Sammy McIlroy Profile

Sammy McIlroy

Samuel Bax­ter Mc­Ilroy, born Bel­fast, North­ern Ire­land, Au­gust 2, 1954. Sam­my Mc­Ilroy joi­ned Man­chester Uni­ted as an ap­pren­tice in 1969 and would sign pro­fes­sion­al terms in 1971. The North­ern Ire­land in­ter­na­tion­al was la­ter on the books of Sto­ke City, Man­chester City, Or­gryte, Bury, Ad­mira Wack­er Mod­ling, Pre­ston North End, and fi­nally North­wich Vic­tor­ia where he ended his play­ing ca­reer in 1993.

Com­ing from East Bel­fast, Sam­my Mc­Ilroy hails from a dis­trict that has pro­duced a great num­ber of highly tal­en­ted Man­chester Uni­ted play­ers up thro­ugh the years, in­clud­ing house­hold names such as Tre­vor An­der­son, Geor­gie Best, Jon­ny Evans, Da­vid Mc­Creery, Eric Mc­M­ordie, Jim­my Nich­oll, and Nor­man White­side. In the case of Mc­Ilroy, he was dis­covered by Man­chester United´s North­ern Ire­land scout Bob Bish­op whi­le still a school­boy play­er and was ad­vised to seek his for­tune in the calmer climes of Eng­land as his na­tion was tot­ter­ing on the brink of Civil War. The last youth play­er to be sig­ned by Sir Matt Busby, he ar­rived in Man­chester as a fresh faced teen­ager dur­ing the sum­mer of 1969 and qui­ckly settled down at Uni­ted, who were known for bridging the gap be­tween dif­fer­ent re­li­gions and cul­tures. What the Prot­est­ant boy lacked in nat­ur­al abil­ity he more than made up for in hard work, and he made jaws drop when he fou­nd the net on his de­but in a high scor­ing 3-3 Fir­st Di­vi­sion draw wi­th Man­chester City at Maine Road on the 6th of Nov­ember 1971.

Man­chester City con­trolled pro­ceed­ings from the be­gin­ning of the fir­st pe­riod, but it was Man­chester Uni­ted who opened the scor­ing when Ge­orge Best laid off the ball to Mc­Ilroy who ham­mered ho­me to give the vis­it­ors the lead six min­utes ahead of the break. In the sec­ond ha­lf, Uni­ted doubled their ad­vant­age as Bri­an Kidd ad­ded a sec­ond goal from clo­se ran­ge in the 46th min­ute, on­ly for Fran­cis Lee to re­duce the de­fi­cit for City from the pen­alty spot el­ev­en min­utes la­ter. The Cit­izens kept on at­tack­ing and the ho­me te­am had their equal­iser two min­utes pa­st the hour ma­rk when Lee sent a bril­liant thro­ugh pass to the on-run­ning Co­lin Bell who roun­ded Uni­ted goal­keeper Al­ex Step­ney and put the ball in­to the empty net to make it two-all, but on­ly one min­ute la­ter in the der­by clash the vis­it­ing si­de re­gained the lead as a fe­ro­cious long dis­tance shot from John As­ton Ju­ni­or ended up in the onion bag. Re­fus­ing to sur­render, the hosts lev­elled the score once more thanks to Mi­ke Sum­mer­bee who power­ed the ball in­to the goal in the 89th min­ute of the con­test af­ter a mis­take from Step­ney. Sam­my Mc­Ilroy fol­lowed up by scor­ing his sec­ond goal for Man­chester Uni­ted in a 3-1 Fir­st Di­vi­sion tri­umph ag­ainst Tot­ten­ham Hot­spur at Old Traf­ford just a week la­ter, and the rook­ie went on to clock up four goals dur­ing 21 fir­st te­am ap­pear­ances for The Reds in his in­aug­ur­al sea­son in which the club ended eight in the top flight ta­ble. The 1972-73 cam­paign was to be a dis­ap­point­ment, how­ever, wi­th Man­chester Uni­ted fin­ish­ing in 18th place, and the fol­low­ing sea­son was even worse as the Old Traf­ford out­fit fou­nd them­selves re­leg­ated to the Sec­ond Di­vi­sion along wi­th South­ampton and Nor­wich City at the end of the day.

