Manchester United vs West Bromwich Albion - 30 Dec 1978
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| Saturday 30 December 1978 | ||
| League Division One | ||
| Old Trafford (45,091) | ||
| Man Utd | 3 - 5 | West Brom |
| McQueen McIlroy Greenhoff | ||
| Starting XI | ||
| Gary Bailey Brian Greenhoff Stewart Houston Sammy McIlroy Gordon McQueen Martin Buchan Steve Coppell Jimmy Greenhoff Andy Ritchie David McCreery Mickey Thomas | ||
| Substitutes | ||
| Tom Sloan | ||
| Managers | ||
| Dave Sexton | Ron Atkinson | |
| Gary Bailey | 19 | 8 | |
| Brian Greenhoff | 24 | 253 | |
| Stewart Houston | 28 | 223 | |
| Sammy McIlroy | 23 | 296 | |
| Gordon McQueen | 25 | 35 | |
| Martin Buchan | 28 | 317 | |
| Steve Coppell | 22 | 191 | |
| Jimmy Greenhoff | 31 | 86 | |
| Andy Ritchie | 17 | 9 | |
| David McCreery | 20 | 104 | |
| Mickey Thomas | 23 | 6 | |
| Tom Sloan | 18 | 3 | |
| average age | 23 | - | |
| 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 1 Oct 1892 | League Division One | West Bromwich Albion | 0 - 0 | NH | Stoney Lane | |
| 2 | Sat 8 Oct 1892 | League Division One | NH | 2 - 4 | West Bromwich Albion | North Road | |
| 3 | Sat 9 Sep 1893 | League Division One | West Bromwich Albion | 3 - 1 | NH | Stoney Lane | |
| 4 | Sat 14 Oct 1893 | League Division One | NH | 4 - 1 | West Bromwich Albion | Bank Street | |
| 5 | Sat 9 Nov 1901 | League Division Two | NH | 1 - 2 | West Bromwich Albion | Bank Street | |
| 6 | Sat 8 Mar 1902 | League Division Two | West Bromwich Albion | 4 - 0 | NH | The Hawthorns | |
| 7 | Sat 5 Nov 1904 | League Division One | West Bromwich Albion | 0 - 2 | MU | The Hawthorns | |
| 8 | Sat 4 Mar 1905 | League Division One | MU | 2 - 0 | West Bromwich Albion | Bank Street | |
| 9 | Sat 14 Oct 1905 | League Division Two | West Bromwich Albion | 1 - 0 | MU | The Hawthorns | |
| 10 | Sat 17 Feb 1906 | League Division Two | MU | 0 - 0 | West Bromwich Albion | Bank Street | |
| 11 | Sat 16 Sep 1911 | League Division One | West Bromwich Albion | 1 - 0 | MU | The Hawthorns | |
| 12 | Sat 20 Jan 1912 | League Division One | MU | 1 - 2 | West Bromwich Albion | Old Trafford | |
| 13 | Sat 14 Sep 1912 | League Division One | West Bromwich Albion | 1 - 2 | MU | The Hawthorns | |
| 14 | Sat 4 Jan 1913 | League Division One | MU | 1 - 1 | West Bromwich Albion | Old Trafford | |
| 15 | Thu 1 Jan 1914 | League Division One | MU | 1 - 0 | West Bromwich Albion | Old Trafford | |
| 16 | Mon 13 Apr 1914 | League Division One | West Bromwich Albion | 2 - 1 | MU | The Hawthorns | |
| 17 | Sat 17 Oct 1914 | League Division One | MU | 0 - 0 | West Bromwich Albion | Old Trafford | |
| 18 | Sat 20 Feb 1915 | League Division One | West Bromwich Albion | 0 - 0 | MU | The Hawthorns | |
| 19 | Sat 24 Jan 1920 | League Division One | West Bromwich Albion | 2 - 1 | MU | The Hawthorns | |
| 20 | Wed 25 Feb 1920 | League Division One | MU | 1 - 2 | West Bromwich Albion | Old Trafford | |
| 21 | Sat 15 Jan 1921 | League Division One | MU | 1 - 4 | West Bromwich Albion | Old Trafford | |
| 22 | Sat 22 Jan 1921 | League Division One | West Bromwich Albion | 0 - 2 | MU | The Hawthorns | |
