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NEWTON HEATH/
MANCHESTER UNITED SEASON
1977-1978

Manchester United season stats A statistical compilation of all Newton Heath/Manchester United matches during the 1977-1978 season including RESULTS, STATS and HISTORY. Navigate page below for a statistical breakdown unrivalled by other sites, as we are proud to showcase the club’s entire history of first team games offering stats on appearances, goals, opponent manager, club manager, stadium, competition, opponents, opponent nationality, red cards, cup finals, penalties for, penalties against, own goals for, own goals against, most goals scored, most goals conceded, hat-tricks and a chronological list of all matches played in 1977-1978.
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Newton Heath/Manchester United 1977-1978 Season Record

Manchester United club crest PWDLFA
P W D L F A Diff Win%
H 25 12 7 6 44 28 +16 48.00
A 26 7 6 13 41 52 -11 26.92
N 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.00
Total 52 19 14 19 85 80 +5 36.54
 
First Match Played: 13 Aug 1977 Liverpool D 0-0 Charity Shield @ Wembley  
Last Match Played: 29 Apr 1978 Wolverhampton Wanderers L 1-2 League Division One @ Molineux
Highest Attendance: (82000) 13 Aug 1977 Liverpool D 0-0 Charity Shield @ Wembley
Most Goals scored in a Match: (6) See table below
Most Goals Conceded in a Match: (4) See table below
Other information
Goals scored Appearances Opponent Manager Club Manager
No Player Name Goals Apps
1. Hill, Gordon 19 45
2. Pearson, Stuart 15 39
3. Macari, Lou 11 40
4. McIlroy, Sammy 9 48
5. Coppell, Steve 9 52
6. Greenhoff, Jimmy 6 28
7. Jordan, Joe 3 16
8. Nicholl, Jimmy 3 47
9. Grimes, Ashley 2 17
10. McCreery, David 2 23
11. McQueen, Gordon 1 14
12. McGrath, Chris 1 23
13. Greenhoff, Brian 1 36
14. Buchan, Martin 1 38
No Player Name Apps Goals
1. Coppell, Steve 52 9
2. McIlroy, Sammy 48 9
3. Nicholl, Jimmy 47 3
4. Hill, Gordon 45 19
5. Macari, Lou 40 11
6. Pearson, Stuart 39 15
7. Albiston, Arthur 38 0
8. Buchan, Martin 38 1
9. Houston, Stewart 37 0
10. Greenhoff, Brian 36 1
11. Stepney, Alex 29 0
12. Greenhoff, Jimmy 28 6
13. McCreery, David 23 2
14. McGrath, Chris 23 1
15. Roche, Paddy 23 0
16. Grimes, Ashley 17 2
17. Jordan, Joe 16 3
18. McQueen, Gordon 14 1
19. Forsyth, Alex 4 0
20. Ritchie, Andy 4 0
21. Rogers, Martyn 1 0
No Opponent Manager Count
1. Paisley, Bob 3
2. Neill, Terry 3
3. Atkinson, Ron 3
4. Milne, Gordon 2
5. Robson, Bobby 2
6. Book, Tony 2
7. Herbin, Robert 2
8. Shellito, Ken 2
9. Armfield, Jimmy 2
10. Neal, John 2
11. Pedroto, Jose 2
12. Saunders, Ron 2
13. Clough, Brian 2
14. Bond, John 2
15. Sibley, Frank 2
16. Chung, Sammy 2
17. Lyall, John 2
18. Lee, Gordon 2
19. McLintock, Frank 2
20. Moncur, Bobby 2
21. Dicks, Alan 2
22. Bell, Willie 1
23. Murphy, Colin 1
24. Dinnis, Richard 1
25. Allen, Ronnie 1
26. Ramsey, Alf 1
27. Docherty, Tommy 1
28. McGarry, Bill 1
No MUFC Managers Count