The North­ern Ir­ish­man pro­ceeded to amass a total of 391 fir­st te­am ap­pear­ances for Man­chester Uni­ted, and played an im­port­ant part in the noth­ing but fant­ast­ic re­viv­al of the sleep­ing gi­ant dur­ing the mid-1970s. As for hon­ours, he won the Sec­ond Di­vi­sion Cham­pi­on­ship wi­th Uni­ted in 1974-75, and pock­eted an FA Cup win­ner­’s medal as Tom­my Docherty´s boys edged out bit­ter en­emies Liver­pool by a 2–1 mar­gin in the fi­nal on the 21st of May 1977. He was also a mem­ber of the si­de which played out a goal­less draw wi­th the Mer­sey­siders in the FA Char­ity Shield mat­ch at Wemb­ley Sta­dium on the 13th of Au­gust the same year. Af­ter leav­ing Man­chester Uni­ted mid­way thro­ugh the 1981-82 cam­paign, the strong run­ning mid­fielder would go on to ap­pear for Rich­ie Barker´s Sto­ke City for whom he sco­red on his club de­but in a com­fort­able 2-0 Fir­st Di­vi­sion win over re­leg­a­tion strug­glers Sun­der­land at Roker Park on the 10th of Feb­ruary 1982. Whi­le at Vic­tor­ia Gro­und, the play­maker notched up 14 Foot­ball Lea­gue goals in 133 ga­mes for the Stafford­shire si­de be­fore he joi­ned for­ces wi­th no­ne oth­er than Man­chester City at the be­gin­ning of the 1985-86 sea­son. There fol­lowed moves to Or­gryte Gothen­burg, Bury, Ad­mira Wack­er, Pre­ston North End, and ul­ti­mately North­wich Victoria.

A com­posed play­er and a sub­lime read­er of the ga­me, Mc­Ilroy col­lec­ted an im­press­ive 88 seni­or caps for North­ern Ire­land and he played in all of the coun­try’s mat­ches dur­ing bo­th the 1982 Wor­ld Cup in Spain and the 1986 Wor­ld Cup in Mex­ico. And with­out doubt, the ab­so­lute high­light of his in­ter­na­tion­al ca­reer ar­rived in the un­for­get­table 1-0 Wor­ld Cup Group Sta­ge vic­tory ag­ainst hosts Spain at the Es­ta­dio Lu­is Cas­anova in Va­lencia on the 25th of June 1982, wi­th Wat­ford stri­ker Ger­ry Arm­strong hit­ting the win­ner for The Green and White Army in the 47th min­ute. Fol­low­ing his re­tire­ment from act­ive play­ing, Mc­Ilroy ev­entually de­cided to move in­to man­agement and he be­came man­ager at Foot­ball Con­fer­ence North­wich Vic­tor­ia where he spent one year be­fore tak­ing over fel­low Con­fer­ence si­de Mac­cle­s­field To­wn, whom he gui­ded to pro­mo­tion to the Foot­ball Lea­gue in the 1996-97 sea­son. He was la­ter man­ager at Foot­ball Lea­gue Sec­ond Di­vi­sion te­am Stock­port Coun­ty, where he stayed for just one sea­son, and then Foot­ball Con­fer­ence out­fit More­cambe, whom he ma­naged for six years. Sam­my Mc­Ilroy also ma­naged his na­tive North­ern Ire­land for near­ly three years be­tween 2000 and 2003. Sam­my Mc­Ilroy Play­ing Ca­reer: Man­chester Uni­ted, Sto­ke City, Man­chester City, Or­gryte Gothen­burg, Bury, Ad­mira Wack­er Mod­ling, Pre­ston North End, North­wich Vic­tor­ia. Play­ing Hon­ours: Eng­lish Foot­ball Lea­gue Sec­ond Di­vi­sion 1975, Eng­lish FA Cup 1977, Eng­lish FA Char­ity Shield 1977.

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Manchester United Appearances

1971-72 Sea­son:

Man­chester City 3 Man­chester Uni­ted 3
Sto­ke City 0 Man­chester Uni­ted 0
Man­chester Uni­ted 3 Tot­ten­ham Hot­spur 1
Sto­ke City 2 Man­chester Uni­ted 1
Man­chester Uni­ted 3 Lei­cester City 2
South­ampton 2 Man­chester Uni­ted 5
Sto­ke City 1 Man­chester Uni­ted 1
Man­chester Uni­ted 2 Cov­entry City 2
Man­chester Uni­ted 1 Wolver­hampton Wan­derers 3
South­ampton 1 Man­chester Uni­ted 1
Man­chester Uni­ted 4 South­ampton 1
Man­chester Uni­ted 0 Chel­sea 1
Leeds Uni­ted 5 Man­chester Uni­ted 1
Man­chester Uni­ted 0 Ever­ton 0
Sto­ke City 2 Man­chester Uni­ted 1
Man­chester Uni­ted 4 Crys­tal Pal­ace 0
Shef­field Uni­ted 1 Man­chester Uni­ted 1
Lei­cester City 2 Man­chester Uni­ted 0
Man­chester Uni­ted 3 South­ampton 2
Ar­senal 3 Man­chester Uni­ted 0
Man­chester Uni­ted 3 Sto­ke City 0