| 23 | Mon 29 Aug 1921 | League Division One | MU | 2 - 3 | West Bromwich Albion | Old Trafford | |
| 24 | Wed 7 Sep 1921 | League Division One | West Bromwich Albion | 0 - 0 | MU | The Hawthorns | |
| 25 | Sat 19 Dec 1925 | League Division One | West Bromwich Albion | 5 - 1 | MU | The Hawthorns | |
| 26 | Sat 1 May 1926 | League Division One | MU | 3 - 2 | West Bromwich Albion | Old Trafford | |
| 27 | Sat 18 Dec 1926 | League Division One | MU | 2 - 0 | West Bromwich Albion | Old Trafford | |
| 28 | Sat 7 May 1927 | League Division One | West Bromwich Albion | 2 - 2 | MU | The Hawthorns | |
| 29 | Sat 19 Dec 1936 | League Division One | MU | 2 - 2 | West Bromwich Albion | Old Trafford | |
| 30 | Sat 24 Apr 1937 | League Division One | West Bromwich Albion | 1 - 0 | MU | The Hawthorns | |
| 31 | Sat 7 Jan 1939 | FA Cup | West Bromwich Albion | 0 - 0 | MU | The Hawthorns | |
| 32 | Wed 11 Jan 1939 | FA Cup | MU | 1 - 5 | West Bromwich Albion | Old Trafford | |
| 33 | Sat 27 Aug 1949 | League Division One | MU | 1 - 1 | West Bromwich Albion | Old Trafford | |
| 34 | Sat 24 Dec 1949 | League Division One | West Bromwich Albion | 1 - 2 | MU | The Hawthorns | |
| 35 | Sat 25 Nov 1950 | League Division One | West Bromwich Albion | 0 - 1 | MU | The Hawthorns | |
| 36 | Sat 14 Apr 1951 | League Division One | MU | 3 - 0 | West Bromwich Albion | Old Trafford | |
| 37 | Sat 18 Aug 1951 | League Division One | West Bromwich Albion | 3 - 3 | MU | The Hawthorns | |
| 38 | Sat 15 Dec 1951 | League Division One | MU | 5 - 1 | West Bromwich Albion | Old Trafford | |
| 39 | Sat 29 Nov 1952 | League Division One | West Bromwich Albion | 3 - 1 | MU | The Hawthorns | |
| 40 | Sat 18 Apr 1953 | League Division One | MU | 2 - 2 | West Bromwich Albion | Old Trafford | |
| 41 | Wed 26 Aug 1953 | League Division One | MU | 1 - 3 | West Bromwich Albion | Old Trafford | |
| 42 | Wed 2 Sep 1953 | League Division One | West Bromwich Albion | 2 - 0 | MU | The Hawthorns | |
| 43 | Sat 27 Nov 1954 | League Division One | West Bromwich Albion | 2 - 0 | MU | The Hawthorns | |
| 44 | Sat 16 Apr 1955 | League Division One | MU | 3 - 0 | West Bromwich Albion | Old Trafford | |
| 45 | Sat 27 Aug 1955 | League Division One | MU | 3 - 1 | West Bromwich Albion | Old Trafford | |
| 46 | Sat 24 Dec 1955 | League Division One | West Bromwich Albion | 1 - 4 | MU | The Hawthorns | |
| 47 | Sat 25 Aug 1956 | League Division One | West Bromwich Albion | 2 - 3 | MU | The Hawthorns | |
| 48 | Mon 29 Apr 1957 | League Division One | MU | 1 - 1 | West Bromwich Albion | Old Trafford | |
| 49 | Sat 26 Oct 1957 | League Division One | West Bromwich Albion | 4 - 3 | MU | The Hawthorns | |
| 50 | Sat 1 Mar 1958 | FA Cup | West Bromwich Albion | 2 - 2 | MU | The Hawthorns | |
| 51 | Wed 5 Mar 1958 | FA Cup | MU | 1 - 0 | West Bromwich Albion | Old Trafford | |
| 52 | Sat 8 Mar 1958 | League Division One | MU | 0 - 4 | West Bromwich Albion | Old Trafford | |
| 53 | Sat 25 Oct 1958 | League Division One | MU | 1 - 2 | West Bromwich Albion | Old Trafford | |
