League Division One · Matchday 01

Manchester United v Middlesbrough

3–0

Saturday 16th August 1980 · Old Trafford · Att: 54,394

Manchester United beat Middlesbrough 3–0 at Old Trafford on Saturday 16th August 1980 in the League Division One. Mickey Thomas (41'), Lou Macari (70') and Ashley Grimes (90') scored for United.

Timeline

Running score

Kick Off
10' Ashley Grimes for Jordan
41' Mickey Thomas 1–0
Half Time
70' Lou Macari 2–0
90' Ashley Grimes 3–0
Full Time 3–0

Match Facts

Starting XI

Player

10 Lou Macari 70'

11 Mickey Thomas 41'

Substitutes

Ashley Grimes

10' for Jordan

90'

Managers

MUFC

Dave Sexton

Manchester United

OPP

John Neal

Middlesbrough

United vs Middlesbrough History

Meeting 82 of 127

127

Played

Won

Drawn

Lost

220

Goals For

169

Goals Against

All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 27th January 1894. After this match United had played Middlesbrough 82 times: 38W 18D 26L.

27 Mar 1979 D 2–2 D1 1 Sep 1979 W 2–1 D1 12 Jan 1980 D 1–1 D1

16 Aug 1980 W 3–0 This match

15 Nov 1980 D 1–1 D1 22 Sep 1981 W 2–0 D1 21 Oct 1981 W 1–0 D1

All-time	P	W	D	L	F	A	Win%
Home	68	41	14	13	129	72	60.3
Away	59	23	16	20	91	97	39.0

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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 →