1972-73 Sea­son:

Man­chester Uni­ted 1 Ips­wich To­wn 2
Liver­pool 2 Man­chester Uni­ted 0
Ever­ton 2 Man­chester Uni­ted 0
Man­chester Uni­ted 1 Lei­cester City 1
Man­chester Uni­ted 0 Ar­senal 0
West Ham Uni­ted 2 Man­chester Uni­ted 2
Ox­ford Uni­ted 2 Man­chester Uni­ted 2
Man­chester Uni­ted 0 Cov­entry City 1
Man­chester Uni­ted 3 Ox­ford Uni­ted 1
Wolver­hampton Wan­derers 2 Man­chester Uni­ted 0
Shef­field Uni­ted 1 Man­chester Uni­ted 0
Man­chester Uni­ted 1 Bris­tol Rov­ers 2
Man­chester Uni­ted 2 Liver­pool 0

1973-74 Sea­son:

Ar­senal 3 Man­chester Uni­ted 0
Man­chester Uni­ted 1 Sto­ke City 0
Man­chester Uni­ted 2 Queens Park Ran­gers 1
Lei­cester City 1 Man­chester Uni­ted 0
Ips­wich To­wn 2 Man­chester Uni­ted 1
Wolver­hampton Wan­derers 2 Man­chester Uni­ted 1
Man­chester Uni­ted 0 South­ampton 0
Man­chester Uni­ted 2 Cov­entry City 3
Liver­pool 2 Man­chester Uni­ted 0
Man­chester Uni­ted 1 Shef­field Uni­ted 2
Man­chester Uni­ted 2 Ips­wich To­wn 0
Queens Park Ran­gers 3 Man­chester Uni­ted 0
Man­chester Uni­ted 1 Ply­mouth Argyle 0
West Ham Uni­ted 2 Man­chester Uni­ted 1
Man­chester Uni­ted 1 Ar­senal 1
Man­chester Uni­ted 0 Ips­wich To­wn 1
Cov­entry City 1 Man­chester Uni­ted 0
Man­chester Uni­ted 0 Leeds Uni­ted 2
Der­by Coun­ty 2 Man­chester Uni­ted 2
Man­chester Uni­ted 0 Wolver­hampton Wan­derers 0
Shef­field Uni­ted 0 Man­chester Uni­ted 1
Man­chester Uni­ted 0 Tot­ten­ham Hot­spur 1
Chel­sea 1 Man­chester Uni­ted 3
Man­chester Uni­ted 3 Burn­ley 3
Nor­wich City 0 Man­chester Uni­ted 2
Man­chester Uni­ted 1 New­castle Uni­ted 0
Man­chester Uni­ted 3 Ever­ton 0
South­ampton 1 Man­chester Uni­ted 1
Ever­ton 1 Man­chester Uni­ted 0
Man­chester Uni­ted 0 Man­chester City 1
Sto­ke City 1 Man­chester Uni­ted 0

1974-75 Sea­son:

