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Newcastle United 2-2 Man United - March 11, 1978 / Division 1 1977/1978
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Newcastle United 2-2 Man United - March 11, 1978 / Division 1 1977/1978

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28photo Joe Jordan 28' - Goal Joe Jordan
photo Mark McGhee 32' - Goal Mark McGhee32
39photo Gordon Hill 39' - Goal Gordon Hill
HT

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photo Andrew Parkinsonphoto Stewart Barrowclough 46' - Substitution Stewart Barrowcloughis substituted by Andrew Parkinson46
photo Micky Burns 85' - Goal Micky Burns85
FT

logo Manchester United MU

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Team line-ups

Newcastle United

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forward
offensive midfielder
midfielder
defensive midfielder
defender
sweeper
goalkeeper
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Mahoney
photo Mike Mahoney
Mike Mahoney
England
B.date25/10/1950
Age27 years
positionGoalkeeper
Bird
photo John Bird
John Bird
England
B.date09/06/1948
Age29 years
positionCentral defender
Blackley
photo John Blackley
John Blackley
Scotland
B.date12/05/1948
Age29 years
positionLeft central defender
Nattrass
photo Irving Nattrass
Irving Nattrass
England
B.date12/12/1952
Age25 years
positionLeft full-back
Kennedy
photo Alan Kennedy
Alan Kennedy
England
B.date31/08/1954
Age23 years
H1m75  
positionLeft full-back
Kelly
photo Peter Kelly
Peter Kelly
Scotland
B.date06/12/1956
Age21 years
positionRight full-back
Walker
photo Nigel Walker
Nigel Walker
England
B.date07/04/1959
Age18 years
H1m78  
positionMidfield
Barrowclough46
photo Stewart Barrowclough
Stewart Barrowclough
England
B.date29/10/1951
Age26 years
positionRight Winger
Burns85
photo Micky Burns
Micky Burns
England
B.date21/12/1946
Age31 years
positionForward
McGhee32
photo Mark McGhee
Mark McGhee
Scotland
B.date25/05/1957
Age20 years
H1m78  
positionStriker
Larnach
photo Michael Larnach
Michael Larnach
Scotland
B.date09/11/1952
Age25 years
positionForward

First 11

Age Match num Note
G
Mike Mahoney 27 94 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D
John Bird 29 45 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D
John Blackley 29 11 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D
Irving Nattrass 25 214 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D
Alan Kennedy 23 147 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D
Peter Kelly 21 7 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M
Nigel Walker 18 4 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F
Stewart Barrowclough 46 26 215 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F
Micky Burns 85 31 135 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F
Mark McGhee 32 20 5 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F
Michael Larnach 25 7 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

80

Man United

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forward
offensive midfielder
midfielder
defensive midfielder
defender
sweeper
goalkeeper
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Roche
photo Patrick Roche
Patrick Roche
Republic of Ireland
B.date04/01/1951
Age27 years
positionGoalkeeper
Houston
photo Stewart Houston
Stewart Houston
Scotland
B.date20/08/1949
Age28 years
H1m80  
positionDefender
Greenhoff
photo Brian Greenhoff
Brian Greenhoff
England
B.date28/04/1953
Age24 years
H1m75  
positionCentral defender
McQueen
photo Gordon McQueen
Gordon McQueen
Scotland
B.date26/06/1952
Age25 years
H1m91  
positionCentral defender
Nicholl
photo Jimmy Nicholl
Jimmy Nicholl
Northern Ireland
B.date28/12/1956
Age21 years
positionRight full-back
Macari
photo Lou Macari
Lou Macari
Scotland
B.date04/06/1949
Age28 years
H1m68  
positionCentre Midfield
McIlroy
photo Sammy McIlroy
Sammy McIlroy
Northern Ireland
B.date02/08/1954
Age23 years
H1m78  
positionMidfield
Coppell
photo Steve Coppell
Steve Coppell
England
B.date09/07/1955
Age22 years
H1m72  
positionRight Offensive Midfielder
Jordan28
photo Joe Jordan
Joe Jordan
Scotland
B.date15/12/1951
Age26 years
H1m85  
positionStriker
Greenhoff
photo Jimmy Greenhoff
Jimmy Greenhoff
England
B.date19/06/1946
Age31 years
positionStriker
Hill39
photo Gordon Hill
Gordon Hill
England
B.date01/04/1954
Age23 years
positionLeft Winger

