Saturday 30 December 1978

Lost

Man Utd
3–5
West Brom

21′
Greenhoff
30′
McQueen
32′
McIlroy
27′
Brown
28′
Cantello
45′
Brown
76′
Cunningham
84′
Regis
0′HTFT
  1. 21' Brian Greenhoff
  2. 27' Tony Brown
  3. 28' Len Cantello
  4. 30' Gordon McQueen
  5. 32' Sammy McIlroy
  6. 45' Tony Brown
  7. 76' Laurie Cunningham
  8. 84' Cyrille Regis

Starting XI

10McCreery9Ritchie
11Thomas8Greenhoff4McIlroy7Coppell
3Houston6Buchan5McQueen2Greenhoff
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.