Ori­ent 0 Man­chester Uni­ted 2
Man­chester Uni­ted 4 Mill­wall 0
Man­chester Uni­ted 2 Ports­mouth 1
Car­diff City 0 Man­chester Uni­ted 1
Man­chester Uni­ted 2 Not­ting­ham For­est 2
Man­chester Uni­ted 5 Charl­ton Ath­let­ic 1
West Brom­wich Al­bion 1 Man­chester Uni­ted 1
Mill­wall 0 Man­chester Uni­ted 1
Man­chester Uni­ted 2 Bris­tol Rov­ers 0
Man­chester Uni­ted 3 Bol­ton Wan­derers 0
Nor­wich City 2 Man­chester Uni­ted 0
Ful­ham 1 Man­chester Uni­ted 2
Man­chester Uni­ted 1 Man­chester City 0
Man­chester Uni­ted 1 Notts Coun­ty 0
Ports­mouth 0 Man­chester Uni­ted 0
Black­pool 0 Man­chester Uni­ted 3
Man­chester Uni­ted 1 South­ampton 0
Man­chester Uni­ted 4 Ox­ford Uni­ted 0
Bris­tol City 1 Man­chester Uni­ted 0
Man­chester Uni­ted 3 Burn­ley 2
Man­chester Uni­ted 2 As­ton Vil­la 1
Hull City 2 Man­chester Uni­ted 0
Man­chester Uni­ted 3 Sun­der­land 2
Middles­brough 0 Man­chester Uni­ted 0
Shef­field Wed­nesday 4 Man­chester Uni­ted 4
Man­chester Uni­ted 0 Ori­ent 0
Man­chester Uni­ted 3 Middles­brough 0
York City 0 Man­chester Uni­ted 1
Man­chester Uni­ted 2 West Brom­wich Al­bion 1
Old­ham Ath­let­ic 1 Man­chester Uni­ted 0
Man­chester Uni­ted 0 Walsall 0
Walsall 3 Man­chester Uni­ted 2
Man­chester Uni­ted 2 Shef­field Wed­nesday 0
Man­chester Uni­ted 2 Nor­wich City 2
Sun­der­land 0 Man­chester Uni­ted 0
Nor­wich City 1 Man­chester Uni­ted 0
Man­chester Uni­ted 0 Bris­tol City 1
Ox­ford Uni­ted 1 Man­chester Uni­ted 0
Man­chester Uni­ted 2 Hull City 0
As­ton Vil­la 2 Man­chester Uni­ted 0
Man­chester Uni­ted 4 Car­diff City 0
Bol­ton Wan­derers 0 Man­chester Uni­ted 1
Man­chester Uni­ted 1 Nor­wich City 1
Not­ting­ham For­est 0 Man­chester Uni­ted 1
Bris­tol Rov­ers 1 Man­chester Uni­ted 1
Man­chester Uni­ted 2 York City 1
Man­chester Uni­ted 3 Old­ham Ath­let­ic 2
South­ampton 0 Man­chester Uni­ted 1
Man­chester Uni­ted 1 Ful­ham 0
Notts Coun­ty 2 Man­chester Uni­ted 2
Man­chester Uni­ted 4 Black­pool 0

1975-76 Sea­son:

Wolver­hampton Wan­derers 0 Man­chester Uni­ted 2
Birm­ing­ham City 0 Man­chester Uni­ted 2
Man­chester Uni­ted 5 Shef­field Uni­ted 1
Man­chester Uni­ted 1 Cov­entry City 1
Sto­ke City 0 Man­chester Uni­ted 1
Man­chester Uni­ted 3 Tot­ten­ham Hot­spur 2
Man­chester Uni­ted 2 Brent­ford 1
Queens Park Ran­gers 1 Man­chester Uni­ted 0
Man­chester Uni­ted 1 Ips­wich To­wn 0
Der­by Coun­ty 2 Man­chester Uni­ted 1
Man­chester City 2 Man­chester Uni­ted 2
Man­chester Uni­ted 0 Lei­cester City 0
As­ton Vil­la 1 Man­chester Uni­ted 2
Leeds Uni­ted 1 Man­chester Uni­ted 2
Man­chester Uni­ted 3 Ar­senal 1
West Ham Uni­ted 2 Man­chester Uni­ted 1
Man­chester Uni­ted 1 Nor­wich City 0
Liver­pool 3 Man­chester Uni­ted 1
Man­chester City 4 Man­chester Uni­ted 0
Man­chester Uni­ted 2 As­ton Vil­la 0
Ar­senal 3 Man­chester Uni­ted 1
Man­chester Uni­ted 1 New­castle Uni­ted 0
Middles­brough 0 Man­chester Uni­ted 0
Shef­field Uni­ted 1 Man­chester Uni­ted 4
Man­chester Uni­ted 1 Wolver­hampton Wan­derers 0
Ever­ton 1 Man­chester Uni­ted 1
Man­chester Uni­ted 2 Burn­ley 1
Man­chester Uni­ted 2 Ox­ford Uni­ted 1
Man­chester Uni­ted 2 Queens Park Ran­gers 1
Tot­ten­ham Hot­spur 1 Man­chester Uni­ted 1
Man­chester Uni­ted 3 Pe­ter­bor­ough Uni­ted 1
Man­chester Uni­ted 3 Birm­ing­ham City 1
Cov­entry City 1 Man­chester Uni­ted 1
Lei­cester City 1 Man­chester Uni­ted 2
Man­chester Uni­ted 0 Liver­pool 0
As­ton Vil­la 2 Man­chester Uni­ted 1
Man­chester Uni­ted 1 Der­by Coun­ty 1
Man­chester Uni­ted 4 West Ham Uni­ted 0
Man­chester Uni­ted 1 Wolver­hampton Wan­derers 1
Wolver­hampton Wan­derers 2 Man­chester Uni­ted 3
Man­chester Uni­ted 3 Leeds Uni­ted 2
Nor­wich City 1 Man­chester Uni­ted 1
New­castle Uni­ted 3 Man­chester Uni­ted 4
Man­chester Uni­ted 3 Middles­brough 0
Der­by Coun­ty 0 Man­chester Uni­ted 2
Ips­wich To­wn 3 Man­chester Uni­ted 0
Man­chester Uni­ted 2 Ever­ton 1
Burn­ley 0 Man­chester Uni­ted 1
Man­chester Uni­ted 0 Sto­ke City 1
Man­chester Uni­ted 0 South­ampton 1
Man­chester Uni­ted 2 Man­chester City 0

