Manchester United vs Wolverhampton Wanderers - 28 Oct 1978
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| League | 83 | 38 | 14 | 31 | 139 | 126 | |
| Others | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 11 | |
| Total | 92 | 43 | 16 | 33 | 157 | 137 |
| League | 70 | 31 | 12 | 27 | 117 | 115 | |
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| Total | 77 | 34 | 14 | 29 | 131 | 126 |
| Saturday 28 October 1978 | ||
| League Division One | ||
| Molineux (23,141) | ||
| Wolves | 2 - 4 | Man Utd |
| Jordan Greenhoff Greenhoff Greenhoff | ||
| Starting XI | ||
| Paddy Roche Jimmy Nicholl Stewart Houston Brian Greenhoff Gordon McQueen Martin Buchan Steve Coppell Jimmy Greenhoff Joe Jordan Lou Macari Sammy McIlroy | ||
| Substitutes | ||
| Ashley Grimes | ||
| Managers | ||
| Sammy Chung | Dave Sexton | |
| Paddy Roche | 27 | 46 | |
| Jimmy Nicholl | 21 | 130 | |
| Stewart Houston | 28 | 215 | |
| Brian Greenhoff | 24 | 243 | |
| Gordon McQueen | 25 | 27 | |
| Martin Buchan | 28 | 307 | |
| Steve Coppell | 22 | 181 | |
| Jimmy Greenhoff | 31 | 76 | |
| Joe Jordan | 26 | 30 | |
| Lou Macari | 28 | 252 | |
| Sammy McIlroy | 23 | 286 | |
| Ashley Grimes | 20 | 25 | |
| average age | 25 | - | |
| 1 | Sat 19 Aug 1978 | League Division One | MU | 1 - 0 | Birmingham City | Old Trafford | |
| 2 | Wed 23 Aug 1978 | League Division One | Leeds United | 2 - 3 | MU | Elland Road | |
| 3 | Sat 26 Aug 1978 | League Division One | Ipswich Town | 3 - 0 | MU | Portman Road | |
| 4 | Wed 30 Aug 1978 | League Cup | Stockport County | 2 - 3 | MU | Old Trafford | |
| 5 | Sat 2 Sep 1978 | League Division One | MU | 1 - 1 | Everton | Old Trafford | |
| 6 | Sat 9 Sep 1978 | League Division One | Queens Park Rangers | 1 - 1 | MU | Loftus Road | |
| 7 | Sat 16 Sep 1978 | League Division One | MU | 1 - 1 | Nottingham Forest | Old Trafford | |
| 8 | Sat 23 Sep 1978 | League Division One | Arsenal | 1 - 1 | MU | Highbury | |
| 9 | Sat 30 Sep 1978 | League Division One | MU | 1 - 0 | Manchester City | Old Trafford | |
| 10 | Wed 4 Oct 1978 | League Cup | MU | 1 - 2 | Watford | Old Trafford | |
| 11 | Sat 7 Oct 1978 | League Division One | MU | 3 - 2 | Middlesbrough | Old Trafford | |
| 12 | Sat 14 Oct 1978 | League Division One | Aston Villa | 2 - 2 | MU | Villa Park | |
| 13 | Sat 21 Oct 1978 | League Division One | MU | 1 - 3 | Bristol City | Old Trafford | |
| 14 | Sat 28 Oct 1978 | League Division One | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2 - 4 | MU | Molineux | |
| 15 | Sat 4 Nov 1978 | League Division One | MU | 1 - 1 | Southampton | Old Trafford | |
| 16 | Sat 11 Nov 1978 | League Division One | Birmingham City | 5 - 1 | MU | St Andrews | |
| 17 | Sat 18 Nov 1978 | League Division One | MU | 2 - 0 | Ipswich Town | Old Trafford | |
| 18 | Tue 21 Nov 1978 | League Division One | Everton | 3 - 0 | MU | Goodison Park | |
| 19 | Sat 25 Nov 1978 | League Division One | Chelsea | 0 - 1 | MU | Stamford Bridge | |
| 20 | Sat 9 Dec 1978 | League Division One | Derby County | 1 - 3 | MU | The Baseball Ground | |
