwood 90'
15. 18-11-1978 Ipswich Town Ipswich Town H Old Trafford Win 2-0 Steve Coppell 7', Jimmy Greenhoff 85'
16. 21-11-1978 Everton Everton A Goodison Park Loss 0-3 Trevor Ross 4', Andy King 43', Bob Latchford 82'
17. 25-11-1978 Chelsea Chelsea A Stamford Bridge Win 1-0 Jimmy Greenhoff 68'
18. 09-12-1978 Derby County Derby County A Baseball Ground Win 3-1 Andy Ritchie 32', 53', Jimmy Greenhoff 45' *Gerry Daly 3'
19. 16-12-1978 Tottenham Hotspur Tottenham Hotspur H Old Trafford Win 2-0 Andy Ritchie 17', Sammy McIlroy 75'
20. 22-12-1978 Bolton Wanderers Bolton Wanderers A Burnden Park Loss 0-3 Frank Worthington 12', 21', *Alan Gowling 49'
21. 26-12-1978 Liverpool Liverpool H Old Trafford Loss 0-3 Ray Kennedy 5', Jimmy Case 25', David Fairclough 67'
22. 30-12-1978 West Bromwich Albion West Bromwich Albion H Old Trafford Loss 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 Arsenal H Old Trafford Loss 0-2 Alan Sunderland 64', 66'
24. 10-02-1979 Manchester City Manchester City A Maine Road Win 3-0 Steve Coppell 22', 35', Andy Ritchie 69'
25. 24-02-1979 Aston Villa Aston Villa H Old Trafford Draw 1-1 Jimmy Greenhoff 75' (pen) Ken Swain 60'
26. 28-02-1979 Queens Park Rangers Queens Park Rangers H Old Trafford Win 2-0 Jimmy Greenhoff 2', Steve Coppell 47'
27. 03-03-1979 Bristol City Bristol City A Ashton Gate Win 2-1 Andy Ritchie 47', Gordon McQueen 76' Gerry Gow 19'
28. 20-03-1979 Coventry City Coventry City A Highfield Road Loss 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 Leeds United H Old Trafford Win 4-1 Andy Ritchie 8', 18', 79', Mickey Thomas 20' Ray Hankin 67'
30. 27-03-1979 Middlesbrough Middlesbrough A Ayresome Park Draw 2-2 Gordon McQueen 48', Steve Coppell 51' Dave Armstrong 24' (pen), Mark Proctor 43'
31. 07-04-1979 Norwich City Norwich City A Carrow Road Draw 2-2 Gordon McQueen 74', Lou Macari 83' Graham Paddon 62', Keith Robson 71'
32. 11-04-1979 Bolton Wanderers Bolton Wanderers H Old Trafford Loss 1-2 Martin Buchan 25' Frank Worthington 53', 90'
33. 14-04-1979 Liverpool Liverpool A Anfield Loss 0-2 Kenny Dalglish 36', Phil Neal 46'
34. 16-04-1979 Coventry City Coventry City H Old Trafford Draw 0-0
35. 18-04-1979 Nottingham Forest Nottingham Forest A City Ground, Nottingham Draw 1-1 Joe Jordan 47' Trevor Francis 86'
36. 21-04-1979 Tottenham Hotspur Tottenham Hotspur A White Hart Lane Draw 1-1 Gordon McQueen 14' Chris Jones 71'
37. 25-04-1979 Norwich City Norwich City H Old Trafford Win 1-0 Lou Macari 88'
38. 28-04-1979 Derby County Derby County H Old Trafford Draw 0-0
39. 30-04-1979 Southampton Southampton A The Dell Draw 1-1 Andy Ritchie 13' Phil Boyer 25'
40. 05-05-1979 West Bromwich Albion West Bromwich Albion A The Hawthorns Loss 0-1 Cyrille Regis 24'
41. 07-05-1979 Wolverhampton Wanderers Wolverhampton Wanderers H Old Trafford Win 3-2 Andy Ritchie 14', Steve Coppell 41', 86' Gary Bailey 6' (o.g.), John Richards 76'
42. 16-05-1979 Chelsea Chelsea H Old Trafford Draw 1-1 Steve Coppell 7' Gary Johnson 21'

 

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