1976-77 Sea­son:

Man­chester Uni­ted 2 Birm­ing­ham City 2
Cov­entry City 0 Man­chester Uni­ted 2
Der­by Coun­ty 0 Man­chester Uni­ted 0
Man­chester Uni­ted 5 Tran­mere Rov­ers 0
Man­chester Uni­ted 2 Tot­ten­ham Hot­spur 3
New­castle Uni­ted 2 Man­chester Uni­ted 2
Ajax 1 Man­chester Uni­ted 0
Man­chester Uni­ted 2 Middles­brough 0
Man­chester Uni­ted 2 Sun­der­land 2
Man­chester City 1 Man­chester Uni­ted 3
Man­chester Uni­ted 2 Ajax 0
Leeds Uni­ted 0 Man­chester Uni­ted 2
Sun­der­land 2 Man­chester Uni­ted 2
Man­chester Uni­ted 1 Sun­der­land 0
West Brom­wich Al­bion 4 Man­chester Uni­ted 0
Man­chester Uni­ted 1 Ju­ventus 0 1-0
Man­chester Uni­ted 2 Nor­wich City 2
Man­chester Uni­ted 7 New­castle Uni­ted 2
Man­chester Uni­ted 0 Ips­wich To­wn 1
Ju­ventus 3 Man­chester Uni­ted 0
As­ton Vil­la 3 Man­chester Uni­ted 2
Lei­cester City 1 Man­chester Uni­ted 1
Man­chester Uni­ted 0 West Ham Uni­ted 2
Man­chester Uni­ted 0 Ever­ton 3
Ar­senal 3 Man­chester Uni­ted 1
Man­chester Uni­ted 4 Ever­ton 0
Man­chester Uni­ted 2 As­ton Vil­la 0
Ips­wich To­wn 2 Man­chester Uni­ted 1
Man­chester Uni­ted 1 Walsall 0
Man­chester Uni­ted 2 Cov­entry City 0
Man­chester Uni­ted 2 Bris­tol City 1
Birm­ing­ham City 2 Man­chester Uni­ted 3
Man­chester Uni­ted 1 Queens Park Ran­gers 0
Man­chester Uni­ted 3 Der­by Coun­ty 1
Tot­ten­ham Hot­spur 1 Man­chester Uni­ted 3
Man­chester Uni­ted 0 Liver­pool 0
Man­chester Uni­ted 3 New­castle Uni­ted 1
South­ampton 2 Man­chester Uni­ted 2
Man­chester Uni­ted 3 Man­chester City 1
Man­chester Uni­ted 2 South­ampton 1
Man­chester Uni­ted 1 Leeds Uni­ted 0
Man­chester Uni­ted 2 As­ton Vil­la 1
Man­chester Uni­ted 2 West Brom­wich Al­bion 2
Nor­wich City 2 Man­chester Uni­ted 1
Ever­ton 1 Man­chester Uni­ted 2
Man­chester Uni­ted 3 Sto­ke City 0
Sun­der­land 2 Man­chester Uni­ted 1
Man­chester Uni­ted 1 Lei­cester City 1
Queens Park Ran­gers 4 Man­chester Uni­ted 0
Leeds Uni­ted 1 Man­chester Uni­ted 2
Middles­brough 3 Man­chester Uni­ted 0
Man­chester Uni­ted 1 Queens Park Ran­gers 0
Liver­pool 1 Man­chester Uni­ted 0
Bris­tol City 1 Man­chester Uni­ted 1
Man­chester Uni­ted 3 Ar­senal 2
West Ham Uni­ted 4 Man­chester Uni­ted 2
Liver­pool 1 Man­chester Uni­ted 2
Liver­pool 0 Man­chester Uni­ted 0