1. Sexton, Dave 52
Stadiums Manchester United have played at Manchester United by competition Manchester United opponents Manchester United opponent nationality
No Stadium Count
1. Old Trafford 24
2. Highbury 2
3. The Hawthorns 2
4. Anfield 1
5. Ashton Gate 1
6. Ayresome Park 1
7. Baseball Ground 1
8. Boleyn Ground 1
9. Brunton Park 1
10. Carrow Road 1
11. City Ground, Nottingham 1
12. Elland Road 1
13. Estadio das Antas 1
14. Filbert Street 1
15. Geoffrey Guichard 1
16. Goodison Park 1
17. Highfield Road 1
18. Home Park 1
19. Loftus Road 1
20. Maine Road 1
21. Molineux 1
22. Portman Road 1
23. St Andrews 1
24. St James Park, Newcastle 1
25. Stamford Bridge 1
26. Villa Park 1
27. Wembley 1
No Competition Count
1. League Division One 42
2. Cup Winners Cup 4
3. FA Cup 4
4. Charity Shield 1
5. League Cup 1
No Opponent Count
1. West Bromwich Albion 4
2. Arsenal 3
3. Liverpool 3
4. Aston Villa 2
5. Birmingham City 2
6. Bristol City 2
7. Carlisle United 2
8. Chelsea 2
9. Coventry City 2
10. Derby County 2
11. Everton 2
12. Ipswich Town 2
13. Leeds United 2
14. Leicester City 2
15. Manchester City 2
16. Middlesbrough 2
17. Newcastle United 2
18. Norwich City 2
19. Nottingham Forest 2
20. Porto 2
21. Queens Park Rangers 2
22. Saint Etienne 2
23. West Ham United 2
24. Wolverhampton Wanderers 2
No Opponent Nationality Count
1. England 48
2. France 2
3. Portugal 2
Manchester United red cards Manchester United Cup Finals
No Date Player Opponent
1. 07-01-1978 Greenhoff, Brian Carlisle United
No Date WDL F-A Opponent Competition
1. 13-08-1977 D 0-0 Liverpool Charity Shield
Manchester United penalties scored Manchester United penalties conceded
No Date Player Name No Opponent
1. 24-08-1977 Hill, Gordon 1 Coventry City
2. 21-01-1978 Hill, Gordon 1 Derby County
3. 08-02-1978 Hill, Gordon 1 Bristol City
4. 11-02-1978 Hill, Gordon 1 Chelsea
5. 15-03-1978 Hill, Gordon 2 Manchester City
6. 27-03-1978 Hill, Gordon 1 Everton
7. 08-04-1978 Pearson, Stuart 1 Queens Park Rangers
8. 22-04-1978 Grimes, Ashley 1 West Ham United
Date Opponent No F-A Scorer
11-03-1978 Newcastle United 1 2-2 Mark McGee 32', Micky Burns 85' (pen)
08-04-1978 Queens Park Rangers 1 3-1 Stan Bowles 76' (pen)
Manchester United own goals for Manchester United own goals against
Date No F-A Opponents Scorers
02-11-1977 2 5-2 Porto Steve Coppell 8', 65', Murca 39' (o.g.), 90' (o.g.), Jimmy Nicholl 44'
Date No F-A Player Name Opponent
17-12-1977 1 0-4 Greenhoff, Brian Nottingham Forest
Manchester United most goals scored Manchester United most goals conceded
Date Opponent WDL F-A HAN Competition
26-12-1977 Everton W 6-2 A League Division One
Date Opponent WDL F-A HAN Competition
19-10-1977 Porto L 0-4 A Cup Winners Cup
22-10-1977 West Bromwich Albion L 0-4 A League Division One
17-12-1977 Nottingham Forest L 0-4 H League Division One
Manchester United Hat-tricks  
No Date Player Name No Opponent
1. 20-08-1977 Macari, Lou 3 Birmingham City
 
