Saturday 21 October 1978

Lost

Man Utd
1–3
Bristol City

70′
Greenhoff
11′
Mabbutt
50′
Mabbutt
88′
Mabbutt
0′HTFT
  1. 11' Kevin Mabbutt
  2. 50' Kevin Mabbutt
  3. 70' Jimmy Greenhoff
  4. 88' Kevin Mabbutt

Starting XI

10Macari9Jordan
11Grimes8Greenhoff4McIlroy7Coppell
3Houston6Buchan5McQueen2Albiston
1Roche

4-4-2 — approximate shape, inferred from classic shirt numbering

Substitutes

Unused bench is source evidence only — it does not count as an appearance.

Verified from 30 cited sources and the canonical match record.