Man United 2-0 Ipswich Town - November 18, 1978 / Division 1 1978/1979
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MU
7' - Goal
Steve Coppell7
MU
46' - Substitution
Thomas Sloanis substituted by Chris McGrath46
46' - Substitution
Arnold Mührenis substituted by David Geddis 85' - Goal
Jimmy Greenhoff85
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Team line-ups
Man United
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Gary Bailey | 20 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Stewart Houston | 29 | 169 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Brian Greenhoff | 25 | 197 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Gordon McQueen | 26 | 28 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Martin Buchan | 29 | 259 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Arthur Albiston | 21 | 81 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Thomas Sloan | 46 | 19 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Sammy McIlroy | 24 | 238 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Steve Coppell | 7 | 23 | 174 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Jimmy Greenhoff | 85 | 32 | 78 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Joe Jordan | 26 | 33 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
24.9 years
Average number of matches played for the team
114
Ipswich Town
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Paul Cooper | 24 | 148 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Russell Osman | 19 | 52 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
John Wark | 21 | 78 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Mick Mills | 29 | 440 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Kevin Beattie | 24 | 223 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
George Burley | 22 | 195 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Brian Talbot | 25 | 187 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Clive Woods | 30 | 292 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Arnold Mühren | 46 | 27 | 14 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Paul Mariner | 25 | 91 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Eric Gates | 23 | 80 | 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
164
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F |
Chris McGrath | 46 | 23 | 32 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M |
David Geddis | 46 | 20 | 40 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Arthur Albiston
IN
Jimmy Nicholl
OUT
Thomas Sloan
IN
Lou Macari
OUT
Gary Bailey
IN
Patrick Roche
OUT
Gordon McQueen
IN
David McCreery
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
George Burley
IN
David Geddis
OUT
Eric Gates
IN
Les Tibbott
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
48
69
Success rate in this team:
38 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
42 %
Sexton vs Ipswich Town
14 victories
6 draws
5 losses
Sexton vs Robson
11 victories
5 draws
5 losses
Manager
Age
Match num
45
496
Success rate in this team:
39 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
37 %
Robson vs Man United
10 victories
2 draws
12 losses
Robson vs Sexton
5 victories
5 draws
11 losses
Videos
Key figures
Ipswich Town keeps its 11 matches with at least one goal conceded in Premier League running (since 09/09/1978). The last time this streak has been beaten, it was during the 24/03/1973-22/09/1973 time period (17 matches).
No manager (with more than 30 matches on the bench) before Dave Sexton has reached 1.57 goals conceded per game .
Ipswich Town keeps its 5 consecutive matches without a win away from home running (since 07/10/1978). The last time this streak has been beaten, it was during the 24/03/1978-13/09/1978 time period (11 matches).
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | DManchester United 1-1 Nottingham Forest16/09/1978 | VManchester United 1-0 Manchester City30/09/1978 | LManchester United 1-2 Watford04/10/1978 | VManchester United 3-2 Middlesbrough07/10/1978 | LManchester United 1-3 Bristol City21/10/1978 | DManchester United 1-1 Southampton04/11/1978 |
| Overall | VManchester United 3-2 Middlesbrough07/10/1978 | DAston Villa 2-2 Manchester United14/10/1978 | LManchester United 1-3 Bristol City21/10/1978 | VWolverhampton 2-4 Manchester United28/10/1978 | DManchester United 1-1 Southampton04/11/1978 | LBirmingham City 5-1 Manchester United11/11/1978 |
Current form
| Away | VWolverhampton 1-3 Ipswich Town16/09/1978 | VSouthampton 1-2 Ipswich Town30/09/1978 | DCoventry 2-2 Ipswich Town07/10/1978 | LNottingham Forest 1-0 Ipswich Town21/10/1978 | DWacker Innsbruck 1915-1999 1-1 Ipswich Town01/11/1978 | LArsenal 4-1 Ipswich Town04/11/1978 |
