League Division One · Matchday 32

Manchester United v Stoke City

3–0

Saturday 9th April 1977 · Old Trafford · Att: 53,102

Manchester United beat Stoke City 3–0 at Old Trafford on Saturday 9th April 1977 in the League Division One. Stewart Houston (51'), Lou Macari (60') and Stuart Pearson (81') scored for United.

Timeline

Running score

Kick Off
22' David McCreery for J.Greenhoff
Half Time
51' Stewart Houston 1–0
60' Lou Macari 2–0
81' Stuart Pearson 3–0
Full Time 3–0

Match Facts

Starting XI

Player

1 Alex Stepney

2 Jimmy Nicholl

3 Stewart Houston 51'

10 Lou Macari 60'

11 Gordon Hill 81'

Substitutes

David McCreery

22' for J.Greenhoff

Managers

MUFC

Tommy Docherty

Manchester United

OPP

George Eastham

Stoke City

United vs Stoke City History

Meeting 72 of 108

108

Played

Won

Drawn

Lost

166

Goals For

127

Goals Against

All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 7th January 1893. After this match United had played Stoke City 72 times: 21W 28D 23L.

29 Apr 1974 L 0–1 D1 30 Aug 1975 W 1–0 D1 21 Apr 1976 L 0–1 D1

9 Apr 1977 W 3–0 This match

11 May 1977 D 3–3 D1 29 Sep 1979 W 4–0 D1 16 Feb 1980 D 1–1 D1

All-time	P	W	D	L	F	A	Win%
Home	53	29	17	7	101	43	54.7
Away	53	14	19	20	61	79	26.4
Neutral	2	1	0	1	4	5	50.0

All 108 meetings with Stoke City →

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 →