First 11

Age Match num Note
G
Patrick Roche 27 30 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D
Stewart Houston 28 149 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D
Brian Greenhoff 24 171 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D
Gordon McQueen 25 3 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D
Jimmy Nicholl 21 121 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M
Lou Macari 28 186 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M
Sammy McIlroy 23 210 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M
Steve Coppell 22 146 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F
Joe Jordan 28 26 8 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F
Jimmy Greenhoff 31 57 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F
Gordon Hill 39 23 129 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Average age

25.3 years

Average number of matches played for the team

110

Substitutes

Age Match num Note
F
Andrew Parkinson 46 18 1 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

No changes regarding the previous match for the starting players

Manager

Age

Match num

Bill McGarry

50

17

Success rate in this team:

29 %

Success rate since the beginning of his career:

39 %

McGarry vs Man United

5 victories

7 draws

6 losses

Latest figure on March 11, 1978

McGarry vs Sexton

6 victories

7 draws

7 losses

Latest figure on March 11, 1978

Manager

Age

Match num

Dave Sexton

47

41

Success rate in this team:

34 %

Success rate since the beginning of his career:

42 %

Sexton vs Newcastle United

8 victories

9 draws

6 losses

Latest figure on March 11, 1978

Sexton vs McGarry

7 victories

7 draws

6 losses

Latest figure on March 11, 1978

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Key figures

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Micky Burns scored 6 goals vs Manchester United in his professional career

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No Manchester United manager (with more than 30 matches on the bench) before Dave Sexton has reached 1.59 goals conceded per game .

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Only back at the time of Sir Matt Busby head of Manchester United (28/12/1970-02/06/1971), you can see a manager go over Dave Sexton with 1.52 goals scored per game in Premier League (1.98).

Pre-match

Current form

Home

LNewcastle United 0-2 Nottingham Forest28/12/1977

LNewcastle United 0-2 Liverpool31/12/1977

VNewcastle United 2-0 Peterborough United11/01/1978

LNewcastle United 2-4 Middlesbrough14/01/1978

DNewcastle United 2-2 Wrexham28/01/1978

LNewcastle United 0-1 Ipswich Town25/02/1978

Overall

LNewcastle United 2-4 Middlesbrough14/01/1978

LWest Ham 1-0 Newcastle United21/01/1978

DNewcastle United 2-2 Wrexham28/01/1978

LWrexham 4-1 Newcastle United06/02/1978

LNewcastle United 0-1 Ipswich Town25/02/1978

DDerby County 1-1 Newcastle United04/03/1978

Current form

Away

LCoventry 3-0 Manchester United31/12/1977

DCarlisle United 1-1 Manchester United07/01/1978

VIpswich Town 1-2 Manchester United14/01/1978

LWest Bromwich Albion 3-2 Manchester United01/02/1978

DChelsea 2-2 Manchester United11/02/1978

LLiverpool 3-1 Manchester United25/02/1978

Overall

LWest Bromwich Albion 3-2 Manchester United01/02/1978

DManchester United 1-1 Bristol City08/02/1978

DChelsea 2-2 Manchester United11/02/1978

LLiverpool 3-1 Manchester United25/02/1978

LManchester United 0-1 Leeds United01/03/1978

DManchester United 0-0 Middlesbrough04/03/1978

Running streaks

Home Total
Drawing streak 0 1
Loosing streak 1 0
Unbeaten streak 0 1
Winless streak 3 6
Drawless streak 1 0
Scoring streak 0 1
Goalless streak 1 0
Conceding streak 3 6

Running streaks

Away Total
Drawing streak 0 1
Loosing streak 1 0
Unbeaten streak 0 1
Winless streak 3 7
Drawless streak 1 0
Scoring streak 5 0
Goalless streak 0 2
Conceding streak 17 0
Invincibility streak 0 1

Statistical comparison of the season

Results

27

Number of games (Competition total)

30

14

Number of games (Home / Away)

15

6

Victories (Competition total)

11

4

Victories (Home / Away)

4

3

Draws (Competition total)

6

1

Draws (Home / Away)

3

18

Losses (Competition total)

13

9

Losses (Home / Away)

8

Goals

30

Goals scored (Competition total)

45

18

Goals scored (Home / Away)

24

49

Goals conceded (Competition total)

46

24

Goals conceded (Home / Away)

30

1.11

Goals scored per match average (Competition total)

1.5

1.29

Goals scored per match average (Home / Away)

1.6

1.81

Conceced goals per match average (Competition total)

1.53

1.71

Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away)

2

Betting aid

14

Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total)

21

8

Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away)

13

5

Clean sheets (Competition total)

