Saturday 24 March 1979

Won

Man Utd
4–1
Leeds

8′
Ritchie
18′
Ritchie
20′
Thomas
79′
Ritchie
67′
Hankin
0′HTFT
  1. 8' Andy Ritchie
  2. 18' Andy Ritchie
  3. 20' Mickey Thomas
  4. 67' Ray Hankin
  5. 79' Andy Ritchie

Starting XI

10Greenhoff9Ritchie×3
11Thomas8Greenhoff4McIlroy7Coppell
3Albiston6Buchan5McQueen2Nicholl
1Bailey

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

Substitutes

Verified from 24 cited sources and the canonical match record.