Wednesday 11 January 1978

Won

Man Utd
4–2
Carlisle

67′
Tait
90′
Rafferty
0′HTFT
  1. 67' Mick Tait
  2. 90' Billy Rafferty

Starting XI

10Macari×29Pearson×2
11Hill8Greenhoff4McIlroy7Coppell
3Albiston6Buchan5Houston2Nicholl
1Roche

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

Verified from 24 cited sources and the canonical match record.