| 21 | Sat 16 Dec 1978 | League Division One | MU | 2 - 0 | Tottenham Hotspur | Old Trafford | |
| 22 | Fri 22 Dec 1978 | League Division One | Bolton Wanderers | 3 - 0 | MU | Burnden Park | |
| 23 | Tue 26 Dec 1978 | League Division One | MU | 0 - 3 | Liverpool | Old Trafford | |
| 24 | Sat 30 Dec 1978 | League Division One | MU | 3 - 5 | West Bromwich Albion | Old Trafford | |
| 25 | Mon 15 Jan 1979 | FA Cup | MU | 3 - 0 | Chelsea | Old Trafford | |
| 26 | Wed 31 Jan 1979 | FA Cup | Fulham | 1 - 1 | MU | Craven Cottage | |
| 27 | Sat 3 Feb 1979 | League Division One | MU | 0 - 2 | Arsenal | Old Trafford | |
| 28 | Sat 10 Feb 1979 | League Division One | Manchester City | 0 - 3 | MU | Maine Road | |
| 29 | Mon 12 Feb 1979 | FA Cup | MU | 1 - 0 | Fulham | Old Trafford | |
| 30 | Tue 20 Feb 1979 | FA Cup | Colchester United | 0 - 1 | MU | Layer Road | |
| 31 | Sat 24 Feb 1979 | League Division One | MU | 1 - 1 | Aston Villa | Old Trafford | |
| 32 | Wed 28 Feb 1979 | League Division One | MU | 2 - 0 | Queens Park Rangers | Old Trafford | |
| 33 | Sat 3 Mar 1979 | League Division One | Bristol City | 1 - 2 | MU | Ashton Gate | |
| 34 | Sat 10 Mar 1979 | FA Cup | Tottenham Hotspur | 1 - 1 | MU | White Hart Lane | |
| 35 | Wed 14 Mar 1979 | FA Cup | MU | 2 - 0 | Tottenham Hotspur | Old Trafford | |
| 36 | Tue 20 Mar 1979 | League Division One | Coventry City | 4 - 3 | MU | Highfield Road | |
| 37 | Sat 24 Mar 1979 | League Division One | MU | 4 - 1 | Leeds United | Old Trafford | |
| 38 | Tue 27 Mar 1979 | League Division One | Middlesbrough | 2 - 2 | MU | Ayresome Park | |
| 39 | Sat 31 Mar 1979 | FA Cup | MU * | 2 - 2 | Liverpool | Maine Road | |
| 40 | Wed 4 Apr 1979 | FA Cup | MU * | 1 - 0 | Liverpool | Goodison Park | |
| 41 | Sat 7 Apr 1979 | League Division One | Norwich City | 2 - 2 | MU | Carrow Road | |
| 42 | Wed 11 Apr 1979 | League Division One | MU | 1 - 2 | Bolton Wanderers | Old Trafford | |
| 43 | Sat 14 Apr 1979 | League Division One | Liverpool | 2 - 0 | MU | Anfield | |
| 44 | Mon 16 Apr 1979 | League Division One | MU | 0 - 0 | Coventry City | Old Trafford | |
| 45 | Wed 18 Apr 1979 | League Division One | Nottingham Forest | 1 - 1 | MU | City Ground | |
| 46 | Sat 21 Apr 1979 | League Division One | Tottenham Hotspur | 1 - 1 | MU | White Hart Lane | |
| 47 | Wed 25 Apr 1979 | League Division One | MU | 1 - 0 | Norwich City | Old Trafford | |
| 48 | Sat 28 Apr 1979 | League Division One | MU | 0 - 0 | Derby County | Old Trafford | |
| 49 | Mon 30 Apr 1979 | League Division One | Southampton | 1 - 1 | MU | The Dell | |
| 50 | Sat 5 May 1979 | League Division One | West Bromwich Albion | 1 - 0 | MU | The Hawthorns | |
| 51 | Mon 7 May 1979 | League Division One | MU | 3 - 2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Old Trafford | |
| 52 | Sat 12 May 1979 | FA Cup | MU * | 2 - 3 | Arsenal | Wembley | |
| 53 | Wed 16 May 1979 | League Division One | MU | 1 - 1 | Chelsea | Old Trafford |
In the tables above and below, where MU * (or NH *) appears in the home team column, it indicates a match played at a neutral venue.
