Wednesday 8 October 1980

Drawn

Man Utd
3–3
Aston Villa

35′
McIlroy (P)
36′
Coppell
57′
McIlroy
15′
Withe
55′
Cowans (P)
67′
Shaw
0′HTFT
  1. 15' Peter Withe
  2. 35' Sammy McIlroy (penalty)
  3. 36' Steve Coppell
  4. 55' Gordon Cowans (penalty)
  5. 57' Sammy McIlroy
  6. 67' Gary Shaw

Starting XI

10Macari9Jordan
11Thomas8Coppell4McIlroy×27Duxbury
3Albiston6Moran5Jovanović2Nicholl
1Bailey

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 24 cited sources and the canonical match record.