6

3

Clean sheets (Home / Away)

1

10

Matches without scoring (Competition total)

7

4

Matches without scoring (Home / Away)

2

12

The 2 teams score (Competition total)

19

7

The 2 teams score (Home / Away)

12

1-2
(3 times)

Most frequent score (Home / Away)

1-2
(4 times)

Bookings

1

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

photo Micky BurnsMicky Burns9 goalsTeam's best scorer (Competition total)12 goalsGordon Hillphoto Gordon Hill
photo Micky BurnsMicky Burns5 goalsTeam's best scorer (Home / Away)6 goalsLou Macariphoto Lou Macari
-Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total)3 penaltiesGordon Hillphoto Gordon Hill
-Team's penalty best scorer (Home / Away)1 penaltyGordon Hillphoto Gordon Hill
photo Micky BurnsMicky Burns1 goal during the last matchThe fittest player4 goals during the last 6 matchesGordon Hillphoto Gordon Hill

Historical head to head

Home

49 matches
24 v
9 d
16 l

103 gf

70 ga

Away

52 matches
9 v
12 d
31 l

68 gf

120 ga

Total

101 matches
33 v
21 d
47 l

171 gf

190 ga

Historical head to head

Home

52 matches
31 v
12 d
9 l

120 gf

68 ga

Away

49 matches
16 v
9 d
24 l

70 gf

103 ga

Total

101 matches
47 v
21 d
33 l

190 gf

171 ga

Largest victory

Overall
7 - 1
September 10, 1927
Home
5 - 0
February 09, 1929

Largest victory

Overall
6 - 0
May 04, 1968
Away
6 - 1
October 12, 1907

Latest head to head

October 15, 1977 - Division 1 1977/1978

February 19, 1977 - Division 1 1976/1977

October 27, 1976 - League Cup 1976/1977

September 11, 1976 - Division 1 1976/1977

March 20, 1976 - Division 1 1975/1976

Best historical scorers against Man United

photo Len White Len White 6 goals 1959 - 1960
photo Micky Burns Micky Burns 4 goals 1976 - 1977
photo Bryan Robson Bryan Robson 4 goals 1969 - 1970
photo Ivor Allchurch Ivor Allchurch 3 goals 1959 - 1960
photo John Tudor John Tudor 2 goals 1972 - 1972
photo Wyn Davies Wyn Davies 2 goals 1970 - 1970
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Best historical scorers against Newcastle United

photo Bobby Charlton Bobby Charlton 6 goals 1958 - 1972
photo George Best George Best 6 goals 1968 - 1971
photo Dennis Viollet Dennis Viollet 5 goals 1957 - 1959
photo Stuart Pearson Stuart Pearson 4 goals 1976 - 1976
photo Jimmy Greenhoff Jimmy Greenhoff 4 goals 1977 - 1977
photo Brian Kidd Brian Kidd 4 goals 1967 - 1971
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Players with most games played vs Man United

photo Dave Craig Dave Craig 14 matches 1965 - 1976
photo Frank Clark Frank Clark 13 matches 1965 - 1973
photo Willie McFaul Willie McFaul 12 matches 1968 - 1974
photo Bobby Moncur Bobby Moncur 12 matches 1965 - 1974
photo Stewart Barrowclough Stewart Barrowclough 11 matches 1971 - 1977
photo Tommy Gibb Tommy Gibb 10 matches 1968 - 1973
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Players with most games played vs Newcastle United

photo Bobby Charlton Bobby Charlton 23 matches 1958 - 1973
photo Alex Stepney Alex Stepney 18 matches 1967 - 1977
photo Bill Foulkes Bill Foulkes 16 matches 1956 - 1968
photo George Best George Best 15 matches 1965 - 1973
photo Tony Dunne Tony Dunne 13 matches 1965 - 1972
photo David Sadler David Sadler 12 matches 1967 - 1972
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They played in both sides

183 matches

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17 matches

1966 - 1973

95 matches

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87 matches

1968 - 1978

64 matches

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3 matches

1968 - 1976

21 matches

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107 matches

1957 - 1961

1 match

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30 matches

1951 - 1958
Total : 5 players
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They played in both sides

21 matches

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107 matches

1957 - 1961

95 matches

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87 matches

1968 - 1978

1 match

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30 matches

1951 - 1958

183 matches

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17 matches

1966 - 1973

64 matches

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3 matches

1968 - 1976
Total : 5 players
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Competition info

The other matches

March 11, 1978

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Line-ups available
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April 04, 1978

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April 11, 1978

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April 18, 1978

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