1977-78 Sea­son:

Birm­ing­ham City 1 Man­chester Uni­ted 4
Man­chester Uni­ted 2 Cov­entry City 1
Man­chester Uni­ted 0 Ips­wich To­wn 0
Der­by Coun­ty 0 Man­chester Uni­ted 1
Man­chester City 3 Man­chester Uni­ted 1
Saint Etienne 1 Man­chester Uni­ted 1
Man­chester Uni­ted 0 Chel­sea 1
Leeds Uni­ted 1 Man­chester Uni­ted 1
Man­chester Uni­ted 2 Liver­pool 0
Man­chester Uni­ted 2 Saint Etienne 0
Man­chester Uni­ted 3 New­castle Uni­ted 2
FC Porto 4 Man­chester Uni­ted 0
West Brom­wich Al­bion 4 Man­chester Uni­ted 0
As­ton Vil­la 2 Man­chester Uni­ted 1
Man­chester Uni­ted 5 FC Porto 2
Man­chester Uni­ted 1 Ar­senal 2
Not­ting­ham For­est 2 Man­chester Uni­ted 1
Man­chester Uni­ted 1 Nor­wich City 0
Man­chester Uni­ted 3 Wolver­hampton Wan­derers 1
Man­chester Uni­ted 0 Not­ting­ham For­est 4
Ever­ton 2 Man­chester Uni­ted 6
Man­chester Uni­ted 3 Lei­cester City 1
Cov­entry City 3 Man­chester Uni­ted 0
Man­chester Uni­ted 1 Birm­ing­ham City 2
Carl­isle Uni­ted 1 Man­chester Uni­ted 1
Man­chester Uni­ted 4 Carl­isle Uni­ted 2
Ips­wich To­wn 1 Man­chester Uni­ted 2
Man­chester Uni­ted 4 Der­by Coun­ty 0
Man­chester Uni­ted 1 West Brom­wich Al­bion 1
West Brom­wich Al­bion 3 Man­chester Uni­ted 2
Man­chester Uni­ted 1 Bris­tol City 1
Chel­sea 2 Man­chester Uni­ted 2
Liver­pool 3 Man­chester Uni­ted 1
Man­chester Uni­ted 0 Leeds Uni­ted 1
Man­chester Uni­ted 0 Middles­brough 0
New­castle Uni­ted 2 Man­chester Uni­ted 2
Man­chester Uni­ted 2 Man­chester City 2
Man­chester Uni­ted 1 West Brom­wich Al­bion 1
Lei­cester City 2 Man­chester Uni­ted 3
Man­chester Uni­ted 1 Ever­ton 2
Man­chester Uni­ted 1 As­ton Vil­la 1
Ar­senal 3 Man­chester Uni­ted 1
Man­chester Uni­ted 3 Queens Park Ran­gers 1
Nor­wich City 1 Man­chester Uni­ted 3
Man­chester Uni­ted 3 West Ham Uni­ted 0
Bris­tol City 0 Man­chester Uni­ted 1
Wolver­hampton Wan­derers 2 Man­chester Uni­ted 1

1978-79 Sea­son:

