Man United 1-0 Birmingham City - August 19, 1978 / Division 1 1978/1979
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70'
MU
MU
46' - Substitution
Alan Ainscowis substituted by Trevor Francis
70' - Goal
Joe Jordan70
BC
BC
Team line-ups
Man United
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Patrick Roche | 27 | 32 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Gordon McQueen | 26 | 15 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Brian Greenhoff | 25 | 183 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Martin Buchan | 29 | 243 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Arthur Albiston | 21 | 67 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Lou Macari | 29 | 193 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Sammy McIlroy | 24 | 222 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
David McCreery | 20 | 93 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Steve Coppell | 23 | 158 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Jimmy Greenhoff | 32 | 63 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Joe Jordan | 70 | 26 | 17 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Average age
25.6 years
Average number of matches played for the team
117
Birmingham City
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Jimmy Montgomery | 34 | 54 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Kevan Broadhurst | 19 | 14 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Jimmy Calderwood | 23 | 120 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Joe Gallagher | 23 | 164 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Alan Ainscow | 46 | 25 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Tony Towers | 26 | 39 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Gary Emmanuel | 24 | 59 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Keith Bertschin | 21 | 43 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Steve Fox | 20 | 16 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Stewart Barrowclough | 26 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Don Givens | 29 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
24.5 years
Average number of matches played for the team
47
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M |
Trevor Francis | 46 | 24 | 220 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Patrick Roche
IN
Alex Stepney
OUT
Jimmy Greenhoff
IN
Stuart Pearson
OUT
Martin Buchan
IN
Stewart Houston
OUT
Lou Macari
IN
Jimmy Nicholl
OUT
David McCreery
IN
Ashley Grimes
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Stewart Barrowclough
IN
Trevor Francis
OUT
Alan Ainscow
IN
Kevin Dillon
OUT
Tony Towers
IN
Terry Hibbitt
OUT
Don Givens
IN
Garry Pendrey
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
48
53
Success rate in this team:
38 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
42 %
Sexton vs Birmingham City
8 victories
5 draws
4 losses
Sexton vs Smith
1 victory
0 draw
0 loss
Manager
Age
Match num
37
1
Success rate in this team:
0 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
34 %
Smith vs Man United
0 victory
0 draw
1 loss
Smith vs Sexton
0 victory
0 draw
1 loss
Videos
Key figures
Man United keeps its 3 consecutive wins vs Birmingham City running (since 22/01/1977). The last time this streak has been beaten, it was during the 02/11/1907-18/02/1922 time period (3 matches).
No Manchester United manager (with more than 30 matches on the bench) before Dave Sexton has reached 1.51 goals conceded per game .
It's the first time Joe Jordan scores a goal vs Birmingham City in Premier League since the 29/12/1973 (with Leeds United vs Birmingham City )
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | DManchester United 2-2 Manchester City15/03/1978 | DManchester United 1-1 West Bromwich Albion18/03/1978 | LManchester United 1-2 Everton27/03/1978 | DManchester United 1-1 Aston Villa29/03/1978 | VManchester United 3-1 Queens Park Rangers08/04/1978 | VManchester United 3-0 West Ham22/04/1978 |
| Overall | LArsenal 3-1 Manchester United01/04/1978 | VManchester United 3-1 Queens Park Rangers08/04/1978 | VNorwich City 1-3 Manchester United15/04/1978 | VManchester United 3-0 West Ham22/04/1978 | VBristol City 0-1 Manchester United25/04/1978 | LWolverhampton 2-1 Manchester United29/04/1978 |
Current form
| Away | VDerby County 1-3 Birmingham City18/03/1978 | VBristol City 0-1 Birmingham City25/03/1978 | VWolverhampton 0-1 Birmingham City01/04/1978 | VLeicester 1-4 Birmingham City15/04/1978 | DQueens Park Rangers 0-0 Birmingham City25/04/1978 | DNottingham Forest 0-0 Birmingham City29/04/1978 |
| Overall | VBirmingham City 2-1 Norwich City08/04/1978 | DBirmingham City 0-0 Ipswich Town11/04/1978 | VLeicester 1-4 Birmingham City15/04/1978 | LBirmingham City 1-4 Manchester City22/04/1978 | DQueens Park Rangers 0-0 Birmingham City25/04/1978 | DNottingham Forest 0-0 Birmingham City29/04/1978 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 2 | 0 |
| Loosing streak | 0 | 1 |
| Unbeaten streak | 3 | 0 |
| Winless streak | 0 | 1 |
| Drawless streak | 2 | 6 |
| Scoring streak | 6 | 12 |
| Conceding streak | 0 | 1 |
| Invincibility streak | 1 | 0 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Drawing streak | 2 | 2 |
| Unbeaten streak | 7 | 2 |
| Winless streak | 2 | 3 |
| Goalless streak | 2 | 2 |
| Invincibility streak | 2 | 2 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
Goals
Betting aid
Bookings
Key players
Historical head to head
Home
59 gf
35 ga
Away
48 gf
56 ga
Total
107 gf
91 ga
Historical head to head
Home
56 gf
48 ga
Away
35 gf
59 ga
Total
91 gf
107 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 6 - 2 |
February 24, 1969 |
| Home | 6 - 2 |
February 24, 1969 |
Largest victory
| Overall | 4 - 0 |
March 12, 1927 |
| Away | 2 - 0 |
October 14, 1961 |
Latest head to head
January 02, 1978 - Division 1 1977/1978
August 20, 1977 - Division 1 1977/1978
January 22, 1977 - Division 1 1976/1977
August 21, 1976 - Division 1 1976/1977
January 31, 1976 - Division 1 1975/1976
Best historical scorers against Birmingham City
 |
Bobby Charlton | 6 goals | 1957 - 1965 |
 |
Dennis Viollet | 6 goals | 1956 - 1961 |
 |
Denis Law | 5 goals | 1963 - 1969 |
 |
Lou Macari | 5 goals | 1973 - 1977 |
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Albert Quixall | 4 goals | 1959 - 1961 |
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George Best | 3 goals | 1965 - 1969 |
Best historical scorers against Man United
|
Kenneth Leek | 2 goals | 1962 - 1963 |
|
Trevor Francis | 2 goals | 1977 - 1978 |
 |
Denis Thwaites | 2 goals | 1964 - 1965 |
|
Alex Harley | 2 goals | 1963 - 1964 |
|
Jimmy Bloomfield | 1 goal | 1963 - 1963 |
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Terry Hibbitt | 1 goal | 1977 - 1977 |
Players with most games played vs Birmingham City
 |
Bill Foulkes | 18 matches | 1956 - 1965 |
|
Bobby Charlton | 14 matches | 1957 - 1973 |
 |
Martin Buchan | 10 matches | 1972 - 1978 |
|
Tony Dunne | 10 matches | 1962 - 1972 |
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Dennis Viollet | 10 matches | 1956 - 1961 |
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Alex Stepney | 10 matches | 1969 - 1977 |
Players with most games played vs Man United
|
William Hennessey | 9 matches | 1961 - 1965 |
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Trevor Francis | 9 matches | 1972 - 1978 |
|
Malcolm Beard | 8 matches | 1961 - 1965 |
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Dave Latchford | 7 matches | 1972 - 1977 |
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Mike Hellawell | 7 matches | 1960 - 1963 |
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Trevor Smith | 7 matches | 1960 - 1964 |
Competition info
The other matches
August 19, 1978
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