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Middlesbrough 2-2 Man United - March 27, 1979 / Division 1 1978/1979

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Division 1 1978/1979 - Round 29

Ayresome Park - Middlesbrough - England

March 27, 1979

2 - 2

Man United

(penalty) David Armstrong

24'

Mark Proctor

43'

48'

Gordon McQueen

51'

Steve Coppell

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24' - Goal David Armstrong24

43' - Goal Mark Proctor43

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46' - Substitution Billy Ashcroftis substituted by Terry Cochrane46

48' - Goal Gordon McQueen

51' - Goal Steve Coppell

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Team line-ups Key figures Pre-match Competition info

Middlesbrough

2 - 2

Man United

Middlesbrough Man United

Team line-ups

Middlesbrough

Platt

Jim Platt

Northern Ireland

B.date26/01/1952

Age27 years

positionGoalkeeper

Ashcroft46

Billy Ashcroft

England

B.date01/10/1952

Age26 years

positionCentral defender

McAndrew

Anthony McAndrew

Scotland

B.date11/04/1956

Age22 years

positionDefender

Boam

Stuart Boam

England

B.date28/01/1948

Age31 years

H1m88

positionDefender

Johnson

Peter Johnson

England

B.date05/10/1958

Age20 years

positionDefender

Craggs

John Craggs

England

B.date31/10/1948

Age30 years

positionRight full-back

Proctor43

Mark Proctor

England

B.date30/01/1961

Age18 years

H1m78

positionMidfield

Armstrong24

David Armstrong

England

B.date26/12/1954

Age24 years

positionMidfield

Mahoney

John Mahoney

Wales

B.date20/09/1946

Age32 years

positionForward

Burns

Micky Burns

England

B.date21/12/1946

Age32 years

positionForward

Hodgson

David Hodgson

England

B.date06/08/1960

Age18 years

positionForward

			Age	Match num	Note
G	Jim Platt		27	143	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Billy Ashcroft	46	26	65	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Anthony McAndrew		22	123	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Stuart Boam		31	200	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Peter Johnson		20	17	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	John Craggs		30	195	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Mark Proctor	43	18	23	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	David Armstrong	24	24	203	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F	John Mahoney		32	70	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F	Micky Burns		32	23	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F	David Hodgson		18	14	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Average age

25.5 years

Average number of matches played for the team

Man United

Bailey

Gary Bailey

England

B.date09/08/1958

Age20 years

positionGoalkeeper

McQueen48

Gordon McQueen

Scotland

B.date26/06/1952

Age26 years

H1m91

positionCentral defender

Greenhoff

Brian Greenhoff

England

B.date28/04/1953

Age25 years

H1m75

positionCentral defender

Buchan

Martin Buchan

Scotland

B.date06/03/1949

Age30 years

positionCentral defender

Albiston

Arthur Albiston

Scotland

B.date14/07/1957

Age21 years

H1m71

positionLeft full-back

Nicholl

Jimmy Nicholl

Northern Ireland

B.date28/12/1956

Age22 years

positionRight full-back

Thomas

Mickey Thomas

Wales

B.date07/07/1954

Age24 years

H1m68

positionLeft Midfielder

McIlroy

Sammy McIlroy

Northern Ireland

B.date02/08/1954

Age24 years

H1m78

positionMidfield

Coppell51

Steve Coppell

England

B.date09/07/1955

Age23 years

H1m72

positionRight Offensive Midfielder

Greenhoff

Jimmy Greenhoff

England

B.date19/06/1946

Age32 years

positionStriker

Jordan

Joe Jordan

Scotland

B.date15/12/1951

Age27 years

H1m85

positionStriker

			Age	Match num	Note
G	Gary Bailey		20	22	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Gordon McQueen	48	26	49	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Brian Greenhoff		25	215	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Martin Buchan		30	280	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Arthur Albiston		21	93	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Jimmy Nicholl		22	144	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Mickey Thomas		24	19	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Sammy McIlroy		24	259	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Steve Coppell	51	23	195	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F	Jimmy Greenhoff		32	99	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F	Joe Jordan		27	39	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