| 1 | Sat 15 Oct 1892 | League Division One | NH | 10 - 1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | North Road | |
| 2 | Sat 17 Dec 1892 | League Division One | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2 - 0 | NH | Molineux | |
| 3 | Sat 28 Oct 1893 | League Division One | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2 - 0 | NH | Molineux | |
| 4 | Sat 11 Nov 1893 | League Division One | NH | 1 - 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Bank Street | |
| 5 | Sat 9 Sep 1922 | League Division Two | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0 - 1 | MU | Molineux | |
| 6 | Sat 16 Sep 1922 | League Division Two | MU | 1 - 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Old Trafford | |
| 7 | Sat 25 Oct 1924 | League Division Two | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0 - 0 | MU | Molineux | |
| 8 | Sat 28 Feb 1925 | League Division Two | MU | 3 - 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Old Trafford | |
| 9 | Fri 25 Dec 1931 | League Division Two | MU | 3 - 2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Old Trafford | |
| 10 | Sat 26 Dec 1931 | League Division Two | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 7 - 0 | MU | Molineux | |
| 11 | Sat 29 Aug 1936 | League Division One | MU | 1 - 1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Old Trafford | |
| 12 | Sat 26 Dec 1936 | League Division One | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3 - 1 | MU | Molineux | |
| 13 | Sat 12 Nov 1938 | League Division One | MU | 1 - 3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Old Trafford | |
| 14 | Sat 18 Mar 1939 | League Division One | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3 - 0 | MU | Molineux | |
| 15 | Sat 30 Nov 1946 | League Division One | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3 - 2 | MU | Molineux | |
| 16 | Sat 5 Apr 1947 | League Division One | MU | 3 - 1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Maine Road | |
| 17 | Sat 1 Nov 1947 | League Division One | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2 - 6 | MU | Molineux | |
| 18 | Sat 20 Mar 1948 | League Division One | MU | 3 - 2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Maine Road | |
| 19 | Wed 8 Sep 1948 | League Division One | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3 - 2 | MU | Molineux | |
| 20 | Wed 15 Sep 1948 | League Division One | MU | 2 - 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Maine Road | |
| 21 | Sat 26 Mar 1949 | FA Cup | MU * | 1 - 1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Hillsborough | |
| 22 | Sat 2 Apr 1949 | FA Cup | MU * | 0 - 1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Goodison Park | |
| 23 | Sat 22 Oct 1949 | League Division One | MU | 3 - 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Old Trafford | |
| 24 | Sat 8 Apr 1950 | League Division One | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1 - 1 | MU | Molineux | |
| 25 | Sat 30 Sep 1950 | League Division One | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0 - 0 | MU | Molineux | |
| 26 | Sat 17 Feb 1951 | League Division One | MU | 2 - 1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Old Trafford | |
| 27 | Sat 27 Oct 1951 | League Division One | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0 - 2 | MU | Molineux | |
| 28 | Sat 15 Mar 1952 | League Division One | MU | 2 - 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Old Trafford | |
| 29 | Sat 4 Oct 1952 | League Division One | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 6 - 2 | MU | Molineux | |
| 30 | Sat 21 Feb 1953 | League Division One | MU | 0 - 3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Old Trafford | |
| 31 | Sat 17 Oct 1953 | League Division One | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3 - 1 | MU | Molineux | |
| 32 | Sat 6 Mar 1954 | League Division One | MU | 1 - 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Old Trafford | |
| 33 | Sat 2 Oct 1954 | League Division One | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 4 - 2 | MU | Molineux | |
| 34 | Wed 23 Feb 1955 | League Division One | MU | 2 - 4 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Old Trafford | |
| 35 | Sat 8 Oct 1955 | League Division One | MU | 4 - 3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Old Trafford | |
| 36 | Sat 18 Feb 1956 | League Division One | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0 - 2 | MU | Molineux | |
| 37 | Sat 3 Nov 1956 | League Division One | MU | 3 - 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Old Trafford | |
| 38 | Sat 16 Mar 1957 | League Division One | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1 - 1 | MU | Molineux | |
| 39 | Sat 28 Sep 1957 | League Division One | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3 - 1 | MU | Molineux | |
| 40 | Mon 21 Apr 1958 | League Division One | MU | 0 - 4 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Old Trafford | |
| 41 | Sat 4 Oct 1958 | League Division One | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 4 - 0 | MU | Molineux | |
| 42 | Sat 21 Feb 1959 | League Division One | MU | 2 - 1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Old Trafford | |
| 43 | Sat 17 Oct 1959 | League Division One | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3 - 2 | MU | Molineux | |
| 44 | Sat 5 Mar 1960 | League Division One | MU | 0 - 2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Old Trafford | |
| 45 | Sat 24 Sep 1960 | League Division One | MU | 1 - 3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Old Trafford | |
| 46 | Sat 11 Feb 1961 | League Division One | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2 - 1 | MU | Molineux | |