Matches played in 1977-1978
No Date Comp WDL F-A HAN Scorers Opp Scorers
1. 13-08-1977 CS D 0-0 N
2. 20-08-1977 Div 1 W 4-1 A Lou Macari 5' 22', 83', Gordon Hill 75' Terry Hibbit 53'
3. 24-08-1977 Div 1 W 2-1 H Gordon Hill 8' (pen), David McCreery 74' Ian Wallace 27'
4. 27-08-1977 Div 1 D 0-0 H
5. 30-08-1977 LC L 2-3 A David McCreery 45', Stuart Pearson 86' Malcolm MacDonald 40',74', Liam Brady 46'
6. 03-09-1977 Div 1 W 1-0 A Lou Macari 30'
7. 10-09-1977 Div 1 L 1-3 A Jimmy Nicholl 87' *Brian Kidd 14', 48', Mick Channon 78'
8. 14-09-1977 CWC D 1-1 A Gordon Hill 78' Christian Synaeghel 80'
9. 17-09-1977 Div 1 L 0-1 H Bill Garner 2'
10. 24-09-1977 Div 1 D 1-1 A Gordon Hill 68' Ray Hankin 73'
11. 01-10-1977 Div 1 W 2-0 H Lou Macari 62', Sammy McIlroy 70'
12. 05-10-1977 CWC W 2-0 H Stuart Pearson 32', Steve Coppell 65'
13. 08-10-1977 Div 1 L 1-2 A Steve Coppell 35' David Mills 39', Billy Ashcroft 56'
14. 15-10-1977 Div 1 W 3-2 H Steve Coppell 7', Jimmy Greenhoff 22', Lou Macari 56' Micky Burns 72', Dennis Martin 87'
15. 19-10-1977 CWC L 0-4 A Duda 8', 24', 54', Oliveira 60'
16. 22-10-1977 Div 1 L 0-4 A John Wile 28', David Cross 34', 44' *Laurie Cunningham 44'
17. 29-10-1977 Div 1 L 1-2 A Jimmy Nicholl 83' Andy Gray 30', Alex Cropley 41'
18. 02-11-1977 CWC W 5-2 H Steve Coppell 8', 65', Murca 39' (o.g.), 90' (o.g.), Jimmy Nicholl 44' Seninho 29', 85'
19. 05-11-1977 Div 1 L 1-2 H Gordon Hill 66' Malcolm MacDonald 71', *Frank Stapleton 85'
20. 12-11-1977 Div 1 L 1-2 A Stuart Pearson 5' Kenny Burns 49', Archie Gemmill 72'
21. 19-11-1977 Div 1 W 1-0 H Stuart Pearson 73'
22. 26-11-1977 Div 1 D 2-2 A Gordon Hill 43', 87' David Needham 17', *Don Givens 55'
23. 03-12-1977 Div 1 W 3-1 H Sammy McIlroy 12', Jimmy Greenhoff 37', Stuart Pearson 83' John Richards 50'
24. 10-12-1977 Div 1 L 1-2 A Chris McGrath 10' Derek Hales 7', Trevor Brooking 81'
25. 17-12-1977 Div 1 L 0-4 H Brian Greenhoff 22' (o.g.), Tony Woodcock 25', 88', John Robertson 52'
26. 26-12-1977 Div 1 W 6-2 A Lou Macari 27', 53', Gordon Hill 41', Steve Coppell 58', Jimmy Greenhoff 68', Sammy McIlroy 75' Martin Dobson 70', Bob Latchford 75'
27. 27-12-1977 Div 1 W 3-1 H Jimmy Greenhoff 40', Steve Coppell 44', Gordon Hill 65' Mark Goodwin 85'
28. 31-12-1977 Div 1 L 0-3 A Mick Ferguson 8', Ian Wallace 34', Terry Yorath 83'
29. 02-01-1978 Div 1 L 1-2 H Jimmy Greenhoff 51' Kevin Dillon 12', Trevor Francis 53'
30. 07-01-1978 FAC D 1-1 A Lou Macari 2' Ian McDonald 8'
31. 11-01-1978 FAC W 4-2 H Lou Macari 5', 75', Stuart Pearson 44', 70' Mick Tait 67', Billy Rafferty 90'
32. 14-01-1978 Div 1 W 2-1 A Sammy McIlroy 11', Stuart Pearson 29' Paul Mariner 38'
33. 21-01-1978 Div 1 W 4-0 H Gordon Hill 6', 28' (pen), Stuart Pearson 70', Martin Buchan 88'
34. 28-01-1978 FAC D 1-1 H Steve Coppell 89' Willie Johnston 77'
35. 01-02-1978 FAC L 2-3 A Stuart Pearson 20', Gordon Hill 88' Tony Brown 13', Cyrille Regis 49', 94'
36. 08-02-1978 Div 1 D 1-1 H Gordon Hill 27' (pen) Peter Cormack 43'
37. 11-02-1978 Div 1 D 2-2 A Sammy McIlroy 52', Gordon Hill 90' (pen) Clive Walker 19', *Ray Wilkins 54'
38. 25-02-1978 Div 1 L 1-3 A Sammy McIlroy 61' Graeme Souness 39', Ray Kennedy 49', Jimmy Case 84'
39. 01-03-1978 Div 1 L 0-1 H Allan Clarke 77'
40. 04-03-1978 Div 1 D 0-0 H
41. 11-03-1978 Div 1 D 2-2 A Joe Jordan 27', Gordon Hill 39' Mark McGee 32', Micky Burns 85' (pen)
42. 15-03-1978 Div 1 D 2-2 H Gordon Hill 7' (pen), 57' (pen) *Peter Barnes 77', *Brian Kidd 79'
43. 18-03-1978 Div 1 D 1-1 H Gordon McQueen 30' Alistair Robertson 90'
44. 25-03-1978 Div 1 W 3-2 A Stuart Pearson 12', Gordon Hill 48', Jimmy Greenhoff 83' Dean Smith 40', Geoff Salmons 73'
45. 27-03-1978 Div 1 L 1-2 H Gordon Hill 85' (pen) Bob Latchford 33', 61'
46. 29-03-1978 Div 1 D 1-1 H Sammy McIlroy 52' John Deehan 50'
47. 01-04-1978 Div 1 L 1-3 A Joe Jordan 37' Malcolm MacDonald 36', 83', Liam Brady 69'
48. 08-04-1978 Div 1 W 3-1 H Stuart Pearson 42', 82' (pen), Ashley Grimes 57' Stan Bowles 76' (pen)
49. 15-04-1978 Div 1 W 3-1 A Joe Jordan 67', Sammy McIlroy 69', Steve Coppell 78' Phil Lythgoe 24'
50. 22-04-1978 Div 1 W 3-0 H Ashley Grimes 68' (pen), Sammy McIlroy 76', Stuart Pearson 78'
51. 25-04-1978 Div 1 W 1-0 A Stuart Pearson 50'
52. 29-04-1978 Div 1 L 1-2 A Brian Greenhoff 37' Martin Patching 47', Melvyn Eves 76'
 

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