Newcastle United 2-2 Man United - March 11, 1978 / Division 1 1977/1978
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Joe Jordan39'
Gordon Hill
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Team line-ups
Newcastle United
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
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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
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
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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 | ||||
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F |
Andrew Parkinson | 46 | 18 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player |
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note |
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Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
No changes regarding the previous match for the starting playersChanges in the starting players regarding the previous match
No changes regarding the previous match for the starting playersManager
Age
Match num
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
McGarry vs Sexton
6 victories
7 draws
7 losses
Manager
Age
Match num
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
Sexton vs McGarry
7 victories
7 draws
6 losses
Videos
Key figures

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

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

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 | |
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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 |
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
1-2 |
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
![]() | Micky Burns | 9 goals | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 12 goals | Gordon Hill | ![]() |
![]() | Micky Burns | 5 goals | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | 6 goals | Lou Macari | ![]() |
- | Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total) | 3 penalties | Gordon Hill | ![]() |
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- | Team's penalty best scorer (Home / Away) | 1 penalty | Gordon Hill | ![]() |
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![]() | Micky Burns | 1 goal during the last match | The fittest player | 4 goals during the last 6 matches | Gordon Hill | ![]() |
Historical head to head
Home
103 gf
70 ga
Away
68 gf
120 ga
Total
171 gf
190 ga
Historical head to head
Home
120 gf
68 ga
Away
70 gf
103 ga
Total
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
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Len White | 6 goals | 1959 - 1960 |
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Micky Burns | 4 goals | 1976 - 1977 |
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Bryan Robson | 4 goals | 1969 - 1970 |
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Ivor Allchurch | 3 goals | 1959 - 1960 |
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John Tudor | 2 goals | 1972 - 1972 |
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Wyn Davies | 2 goals | 1970 - 1970 |
Best historical scorers against Newcastle United
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Bobby Charlton | 6 goals | 1958 - 1972 |
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George Best | 6 goals | 1968 - 1971 |
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Dennis Viollet | 5 goals | 1957 - 1959 |
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Stuart Pearson | 4 goals | 1976 - 1976 |
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Jimmy Greenhoff | 4 goals | 1977 - 1977 |
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Brian Kidd | 4 goals | 1967 - 1971 |
Players with most games played vs Man United
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Dave Craig | 14 matches | 1965 - 1976 |
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Frank Clark | 13 matches | 1965 - 1973 |
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Willie McFaul | 12 matches | 1968 - 1974 |
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Bobby Moncur | 12 matches | 1965 - 1974 |
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Stewart Barrowclough | 11 matches | 1971 - 1977 |
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Tommy Gibb | 10 matches | 1968 - 1973 |
Players with most games played vs Newcastle United
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Bobby Charlton | 23 matches | 1958 - 1973 |
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Alex Stepney | 18 matches | 1967 - 1977 |
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Bill Foulkes | 16 matches | 1956 - 1968 |
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George Best | 15 matches | 1965 - 1973 |
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Tony Dunne | 13 matches | 1965 - 1972 |
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David Sadler | 12 matches | 1967 - 1972 |
They played in both sides
183 matches


17 matches
95 matches


87 matches
64 matches


3 matches
21 matches


107 matches
1 match


30 matches
They played in both sides
21 matches


107 matches
95 matches


87 matches
1 match


30 matches
183 matches


17 matches
64 matches


3 matches
Competition info
The other matches
March 11, 1978
April 04, 1978
April 11, 1978
April 18, 1978
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