129

Substitutes					Age	Match num	Note
	F		Terry Cochrane	46	26	14	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

No changes regarding the previous match for the starting players

Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match

Joe Jordan

Andy Ritchie

OUT

Manager

Age

Match num

John Neal

Success rate in this team:

30 %

Success rate since the beginning of his career:

35 %

Neal vs Man United

1 victory

2 draws

2 losses

Latest figure on March 27, 1979

Neal vs Sexton

1 victory

2 draws

1 loss

Latest figure on March 27, 1979

Manager

Age

Match num

Dave Sexton

Success rate in this team:

41 %

Success rate since the beginning of his career:

43 %

Sexton vs Middlesbrough

6 victories

6 draws

2 losses

Latest figure on March 27, 1979

Sexton vs Neal

1 victory

2 draws

1 loss

Latest figure on March 27, 1979

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Comments

Key figures

Middlesbrough keeps its 4 consecutive matches without a loss vs Man United at home running (since 06/12/1975). The last time this streak has been beaten, it was during the 04/03/1911-27/09/1919 time period (6 matches).

It's the first time Gordon McQueen scores 1 goal vs Middlesbrough in his professional career with Manchester United

It's the first time Mark Proctor scores 1 goal vs Manchester United in Premier League

Read the next 15 key stats

Pre-match

Current form

Home

DMiddlesbrough 1-1 Crystal Palace09/01/1979

LMiddlesbrough 1-3 Nottingham Forest03/02/1979

LMiddlesbrough 1-2 Everton06/03/1979

VMiddlesbrough 2-0 Aston Villa10/03/1979

VMiddlesbrough 3-1 Derby County13/03/1979

VMiddlesbrough 2-1 Birmingham City24/03/1979

Overall

VWolverhampton 1-3 Middlesbrough03/03/1979

LMiddlesbrough 1-2 Everton06/03/1979

VMiddlesbrough 2-0 Aston Villa10/03/1979

VMiddlesbrough 3-1 Derby County13/03/1979

DBristol City 1-1 Middlesbrough17/03/1979

VMiddlesbrough 2-1 Birmingham City24/03/1979

Current form

Away

DFulham 1-1 Manchester United31/01/1979

VManchester City 0-3 Manchester United10/02/1979

VColchester United 0-1 Manchester United20/02/1979

VBristol City 1-2 Manchester United03/03/1979

DTottenham 1-1 Manchester United10/03/1979

LCoventry 4-3 Manchester United20/03/1979

Overall

VManchester United 2-0 Queens Park Rangers28/02/1979

VBristol City 1-2 Manchester United03/03/1979

DTottenham 1-1 Manchester United10/03/1979

VManchester United 2-0 Tottenham14/03/1979

LCoventry 4-3 Manchester United20/03/1979

VManchester United 4-1 Leeds United24/03/1979

Running streaks

	Home	Total
Winning streak	3	1
Unbeaten streak	3	4
Drawless streak	5	1
Scoring streak	9	6
Conceding streak	2	3

Running streaks

	Away	Total
Winning streak	0	1
Loosing streak	1	0
Unbeaten streak	0	1
Winless streak	2	0
Drawless streak	1	3
Scoring streak	6	10
Conceding streak	3	2

Statistical comparison of the season

Results

31	Number of games (Competition total)	29
15	Number of games (Home / Away)	14
10	Victories (Competition total)	13
7	Victories (Home / Away)	6
7	Draws (Competition total)	7
3	Draws (Home / Away)	3
14	Losses (Competition total)	9
5	Losses (Home / Away)	5

