Man United 1-0 Manchester City - March 22, 1980 / Division 1 1979/1980
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Team line-ups
Man United
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
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G |
Gary Bailey | 21 | 75 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Gordon McQueen | 27 | 92 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Martin Buchan | 31 | 328 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Jimmy Nicholl | 23 | 194 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Arthur Albiston | 22 | 127 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Mickey Thomas | 4872 | 25 | 64 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Lou Macari | 30 | 268 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Sammy McIlroy | 25 | 309 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Ray Wilkins | 23 | 36 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Steve Coppell | 24 | 247 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Joe Jordan | 28 | 80 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player |
Average age
25.4 years
Average number of matches played for the team
165
Manchester City
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
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G |
Joe Corrigan | 31 | 419 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Tommy Booth | 30 | 391 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Ray Ranson | 19 | 47 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Nicky Reid | 19 | 26 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Tommy Caton | 17 | 39 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Paul Power | 26 | 158 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Dave Bennett | 46 | 20 | 27 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Kazimierz Deyna | 32 | 34 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Tony Henry | 22 | 45 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Dennis Tueart | 30 | 147 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Kevin Reeves | 22 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player |
Average age
24.4 years
Average number of matches played for the team
121
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
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D |
Ashley Grimes | 72 | 22 | 64 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player |
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
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F |
Roger Palmer | 46 | 21 | 30 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player |
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Mickey Thomas
IN
Ashley Grimes
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
No changes regarding the previous match for the starting playersManager
Age
Match num
49
143
Success rate in this team:
41 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
42 %
Sexton vs Manchester City
13 victories
8 draws
7 losses
Sexton vs Allison
4 victories
0 draw
3 losses
Manager
Age
Match num
52
117
Success rate in this team:
36 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
35 %
Allison vs Man United
3 victories
1 draw
2 losses
Allison vs Sexton
3 victories
0 draw
4 losses
Videos
Key figures

Steve Coppell played his game number 10 vs in Premier League

Man United keeps its 3 matches without conceding any goal vs Manchester City running (since 30/09/1978). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 13/03/1974 (2 matches)

