FA Cup · 3rd Round

Manchester United v Chelsea

3–0

Monday 15th January 1979 · Old Trafford · Att: 38,743

Manchester United beat Chelsea 3–0 at Old Trafford on Monday 15th January 1979 in the FA Cup. Steve Coppell (27'), Ashley Grimes (61') and Jimmy Greenhoff (70') scored for United.

Timeline

Running score

Kick Off
27' Steve Coppell 1–0
Half Time
61' Ashley Grimes 2–0
70' Jimmy Greenhoff 3–0
Full Time 3–0

Match Facts

Starting XI

Player

7 Steve Coppell 27'

8 Jimmy Greenhoff 70'

9 Stuart Pearson

10 Jimmy Nicholl

11 Ashley Grimes 61'

Substitutes

No substitutes recorded

Managers

MUFC

Dave Sexton

Manchester United

OPP

Danny Blanchflower

Chelsea

United vs Chelsea History

Meeting 90 of 199

199

Played

Won

Drawn

Lost

312

Goals For

238

Goals Against

All-time record, from the first meeting on Monday 25th December 1905. After this match United had played Chelsea 90 times: 45W 22D 23L.

17 Sep 1977 L 0–1 D1 11 Feb 1978 D 2–2 D1 25 Nov 1978 W 1–0 D1

15 Jan 1979 W 3–0 This match

16 May 1979 D 1–1 D1 5 Sep 1984 D 1–1 D1 29 Dec 1984 W 3–1 D1

All-time	P	W	D	L	F	A	Win%
Home	94	42	32	20	148	88	44.7
Away	94	37	25	32	149	136	39.4
Neutral	11	3	4	4	15	14	27.3

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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 →