| 54 | Sat 14 Mar 1959 | League Division One | West Bromwich Albion | 1 - 3 | MU | The Hawthorns | |
| 55 | Sat 22 Aug 1959 | League Division One | West Bromwich Albion | 3 - 2 | MU | The Hawthorns | |
| 56 | Sat 19 Dec 1959 | League Division One | MU | 2 - 3 | West Bromwich Albion | Old Trafford | |
| 57 | Sat 19 Nov 1960 | League Division One | MU | 3 - 0 | West Bromwich Albion | Old Trafford | |
| 58 | Sat 8 Apr 1961 | League Division One | West Bromwich Albion | 1 - 1 | MU | The Hawthorns | |
| 59 | Sat 7 Oct 1961 | League Division One | West Bromwich Albion | 1 - 1 | MU | The Hawthorns | |
| 60 | Sat 24 Feb 1962 | League Division One | MU | 4 - 1 | West Bromwich Albion | Old Trafford | |
| 61 | Sat 18 Aug 1962 | League Division One | MU | 2 - 2 | West Bromwich Albion | Old Trafford | |
| 62 | Sat 15 Dec 1962 | League Division One | West Bromwich Albion | 3 - 0 | MU | The Hawthorns | |
| 63 | Sat 14 Sep 1963 | League Division One | MU | 1 - 0 | West Bromwich Albion | Old Trafford | |
| 64 | Sat 18 Jan 1964 | League Division One | West Bromwich Albion | 1 - 4 | MU | The Hawthorns | |
| 65 | Sat 22 Aug 1964 | League Division One | MU | 2 - 2 | West Bromwich Albion | Old Trafford | |
| 66 | Sat 12 Dec 1964 | League Division One | West Bromwich Albion | 1 - 1 | MU | The Hawthorns | |
| 67 | Mon 27 Dec 1965 | League Division One | MU | 1 - 1 | West Bromwich Albion | Old Trafford | |
| 68 | Wed 4 May 1966 | League Division One | West Bromwich Albion | 3 - 3 | MU | The Hawthorns | |
| 69 | Sat 20 Aug 1966 | League Division One | MU | 5 - 3 | West Bromwich Albion | Old Trafford | |
| 70 | Sat 17 Dec 1966 | League Division One | West Bromwich Albion | 3 - 4 | MU | The Hawthorns | |
| 71 | Sat 2 Dec 1967 | League Division One | MU | 2 - 1 | West Bromwich Albion | Old Trafford | |
| 72 | Sat 27 Apr 1968 | League Division One | West Bromwich Albion | 6 - 3 | MU | The Hawthorns | |
| 73 | Wed 14 Aug 1968 | League Division One | West Bromwich Albion | 3 - 1 | MU | The Hawthorns | |
| 74 | Wed 2 Apr 1969 | League Division One | MU | 2 - 1 | West Bromwich Albion | Old Trafford | |
| 75 | Sat 25 Oct 1969 | League Division One | West Bromwich Albion | 2 - 1 | MU | The Hawthorns | |
| 76 | Wed 8 Apr 1970 | League Division One | MU | 7 - 0 | West Bromwich Albion | Old Trafford | |
| 77 | Sat 24 Oct 1970 | League Division One | MU | 2 - 1 | West Bromwich Albion | Old Trafford | |
| 78 | Sat 6 Mar 1971 | League Division One | West Bromwich Albion | 4 - 3 | MU | The Hawthorns | |
| 79 | Mon 23 Aug 1971 | League Division One | MU | 3 - 1 | West Bromwich Albion | Old Trafford | |
| 80 | Sat 29 Jan 1972 | League Division One | West Bromwich Albion | 2 - 1 | MU | The Hawthorns | |
| 81 | Sat 7 Oct 1972 | League Division One | West Bromwich Albion | 2 - 2 | MU | The Hawthorns | |
| 82 | Sat 3 Mar 1973 | League Division One | MU | 2 - 1 | West Bromwich Albion | Old Trafford | |
| 83 | Sat 14 Sep 1974 | League Division Two | West Bromwich Albion | 1 - 1 | MU | The Hawthorns | |
| 84 | Thu 26 Dec 1974 | League Division Two | MU | 2 - 1 | West Bromwich Albion | Old Trafford | |
