League Division One · Matchday 37
Arsenal v Manchester United
3–1
Manchester United lost 1–3 to Arsenal at Highbury on Saturday 1st April 1978 in the League Division One. Joe Jordan (37') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 36' Malcolm MacDonald 1–0
- 37' Joe Jordan 1–1
- Half Time
- 69' Liam Brady 2–1
- 83' Malcolm MacDonald 3–1
- Minute not recorded
- — David McCreery
- Full Time 3–1
Starting XI
Player
8 Joe Jordan 37'
Substitutes
Managers
MUFC
Dave Sexton
Manchester United
OPP
Terry Neill
Arsenal
United vs Arsenal History
Meeting 124 of 245
245
Played
100
Won
55
Drawn
90
Lost
368
Goals For
349
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 13th October 1894. After this match United had played Arsenal 124 times: 52W 21D 51L.
14 May 1977 W 3–2 D1 30 Aug 1977 L 2–3 LC 5 Nov 1977 L 1–2 D1
1 Apr 1978 L 1–3 This match
23 Sep 1978 D 1–1 D1 3 Feb 1979 L 0–2 D1 12 May 1979 L 2–3 FAC | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 117 | 66 | 30 | 21 | 211 | 104 | 56.4 |
| Away | 117 | 31 | 21 | 65 | 146 | 230 | 26.5 |
| Neutral | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 27.3 |
Match results, lineups and goalscorers compiled from mufcinfo.com; advanced match statistics (xG, shots, possession) via FBref and FotMob where available. Last updated 29 September 2026. How we compile this data →