| 47 | Sat 30 Sep 1961 | League Division One | MU | 0 - 2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Old Trafford | |
| 48 | Wed 28 Feb 1962 | League Division One | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2 - 2 | MU | Molineux | |
| 49 | Sat 17 Nov 1962 | League Division One | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2 - 3 | MU | Molineux | |
| 50 | Mon 22 Apr 1963 | League Division One | MU | 2 - 1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Old Trafford | |
| 51 | Sat 2 Nov 1963 | League Division One | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2 - 0 | MU | Molineux | |
| 52 | Sat 28 Mar 1964 | League Division One | MU | 2 - 2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Old Trafford | |
| 53 | Sat 17 Oct 1964 | League Division One | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2 - 4 | MU | Molineux | |
| 54 | Sat 27 Feb 1965 | League Division One | MU | 3 - 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Old Trafford | |
| 55 | Wed 10 Mar 1965 | FA Cup | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3 - 5 | MU | Molineux | |
| 56 | Sat 5 Mar 1966 | FA Cup | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2 - 4 | MU | Molineux | |
| 57 | Tue 26 Dec 1967 | League Division One | MU | 4 - 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Old Trafford | |
| 58 | Sat 30 Dec 1967 | League Division One | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2 - 3 | MU | Molineux | |
| 59 | Sat 30 Nov 1968 | League Division One | MU | 2 - 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Old Trafford | |
| 60 | Sat 15 Feb 1969 | League Division One | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2 - 2 | MU | Molineux | |
| 61 | Sat 23 Aug 1969 | League Division One | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0 - 0 | MU | Molineux | |
| 62 | Fri 26 Dec 1969 | League Division One | MU | 0 - 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Old Trafford | |
| 63 | Sat 3 Oct 1970 | League Division One | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3 - 2 | MU | Molineux | |
| 64 | Mon 12 Apr 1971 | League Division One | MU | 1 - 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Old Trafford | |
| 65 | Sat 28 Aug 1971 | League Division One | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1 - 1 | MU | Molineux | |
| 66 | Sat 8 Jan 1972 | League Division One | MU | 1 - 3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Old Trafford | |
| 67 | Sat 16 Sep 1972 | League Division One | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2 - 0 | MU | Molineux | |
| 68 | Sat 13 Jan 1973 | FA Cup | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1 - 0 | MU | Molineux | |
| 69 | Sat 10 Feb 1973 | League Division One | MU | 2 - 1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Old Trafford | |
| 70 | Sat 6 Oct 1973 | League Division One | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2 - 1 | MU | Molineux | |
| 71 | Sat 23 Feb 1974 | League Division One | MU | 0 - 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Old Trafford | |
| 72 | Sat 16 Aug 1975 | League Division One | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0 - 2 | MU | Molineux | |
| 73 | Sat 20 Dec 1975 | League Division One | MU | 1 - 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Old Trafford | |
| 74 | Sat 6 Mar 1976 | FA Cup | MU | 1 - 1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Old Trafford | |
| 75 | Tue 9 Mar 1976 | FA Cup | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2 - 3 | MU | Molineux | |
| 76 | Sat 3 Dec 1977 | League Division One | MU | 3 - 1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Old Trafford | |
| 77 | Sat 29 Apr 1978 | League Division One | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2 - 1 | MU | Molineux | |
| 78 | Sat 28 Oct 1978 | League Division One | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2 - 4 | MU | Molineux | |
| 79 | Mon 7 May 1979 | League Division One | MU | 3 - 2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Old Trafford | |
| 80 | Sat 22 Sep 1979 | League Division One | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3 - 1 | MU | Molineux | |
| 81 | Sat 9 Feb 1980 | League Division One | MU | 0 - 1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Old Trafford | |
| 82 | Tue 19 Aug 1980 | League Division One | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1 - 0 | MU | Molineux | |
| 83 | Wed 12 Nov 1980 | League Division One | MU | 0 - 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Old Trafford | |
| 84 | Sat 3 Oct 1981 | League Division One | MU | 5 - 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Old Trafford | |
| 85 | Sat 13 Feb 1982 | League Division One | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0 - 1 | MU | Molineux | |
| 86 | Sat 29 Oct 1983 | League Division One | MU | 3 - 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Old Trafford | |
| 87 | Sat 18 Feb 1984 | League Division One | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1 - 1 | MU | Molineux | |
| 88 | Wed 27 Aug 2003 | Premiership | MU | 1 - 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Old Trafford | |
| 89 | Sat 17 Jan 2004 | Premiership | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1 - 0 | MU | Molineux | |
| 90 | Sun 29 Jan 2006 | FA Cup | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0 - 3 | MU | Molineux | |
| 91 | Wed 23 Sep 2009 | League Cup | MU | 1 - 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Old Trafford | |
| 92 | Tue 15 Dec 2009 | Premiership | MU | 3 - 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Old Trafford |