Only back at the time of Les McDowall head of Manchester City (01/07/1950-01/07/1963), you can see a manager go over Malcom Allison with 1.65 goals conceded per game in Premier League (1.99).
Pre-match
Current form
Home | VManchester United 3-0 Arsenal29/12/1979 | LManchester United 0-1 Tottenham09/01/1980 | LManchester United 0-1 Wolverhampton09/02/1980 | VManchester United 4-0 Bristol City23/02/1980 | VManchester United 2-0 Bolton Wanderers27/02/1980 | DManchester United 0-0 Everton12/03/1980 |
Overall | DStoke City 1-1 Manchester United16/02/1980 | VManchester United 4-0 Bristol City23/02/1980 | VManchester United 2-0 Bolton Wanderers27/02/1980 | LIpswich Town 6-0 Manchester United01/03/1980 | DManchester United 0-0 Everton12/03/1980 | DBrighton & Hove 0-0 Manchester United15/03/1980 |
Current form
Away | LHalifax Town 1-0 Manchester City05/01/1980 | LSouthampton 4-1 Manchester City19/01/1980 | DCoventry 0-0 Manchester City09/02/1980 | LNottingham Forest 4-0 Manchester City23/02/1980 | DAston Villa 2-2 Manchester City27/02/1980 | LLiverpool 2-0 Manchester City11/03/1980 |
Overall | DManchester City 1-1 Leeds United16/02/1980 | LNottingham Forest 4-0 Manchester City23/02/1980 | DAston Villa 2-2 Manchester City27/02/1980 | DManchester City 0-0 Norwich City01/03/1980 | LLiverpool 2-0 Manchester City11/03/1980 | LManchester City 0-3 Arsenal15/03/1980 |
Running streaks
Home | Total | |
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Drawing streak | 1 | 2 |
Unbeaten streak | 3 | 2 |
Winless streak | 1 | 3 |
Goalless streak | 1 | 3 |
Invincibility streak | 3 | 2 |
Running streaks
Away | Total | |
---|---|---|
Loosing streak | 1 | 2 |
Winless streak | 7 | 13 |
Drawless streak | 1 | 2 |
Goalless streak | 1 | 3 |
Conceding streak | 3 | 2 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
32 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
33 |
16 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
17 |
16 |
Victories (Competition total) |
9 |
12 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
3 |
10 |
Draws (Competition total) |
9 |
3 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
4 |
6 |
Losses (Competition total) |
15 |
1 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
10 |
Goals
47 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
31 |
32 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
12 |
26 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
55 |
4 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
36 |
1.47 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
0.94 |
2 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
0.71 |
0.81 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
1.67 |
0.25 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
2.12 |
Betting aid
12 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
18 |
6 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
11 |
16 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
10 |
12 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
3 |
9 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
14 |
2 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
9 |
11 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
13 |
3 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
7 |
2-0 |
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
0-4 |
Bookings
1 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
1 |
0 |
Yellow cards (Home / Away) |
1 |
0 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
0 |
0 |
Red cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
Key players
![]() | Lou Macari | 9 goals | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 7 goals | Michael Robinson | ![]() |
![]() | Joe Jordan | 8 goals | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | 3 goals | Paul Power | ![]() |
![]() | Sammy McIlroy | 1 penalty | Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total) | 1 penalty | Michael Robinson | ![]() |
![]() | Sammy McIlroy | 1 penalty | Team's penalty best scorer (Home / Away) | - | ||
![]() | Joe Jordan | 2 goals during the last 5 matches | The fittest player | 4 goals during the last 12 matches | Paul Power | ![]() |
Historical head to head
Home
81 gf
67 ga
Away
66 gf
83 ga
Neutral ground
0 gf
3 ga
Total
147 gf
153 ga
Historical head to head
Home
83 gf
66 ga
Away
67 gf
81 ga
Neutral ground
3 gf
0 ga
Total
153 gf
147 ga
Largest victory
Overall | 5 - 1 |
December 31, 1960 |
Home | 5 - 1 |
December 31, 1960 |
Largest victory
Overall | 5 - 0 |
February 12, 1955 |
Away | 5 - 0 |
February 12, 1955 |
Latest head to head
November 10, 1979 - Division 1 1979/1980
February 10, 1979 - Division 1 1978/1979
September 30, 1978 - Division 1 1978/1979
March 15, 1978 - Division 1 1977/1978
September 10, 1977 - Division 1 1977/1978
Best historical scorers against Manchester City
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Bobby Charlton | 9 goals | 1957 - 1971 |
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Dennis Viollet | 6 goals | 1956 - 1961 |
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Brian Kidd | 5 goals | 1970 - 1971 |
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Denis Law | 5 goals | 1962 - 1971 |
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Gordon Hill | 4 goals | 1976 - 1978 |
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Steve Coppell | 4 goals | 1976 - 1979 |
Best historical scorers against Man United
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Francis Lee | 9 goals | 1968 - 1972 |
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Colin Bell | 7 goals | 1967 - 1972 |
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Joe Hayes | 4 goals | 1958 - 1962 |
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Dennis Tueart | 3 goals | 1975 - 1976 |
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Joe Royle | 3 goals | 1975 - 1977 |
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Michael Doyle | 2 goals | 1970 - 1970 |
Players with most games played vs Manchester City
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Bobby Charlton | 27 matches | 1957 - 1973 |
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Alex Stepney | 23 matches | 1966 - 1978 |
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Bill Foulkes | 17 matches | 1956 - 1969 |
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Tony Dunne | 16 matches | 1961 - 1972 |
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George Best | 15 matches | 1966 - 1972 |
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David Sadler | 15 matches | 1966 - 1972 |
Players with most games played vs Man United
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Alan Oakes | 21 matches | 1960 - 1976 |
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Michael Doyle | 20 matches | 1966 - 1977 |
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Colin Bell | 18 matches | 1966 - 1979 |
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Joe Corrigan | 17 matches | 1969 - 1979 |
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Willie Donachie | 16 matches | 1971 - 1979 |
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Tommy Booth | 15 matches | 1969 - 1979 |
They played in both sides
404 matches


69 matches
265 matches


111 matches
17 matches


48 matches
They played in both sides
265 matches


111 matches
404 matches


69 matches
17 matches


48 matches
Competition info
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March 22, 1980
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