| Overall | VIpswich Town 1-0 Wacker Innsbruck 1915-199918/10/1978 | LNottingham Forest 1-0 Ipswich Town21/10/1978 | VIpswich Town 2-1 Queens Park Rangers28/10/1978 | DWacker Innsbruck 1915-1999 1-1 Ipswich Town01/11/1978 | LArsenal 4-1 Ipswich Town04/11/1978 | LIpswich Town 0-1 West Bromwich Albion11/11/1978 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Drawing streak | 1 | 0 |
| Loosing streak | 0 | 1 |
| Unbeaten streak | 1 | 0 |
| Winless streak | 2 | 2 |
| Drawless streak | 0 | 1 |
| Scoring streak | 14 | 13 |
| Conceding streak | 4 | 7 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Loosing streak | 1 | 2 |
| Winless streak | 4 | 3 |
| Drawless streak | 1 | 2 |
| Scoring streak | 2 | 0 |
| Goalless streak | 0 | 1 |
| Conceding streak | 6 | 5 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
|
14 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
14 |
|
7 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
7 |
|
5 |
Victories (Competition total) |
4 |
|
3 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
2 |
|
6 |
Draws (Competition total) |
2 |
|
3 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
2 |
|
3 |
Losses (Competition total) |
8 |
|
1 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
3 |
Goals
|
21 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
14 |
|
9 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
9 |
|
24 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
20 |
|
8 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
11 |
|
1.5 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
1 |
|
1.29 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
1.29 |
|
1.71 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
1.43 |
|
1.14 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
1.57 |
Betting aid
|
7 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
8 |
|
2 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
5 |
|
2 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
2 |
|
2 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
1 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
7 |
|
0 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
2 |
|
11 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
6 |
|
5 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
5 |
|
1-1 |
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
1-2 |
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
| Jimmy Greenhoff | 6 goals | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 7 goals | Paul Mariner | |
| Jimmy Greenhoff | 3 goals | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | 4 goals | Paul Mariner | |
 | Joe Jordan | 4 goals during the last 7 matches | The fittest player | 2 goals during the last 3 matches | Paul Mariner | |
Historical head to head
Home
19 gf
8 ga
Away
23 gf
30 ga
Total
42 gf
38 ga
Historical head to head
Home
30 gf
23 ga
Away
8 gf
19 ga
Total
38 gf
42 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 7 - 2 |
September 03, 1963 |
| Home | 5 - 0 |
April 07, 1962 |
Largest victory
| Overall | 4 - 0 |
September 19, 1970 |
| Away | 1 - 0 |
October 30, 1976 |
Latest head to head
August 26, 1978 - Division 1 1978/1979
January 14, 1978 - Division 1 1977/1978
August 27, 1977 - Division 1 1977/1978
January 03, 1977 - Division 1 1976/1977
October 30, 1976 - Division 1 1976/1977
Best historical scorers against Ipswich Town
 |
Denis Law | 10 goals | 1962 - 1972 |
 |
George Best | 5 goals | 1969 - 1971 |
 |
Bobby Charlton | 3 goals | 1958 - 1971 |
 |
Albert Quixall | 3 goals | 1962 - 1962 |
 |
Brian Kidd | 3 goals | 1969 - 1971 |
 |
Sammy McIlroy | 2 goals | 1973 - 1978 |
Best historical scorers against Man United
|
Trevor Whymark | 3 goals | 1970 - 1976 |
|
Bryan Hamilton | 3 goals | 1972 - 1973 |
|
Colin Viljoen | 3 goals | 1970 - 1973 |
|
Paul Mariner | 3 goals | 1978 - 1978 |
 |
Clive Woods | 2 goals | 1976 - 1977 |
 |
Doug Moran | 2 goals | 1963 - 1963 |
Players with most games played vs Ipswich Town
|
Alex Stepney | 19 matches | 1968 - 1977 |
|
Bobby Charlton | 19 matches | 1958 - 1973 |
|
Tony Dunne | 15 matches | 1961 - 1973 |
|
Brian Kidd | 13 matches | 1968 - 1974 |
|
Willie Morgan | 12 matches | 1968 - 1974 |
|
George Best | 12 matches | 1968 - 1973 |
Players with most games played vs Man United
|
Mick Mills | 18 matches | 1968 - 1978 |
|
Clive Woods | 11 matches | 1969 - 1978 |
|
David Best | 11 matches | 1969 - 1973 |
|
Colin Viljoen | 11 matches | 1968 - 1978 |
|
Peter Morris | 11 matches | 1968 - 1973 |
 |
Billy Baxter | 10 matches | 1961 - 1970 |
Competition info
The other matches
November 18, 1978
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