Man­chester Uni­ted 1 Birm­ing­ham City 0
Leeds Uni­ted 2 Man­chester Uni­ted 3
Ips­wich To­wn 3 Man­chester Uni­ted 0
Stock­port Coun­ty 2 Man­chester Uni­ted 3
Man­chester Uni­ted 1 Ever­ton 1
Queens Park Ran­gers 1 Man­chester Uni­ted 1
Man­chester Uni­ted 1 Not­ting­ham For­est 1
Ar­senal 1 Man­chester Uni­ted 1
Man­chester Uni­ted 1 Man­chester City 0
Man­chester Uni­ted 1 Wat­ford 2
Man­chester Uni­ted 3 Middles­brough 2
As­ton Vil­la 2 Man­chester Uni­ted 2
Man­chester Uni­ted 1 Bris­tol City 3
Wolver­hampton Wan­derers 2 Man­chester Uni­ted 4
Man­chester Uni­ted 1 South­ampton 1
Birm­ing­ham City 5 Man­chester Uni­ted 1
Man­chester Uni­ted 2 Ips­wich To­wn 0
Ever­ton 3 Man­chester Uni­ted 0
Chel­sea 0 Man­chester Uni­ted 1
Der­by Coun­ty 1 Man­chester Uni­ted 3
Man­chester Uni­ted 2 Tot­ten­ham Hot­spur 0
Bol­ton Wan­derers 3 Man­chester Uni­ted 0
Man­chester Uni­ted 0 Liver­pool 3
Man­chester Uni­ted 3 West Brom­wich Al­bion 5
Man­chester Uni­ted 3 Chel­sea 0
Ful­ham 1 Man­chester Uni­ted 1
Man­chester Uni­ted 0 Ar­senal 2
Man­chester City 0 Man­chester Uni­ted 3
Man­chester Uni­ted 1 Ful­ham 0
Col­chester Uni­ted 0 Man­chester Uni­ted 1
Man­chester Uni­ted 1 As­ton Vil­la 1
Man­chester Uni­ted 2 Queens Park Ran­gers 0
Bris­tol City 1 Man­chester Uni­ted 2
Tot­ten­ham Hot­spur 1 Man­chester Uni­ted 1
Man­chester Uni­ted 2 Tot­ten­ham Hot­spur 0
Cov­entry City 4 Man­chester Uni­ted 3
Man­chester Uni­ted 4 Leeds Uni­ted 1
Middles­brough 2 Man­chester Uni­ted 2
Liver­pool 2 Man­chester Uni­ted 2
Liver­pool 0 Man­chester Uni­ted 1
Nor­wich City 2 Man­chester Uni­ted 2
Man­chester Uni­ted 1 Bol­ton Wan­derers 2
Liver­pool 2 Man­chester Uni­ted 0
Man­chester Uni­ted 0 Cov­entry City 0
Not­ting­ham For­est 1 Man­chester Uni­ted 1
Tot­ten­ham Hot­spur 1 Man­chester Uni­ted 1
Man­chester Uni­ted 1 Nor­wich City 0
Man­chester Uni­ted 0 Der­by Coun­ty 0
West Brom­wich Al­bion 1 Man­chester Uni­ted 0
Ar­senal 3 Man­chester Uni­ted 2
Man­chester Uni­ted 1 Chel­sea 1

1979-80 Sea­son:

South­ampton 1 Man­chester Uni­ted 1
Man­chester Uni­ted 2 West Brom­wich Al­bion 0
Ar­senal 0 Man­chester Uni­ted 0
Man­chester Uni­ted 2 Middles­brough 1
Man­chester Uni­ted 3 Tot­ten­ham Hot­spur 1
As­ton Vil­la 0 Man­chester Uni­ted 3
Man­chester Uni­ted 1 Der­by Coun­ty 0
Wolver­hampton Wan­derers 3 Man­chester Uni­ted 1
Nor­wich City 4 Man­chester Uni­ted 1
Man­chester Uni­ted 4 Sto­ke City 0
Man­chester Uni­ted 2 Brighton and Hove Al­bion 0
West Brom­wich Al­bion 2 Man­chester Uni­ted 0
Bris­tol City 1 Man­chester Uni­ted 1
Man­chester Uni­ted 1 Ips­wich To­wn 0
Ever­ton 0 Man­chester Uni­ted 0
Man­chester Uni­ted 1 South­ampton 0
Man­chester City 2 Man­chester Uni­ted 0
Man­chester Uni­ted 1 Crys­tal Pal­ace 1
Man­chester Uni­ted 5 Nor­wich City 0
Tot­ten­ham Hot­spur 1 Man­chester Uni­ted 2
Man­chester Uni­ted 1 Leeds Uni­ted 1
Cov­entry City 1 Man­chester Uni­ted 2
Man­chester Uni­ted 3 Not­ting­ham For­est 0
Liver­pool 2 Man­chester Uni­ted 0
Man­chester Uni­ted 3 Ar­senal 0
Tot­ten­ham Hot­spur 1 Man­chester Uni­ted 1
Man­chester Uni­ted 0 Tot­ten­ham Hot­spur 1
Middles­brough 1 Man­chester Uni­ted 1
Der­by Coun­ty 1 Man­chester Uni­ted 3
Man­chester Uni­ted 0 Wolver­hampton Wan­derers 1
Sto­ke City 1 Man­chester Uni­ted 1
Man­chester Uni­ted 4 Bris­tol City 0
Man­chester Uni­ted 2 Bol­ton Wan­derers 0
Ips­wich To­wn 6 Man­chester Uni­ted 0
Man­chester Uni­ted 0 Ever­ton 0
Brighton and Hove Al­bion 0 Man­chester Uni­ted 0
Man­chester Uni­ted 1 Man­chester City 0
Crys­tal Pal­ace 0 Man­chester Uni­ted 2
Not­ting­ham For­est 2 Man­chester Uni­ted 0
Bol­ton Wan­derers 1 Man­chester Uni­ted 3
Man­chester Uni­ted 4 Tot­ten­ham Hot­spur 1
Nor­wich City 0 Man­chester Uni­ted 2
Man­chester Uni­ted 2 As­ton Vil­la 1
Man­chester Uni­ted 2 Cov­entry City 1
Leeds Uni­ted 2 Man­chester Uni­ted 0