| 85 | Sat 16 Oct 1976 | League Division One | West Bromwich Albion | 4 - 0 | MU | The Hawthorns | |
| 86 | Wed 23 Mar 1977 | League Division One | MU | 2 - 2 | West Bromwich Albion | Old Trafford | |
| 87 | Sat 22 Oct 1977 | League Division One | West Bromwich Albion | 4 - 0 | MU | The Hawthorns | |
| 88 | Sat 28 Jan 1978 | FA Cup | MU | 1 - 1 | West Bromwich Albion | Old Trafford | |
| 89 | Wed 1 Feb 1978 | FA Cup | West Bromwich Albion | 3 - 2 | MU | The Hawthorns | |
| 90 | Sat 18 Mar 1978 | League Division One | MU | 1 - 1 | West Bromwich Albion | Old Trafford | |
| 91 | Sat 30 Dec 1978 | League Division One | MU | 3 - 5 | West Bromwich Albion | Old Trafford | |
| 92 | Sat 5 May 1979 | League Division One | West Bromwich Albion | 1 - 0 | MU | The Hawthorns | |
| 93 | Wed 22 Aug 1979 | League Division One | MU | 2 - 0 | West Bromwich Albion | Old Trafford | |
| 94 | Sat 13 Oct 1979 | League Division One | West Bromwich Albion | 2 - 0 | MU | The Hawthorns | |
| 95 | Sat 27 Dec 1980 | League Division One | West Bromwich Albion | 3 - 1 | MU | The Hawthorns | |
| 96 | Sat 18 Apr 1981 | League Division One | MU | 2 - 1 | West Bromwich Albion | Old Trafford | |
| 97 | Mon 12 Apr 1982 | League Division One | MU | 1 - 0 | West Bromwich Albion | Old Trafford | |
| 98 | Wed 12 May 1982 | League Division One | West Bromwich Albion | 0 - 3 | MU | The Hawthorns | |
| 99 | Sat 4 Sep 1982 | League Division One | West Bromwich Albion | 3 - 1 | MU | The Hawthorns | |
| 100 | Mon 3 Jan 1983 | League Division One | MU | 0 - 0 | West Bromwich Albion | Old Trafford | |
| 101 | Sat 15 Oct 1983 | League Division One | MU | 3 - 0 | West Bromwich Albion | Old Trafford | |
| 102 | Sat 31 Mar 1984 | League Division One | West Bromwich Albion | 2 - 0 | MU | The Hawthorns | |
| 103 | Sat 29 Sep 1984 | League Division One | West Bromwich Albion | 1 - 2 | MU | The Hawthorns | |
| 104 | Sat 2 Feb 1985 | League Division One | MU | 2 - 0 | West Bromwich Albion | Old Trafford | |
| 105 | Sat 21 Sep 1985 | League Division One | West Bromwich Albion | 1 - 5 | MU | The Hawthorns | |
| 106 | Sat 22 Feb 1986 | League Division One | MU | 3 - 0 | West Bromwich Albion | Old Trafford | |
| 107 | Sat 17 Aug 2002 | Premiership | MU | 1 - 0 | West Bromwich Albion | Old Trafford | |
| 108 | Sat 11 Jan 2003 | Premiership | West Bromwich Albion | 1 - 3 | MU | The Hawthorns | |
| 109 | Wed 3 Dec 2003 | League Cup | West Bromwich Albion | 2 - 0 | MU | The Hawthorns | |
| 110 | Sat 27 Nov 2004 | Premiership | West Bromwich Albion | 0 - 3 | MU | The Hawthorns | |
| 111 | Sat 7 May 2005 | Premiership | MU | 1 - 1 | West Bromwich Albion | Old Trafford | |
| 112 | Wed 30 Nov 2005 | League Cup | MU | 3 - 1 | West Bromwich Albion | Old Trafford | |
| 113 | Mon 26 Dec 2005 | Premiership | MU | 3 - 0 | West Bromwich Albion | Old Trafford | |
| 114 | Sat 18 Mar 2006 | Premiership | West Bromwich Albion | 1 - 2 | MU | The Hawthorns | |
| 115 | Sat 18 Oct 2008 | Premiership | MU | 4 - 0 | West Bromwich Albion | Old Trafford | |
| 116 | Tue 27 Jan 2009 | Premiership | West Bromwich Albion | 0 - 5 | MU | The Hawthorns |