Archives

Match details

1st Division

Old Trafford | Tuesday 26 December 1978 at 15:00 UK local time

Manchester United 0 - 3 Liverpool
Half time 0–2

Starting Lineup (Average age 26.59)

1
Ray Clemence
2
Phil Neal
3
Emlyn Hughes (c)
4
Phil Thompson
5
Ray Kennedy
6
Alan Hansen
7
Kenny Dalglish
8
Jimmy Case
9
David Fairclough
10
Terry McDermott
11
Graeme Souness

Substitutes

12
Steve Heighway

Opposition Lineup (Average age 25.08)

Gary Bailey
Brian Greenhoff
Tom Connell
Sammy McIlroy
Gordon McQueen
Martin Buchan
Steve Coppell
Jimmy Greenhoff
Andy Ritchie
Lou Macari
Mickey Thomas

Other details

Manager: Bob Paisley
Opposition manager: Dave Sexton
Referee: Courtney G
Attendance: 54,940
Half-time score: 0 - 2
Game number: 3427
League game number: 2971
Liverpool league position: 1st
Manchester United league position: 8th
View full league table

View other results

Match timeline

Liverpool
Manchester United
Ray Kennedy (Jimmy Case) (1–0)
5'
Jimmy Case (2–0)
25'
HT 2–0
David Fairclough (Jimmy Case) (3–0)
67'
Full time 3–0

Match archive

Match programme
Match programme
Match ticket
Match ticket
Image Notice Archival materials — including programme and souvenir magazine pages, tickets, teamsheets, newspaper clippings, photographs, and other historical memorabilia — are displayed for historical, educational, and editorial reference purposes only. All copyrights and related rights remain with their respective owners. If you are a rights holder and have any concerns regarding material displayed on this site, please contact us and we will review the matter promptly.