1980-81 Sea­son:

Man­chester Uni­ted 3 Middles­brough 0
Wolver­hampton Wan­derers 1 Man­chester Uni­ted 0
Birm­ing­ham City 0 Man­chester Uni­ted 0
Man­chester Uni­ted 0 Cov­entry City 1
Man­chester Uni­ted 1 Sun­der­land 1
Cov­entry City 1 Man­chester Uni­ted 0
Tot­ten­ham Hot­spur 0 Man­chester Uni­ted 0
Man­chester Uni­ted 5 Lei­cester City 0
Man­chester Uni­ted 1 Widzew Lodz 1
Leeds Uni­ted 0 Man­chester Uni­ted 0
Man­chester Uni­ted 2 Man­chester City 2
Widzew Lodz 0 Man­chester Uni­ted 0
Not­ting­ham For­est 1 Man­chester Uni­ted 2
Man­chester Uni­ted 3 As­ton Vil­la 3
Man­chester Uni­ted 0 Ar­senal 0
Ips­wich To­wn 1 Man­chester Uni­ted 1
Sto­ke City 1 Man­chester Uni­ted 2
Man­chester Uni­ted 2 Ever­ton 0
Crys­tal Pal­ace 1 Man­chester Uni­ted 0
Man­chester Uni­ted 0 Cov­entry City 0
Man­chester Uni­ted 0 Wolver­hampton Wan­derers 0
Middles­brough 1 Man­chester Uni­ted 1
Brighton and Hove Al­bion 1 Man­chester Uni­ted 4
Man­chester Uni­ted 1 South­ampton 1
Nor­wich City 2 Man­chester Uni­ted 2
Man­chester Uni­ted 2 Sto­ke City 2
Ar­senal 2 Man­chester Uni­ted 1
Man­chester Uni­ted 0 Liver­pool 0
West Brom­wich Al­bion 3 Man­chester Uni­ted 1
Man­chester Uni­ted 2 Brighton and Hove Al­bion 2
Man­chester Uni­ted 2 Birm­ing­ham City 0
Man­chester Uni­ted 0 Tot­ten­ham Hot­spur 0
Man­chester City 1 Man­chester Uni­ted 0
Man­chester Uni­ted 0 Leeds Uni­ted 1
South­ampton 1 Man­chester Uni­ted 0
As­ton Vil­la 3 Man­chester Uni­ted 3
Man­chester Uni­ted 1 Not­ting­ham For­est 1

1981-82 Sea­son:

Cov­entry City 2 Man­chester Uni­ted 1
Man­chester Uni­ted 0 Not­ting­ham For­est 0
Man­chester Uni­ted 1 Ips­wich To­wn 2
As­ton Vil­la 1 Man­chester Uni­ted 1
Man­chester Uni­ted 1 Swansea City 0
Man­chester Uni­ted 1 Leeds Uni­ted 0
Man­chester Uni­ted 5 Wolver­hampton Wan­derers 0
Tot­ten­ham Hot­spur 1 Man­chester Uni­ted 0
Man­chester City 0 Man­chester Uni­ted 0
Tot­ten­ham Hot­spur 3 Man­chester Uni­ted 1
Man­chester Uni­ted 2 Brighton and Hove Al­bion 0
South­ampton 3 Man­chester Uni­ted 2
Wat­ford 1 Man­chester Uni­ted 0
Man­chester Uni­ted 1 Ever­ton 1

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