1977–78 Manchester United F.C. season

English football club season March 2015 March 2015 Manchester United 1977–78 Dave Sexton Louis Edwards First Division 10th FA Cup Fourth Round League Cup Second Round Cup Winners' Cup Second Round Charity Shield Shared Gordon Hill (17) Gordon Hill (19) _manutdh7580 _manutdh7580 _manutdh7580 _redtopwhitestripe E20E0E E20E0E E20E0E FFFFFF 000000 _manutda7580 _manutda7580 _manutda7580 _manutda7580 _redtopwhitestripe FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 000000 000000 _manutdh7580 _manutdh7580 _manutdh7580 _bluetop_whitestripe 0000C0 0000C0 0000C0 FFFFFF 000000 58,398 vs Manchester City (15 March 1978) 31,634 vs Saint-Étienne (5 October 1977) 51,349 1976–77 1978–79 The 1977–78 season was Manchester United's 76th season in the Football League, and their third consecutive season in the top division of English football.http://www.stretfordend.co.uk/seasons/season1978.html Manchester United Season 1977/78 21 December 2011 StretfordEnd.co.uk It was their first season under the management of Dave Sexton, following the dismissal of Tommy Docherty in the close season after he made public his love affair with the wife of the club's physiotherapist. As FA Cup holders they contested the Charity Shield and were joint holders with league champions Liverpool, but failed to make an impact in Europe or on either of the domestic cups and finished only 10th in the league – lower than in either of their previous two seasons since promotion. They were in fact expelled from the Cup Winners' Cup after their fans ran riot in France after the first leg of their first round tie with Saint-Etienne; they were reinstated to the competition on appeal but had to play the return leg at a neutral venue. Winger Gordon Hill, who was transferred to Derby County (then managed by Tommy Docherty) at the end of the season, bowed out of Old Trafford in style as the club's top scorer once again with 17 goals in the league and 19 in all competitions. FA Charity Shield 1977 FA Charity Shield DateOpponentsH / AResultF–AScorersAttendance13 August 1977LiverpoolN0–082,000 First Division DateOpponentsH / AResultF–AScorersAttendance20 August 1977Birmingham CityA4–1Macari (3), Hill28,00524 August 1977Coventry CityH2–1Hill, McCreery55,72627 August 1977Ipswich TownH0–057,9043 September 1977Derby CountyA1–0Macari21,27910 September 1977Manchester CityA1–3Nicholl50,85617 September 1977ChelseaH0–154,95124 September 1977Leeds UnitedA1–1Hill33,5171 October 1977LiverpoolH2–0Macari, McIlroy55,0898 October 1977MiddlesbroughA1–2Coppell26,88215 October 1977Newcastle UnitedH3–2Coppell, J. Greenhoff, Macari55,05622 October 1977West Bromwich AlbionA0–427,52629 October 1977Aston VillaA1–2Nicholl39,1445 November 1977ArsenalH1–2Hill53,05512 November 1977Nottingham ForestA1–2Pearson30,18319 November 1977Norwich CityH1–0Pearson48,72926 November 1977Queens Park RangersA2–2Hill (2)25,3673 December 1977Wolverhampton WanderersH3–1J. Greenhoff, McIlroy, Pearson48,87410 December 1977West Ham UnitedA1–2McGrath20,24217 December 1977Nottingham ForestH0–454,37426 December 1977EvertonA6–2J. Greenhoff (2), Coppell, Hill, Macari, McIlroy48,33527 December 1977Leicester CityH3–1Coppell, J. Greenhoff, Hill57,39631 December 1977Coventry CityA0–324,7062 January 1978Birmingham CityH1–2J. Greenhoff53,50114 January 1978Ipswich TownA2–1McIlroy, Pearson23,32121 January 1978Derby CountyH4–0Hill (2), Buchan, Pearson57,1158 February 1978Bristol CityH1–1Hill43,45711 February 1978ChelseaA2–2Hill, McIlroy32,84925 February 1978LiverpoolA1–3McIlroy49,0951 March 1978Leeds UnitedH0–149,1014 March 1978MiddlesbroughH0–046,32211 March 1978Newcastle UnitedA2–2Hill, Jordan25,82515 March 1978Manchester CityH2–2Hill (2)58,39818 March 1978West Bromwich AlbionH1–1McQueen46,32925 March 1978Leicester CityA3–2J. Greenhoff, Hill, Pearson20,29927 March 1978EvertonH1–2Hill55,27729 March 1978Aston VillaH1–1McIlroy41,6251 April 1978ArsenalA1–3Jordan40,8298 April 1978Queens Park RangersH3–1Pearson (2), Grimes42,67715 April 1978Norwich CityA3–1Coppell, Jordan, McIlroy19,77822 April 1978West Ham UnitedH3–0Grimes, McIlroy, Pearson54,08925 April 1978Bristol CityA1–0Pearson26,03529 April 1978Wolverhampton WanderersA1–2B. Greenhoff24,774 First Division MUN y FA Cup DateRoundOpponentsH / AResultF–AScorersAttendance7 January 1978Round 3Carlisle UnitedA1–1Macari21,71011 January 1978Round 3ReplayCarlisle UnitedH4–2Macari (2), Pearson (2)54,15628 January 1978Round 4West Bromwich AlbionH1–1Coppell57,0561 February 1978Round 4ReplayWest Bromwich AlbionA2–3Hill, Pearson37,086 League Cup DateRoundOpponentsH / AResultF–AScorersAttendance30 August 1977Round 2ArsenalA2–3McCreery, Pearson36,171 Cup Winners' Cup DateRoundOpponentsH / AResultF–AScorersAttendance14 September 1977Round 1First legSaint-ÉtienneA1–1Hill33,6785 October 1977Round 1Second legSaint-ÉtienneH2–0Coppell, Pearson31,63419 October 1977Round 2First legPortoA0–470,0002 November 1977Round 2Second legPortoH5–2Coppell (2), Nicholl, Murça (2 o.g.)51,831 Squad statistics Pos.NameLeagueFA CupLeague CupCup Winners' CupOtherTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsGKIRL Paddy Roche19040000000230GKENG Alex Stepney23000104010290DFSCO Arthur Albiston27(1)04010401037(1)0DFSCO Martin Buchan28140104010381DFSCO Alex Forsyth3000000(1)0003(1)0DFENG Brian Greenhoff31110102010361DFSCO Stewart Houston31030002(1)00036(1)0DFSCO Gordon McQueen14100000000141DFNIR Jimmy Nicholl37240104110473DFENG Martyn Rogers100000000010MFENG Steve Coppell42541104310529MFIRL Ashley Grimes7(6)210100(2)0009(8)2MFENG Gordon Hill3617311041104519MFSCO Lou Macari328431020104011MFNIR David McCreery13(4)10(1)011300(1)017(6)2MFNIR Chris McGrath9(9)1000(1)03(1)00012(11)1MFNIR Sammy McIlroy39940004010489FWENG Jimmy Greenhoff22(1)62(1)000101026(2)6FWSCO Joe Jordan14320000000163FWENG Stuart Pearson3010431131103915FWENG Andy Ritchie400000000040–Own goals–0–0–0–2–0–2 References Category:Manchester United F.C. seasons Manchester United