Goals

44	Goals scored (Competition total)	47
26	Goals scored (Home / Away)	24
42	Goals conceded (Competition total)	48
17	Goals conceded (Home / Away)	28
1.42	Goals scored per match average (Competition total)	1.62
1.73	Goals scored per match average (Home / Away)	1.71
1.35	Conceced goals per match average (Competition total)	1.66
1.13	Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away)	2

Betting aid

15	Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total)	16
7	Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away)	11
8	Clean sheets (Competition total)	7
6	Clean sheets (Home / Away)	2
8	Matches without scoring (Competition total)	5
3	Matches without scoring (Home / Away)	3
18	The 2 teams score (Competition total)	17
8	The 2 teams score (Home / Away)	9
2-0 (4 times)	Most frequent score (Home / Away)	0-3 (3 times)

Bookings

3	Yellow cards (Competition total)	2
3	Yellow cards (Home / Away)	2
0	Red cards (Competition total)	0
0	Red cards (Home / Away)	0

Key players

Micky Burns	12 goals	Team's best scorer (Competition total)	11 goals	Jimmy Greenhoff
Micky Burns	9 goals	Team's best scorer (Home / Away)	5 goals	Steve Coppell
David Armstrong	1 penalty	Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total)	1 penalty	Jimmy Greenhoff
David Armstrong	1 penalty	Team's penalty best scorer (Home / Away)		-
Micky Burns	3 goals during the last 4 matches	The fittest player	5 goals during the last 6 matches	Andy Ritchie

Historical head to head

Home

36 matches

16 v

8 d

12 l

71 gf

55 ga

Away

42 matches

10 v

8 d

24 l

52 gf

84 ga

Total

78 matches

26 v

16 d

36 l

123 gf

139 ga

Historical head to head

Home

42 matches

24 v

8 d

10 l

84 gf

52 ga

Away

36 matches

12 v

8 d

16 l

55 gf

71 ga

Total

78 matches

36 v

16 d

26 l

139 gf

123 ga

Largest victory

Overall	5 - 0	April 25, 1953
Home	5 - 0	April 25, 1953

Largest victory

Overall	4 - 0	September 08, 1900
Away	3 - 0	February 29, 1972

Latest head to head

October 07, 1978 - Division 1 1978/1979

Man United

3 - 2

Middlesbrough logo Middlesbrough

March 04, 1978 - Division 1 1977/1978

Man United

0 - 0

Middlesbrough logo Middlesbrough

October 08, 1977 - Division 1 1977/1978

Middlesbrough

2 - 1

Man United

April 26, 1977 - Division 1 1976/1977

Middlesbrough

3 - 0

Man United

September 18, 1976 - Division 1 1976/1977

Man United

2 - 0

Middlesbrough logo Middlesbrough

Best historical scorers against Man United

David Mills	3 goals	1977 - 1978
David Armstrong	2 goals	1977 - 1977
Micky Burns	1 goal	1978 - 1978
Billy Ashcroft	1 goal	1977 - 1977

First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 07/01/1961. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Best historical scorers against Middlesbrough

Bobby Charlton	2 goals	1970 - 1972
George Best	2 goals	1971 - 1972
Lou Macari	2 goals	1978 - 1978
Alex Dawson	2 goals	1961 - 1961
Willie Morgan	2 goals	1970 - 1972
Carlo Sartori	1 goal	1970 - 1970

First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 07/01/1961. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Players with most games played vs Man United

John Craggs	9 matches	1972 - 1978
David Mills	9 matches	1972 - 1978
Stuart Boam	8 matches	1972 - 1978
Jim Platt	8 matches	1972 - 1978
David Armstrong	7 matches	1975 - 1978
Anthony McAndrew	6 matches	1976 - 1978

First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 07/01/1961. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Players with most games played vs Middlesbrough

Alex Stepney	10 matches	1969 - 1977
Willie Morgan	8 matches	1969 - 1973
Bobby Charlton	8 matches	1961 - 1972
Martin Buchan	7 matches	1973 - 1978
Lou Macari	7 matches	1973 - 1978
George Best	7 matches	1969 - 1972