Man United 1-2 Watford - October 04, 1978 / League Cup 1978/1979
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40'
MU
40' - Goal
Joe Jordan40
MU
46' - Substitution
Brian Greenhoffis substituted by David McCreery46
46' - Goal
Luther Blissett 71' - Goal
Luther Blissett
WAT
WAT
Team line-ups
Man United
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Patrick Roche | 27 | 41 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Brian Greenhoff | 46 | 25 | 192 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Stewart Houston | 29 | 162 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Gordon McQueen | 26 | 23 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Anthony Grimshaw | 20 | 3 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Martin Buchan | 29 | 252 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Arthur Albiston | 21 | 76 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Ashley Grimes | 21 | 21 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Sammy McIlroy | 24 | 231 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Steve Coppell | 23 | 167 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Joe Jordan | 40 | 26 | 26 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Average age
24.6 years
Average number of matches played for the team
109
Watford
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F |
Luther Blissett | 4671 | 20 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Average age
20 years
Average number of matches played for the team
1
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M |
David McCreery | 46 | 21 | 99 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Anthony Grimshaw
IN
Jimmy Greenhoff
OUT
Ashley Grimes
IN
Lou Macari
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
No changes regarding the previous match for the starting playersManager
Age
Match num
48
62
Success rate in this team:
37 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
42 %
Sexton vs Watford
1 victory
0 draw
1 loss
Sexton vs Taylor
0 victory
0 draw
1 loss
Manager
Age
Match num
34
9
Success rate in this team:
78 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
44 %
Taylor vs Man United
1 victory
0 draw
0 loss
Taylor vs Sexton
1 victory
0 draw
0 loss
Videos
Key figures
End of streak for Man United after 3 matches with only one goal conceded at most vs Watford (since 28/01/1950). It's a record streak. The first of history
It's the first time Joe Jordan scores 1 goal vs Watford in his professional career
No manager (with more than 30 matches on the bench) before Dave Sexton has reached 1.5 goals conceded per game .
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | VManchester United 3-1 Queens Park Rangers08/04/1978 | VManchester United 3-0 West Ham22/04/1978 | VManchester United 1-0 Birmingham City19/08/1978 | DManchester United 1-1 Everton02/09/1978 | DManchester United 1-1 Nottingham Forest16/09/1978 | VManchester United 1-0 Manchester City30/09/1978 |
| Overall | VStockport 2-3 Manchester United30/08/1978 | DManchester United 1-1 Everton02/09/1978 | DQueens Park Rangers 1-1 Manchester United09/09/1978 | DManchester United 1-1 Nottingham Forest16/09/1978 | DArsenal 1-1 Manchester United23/09/1978 | VManchester United 1-0 Manchester City30/09/1978 |
Current form
| Away | VHillingdon 1872-1987 2-3 Watford11/12/1976 | LNorthwich 3-2 Watford08/01/1977 | VGrimsby Town 1-2 Watford30/08/1977 | LWest Bromwich Albion 1-0 Watford25/10/1977 | LWest Ham 1-0 Watford07/01/1978 | VBrentford 1-3 Watford15/08/1978 |
| Overall | VWatford 2-0 Hendon26/11/1977 | VWatford 2-0 Colchester United17/12/1977 | LWest Ham 1-0 Watford07/01/1978 | VWatford 4-0 Brentford12/08/1978 | VBrentford 1-3 Watford15/08/1978 | VWatford 2-1 Newcastle United30/08/1978 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 1 | 1 |
| Unbeaten streak | 7 | 6 |
| Drawless streak | 1 | 1 |
| Scoring streak | 10 | 6 |
| Invincibility streak | 1 | 1 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 1 | 3 |
| Unbeaten streak | 1 | 3 |
| Drawless streak | 10 | 14 |
| Scoring streak | 1 | 3 |
| Conceding streak | 6 | 2 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
|
1 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
3 |
|
0 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
1 |
Victories (Competition total) |
3 |
|
0 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
0 |
Draws (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
Losses (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
0 |
Goals
|
3 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
9 |
|
0 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
3 |
|
2 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
2 |
|
0 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
3 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
3 |
|
0 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
3 |
|
2 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
0.67 |
|
0 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
1 |
Betting aid
|
1 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
3 |
|
0 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
0 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
1 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
2 |
|
0 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
0
|
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
3-1 |
Bookings
|
0 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
0
|
|
0 |
Yellow cards (Home / Away) |
0
|
|
0 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
0
|
|
0 |
Red cards (Home / Away) |
0
|
Key players
 | Sammy McIlroy | 1 goal | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | - | ||
| Jimmy Greenhoff | 1 penalty | Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total) | - | ||
| Sammy McIlroy | 1 goal during the last match | The fittest player | - |
Historical head to head
Home
3 gf
1 ga
Away
3 gf
0 ga
Total
6 gf
1 ga
Historical head to head
Home
0 gf
3 ga
Away
1 gf
3 ga
Total
1 gf
6 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 2 - 0 |
April 10, 1970 |
| Home | 2 - 0 |
April 10, 1970 |
Largest victory
No success yetLatest head to head
April 10, 1970 - FA Cup 1969/1970
February 03, 1969 - FA Cup 1968/1969
January 25, 1969 - FA Cup 1968/1969
January 28, 1950 - FA Cup 1949/1950
Best historical scorers against Watford
 |
Denis Law | 3 goals | 1969 - 1969 |
 |
Brian Kidd | 2 goals | 1970 - 1970 |
Best historical scorers against Man United
Players with most games played vs Watford
|
John Fitzpatrick | 3 matches | 1969 - 1970 |
 |
Nobby Stiles | 3 matches | 1969 - 1970 |
|
Tony Dunne | 3 matches | 1969 - 1970 |
|
Willie Morgan | 3 matches | 1969 - 1970 |
 |
Bobby Charlton | 3 matches | 1969 - 1970 |
 |
George Best | 3 matches | 1969 - 1970 |
Players with most games played vs Man United
Competition info
The other matches
October 03, 1978
October 04, 1978
October 10, 1978
October 16, 1978
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