FA Cup · 6th Round
Manchester United v Aston Villa
2–1
Manchester United beat Aston Villa 2–1 at Old Trafford on Saturday 19th March 1977 in the FA Cup. Stewart Houston (26') and Lou Macari (76') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 2' Brian Little 0–1
- 26' Stewart Houston 1–1
- Half Time
- 76' Lou Macari 2–1
- Minute not recorded
- — David McCreery
- Full Time 2–1
Match Facts
- United extended an unbeaten run to 14 matches in all competitions.
- Stewart Houston's 4th goal of 1976-1977, and his 13th for United.
- Lou Macari's 9th goal of 1976-1977, and his 53rd for United.
Starting XI
Player
10 Lou Macari 76'
Substitutes
Managers
MUFC
Tommy Docherty
Manchester United
OPP
Ron Saunders
Aston Villa
United vs Aston Villa History
Meeting 102 of 202
202
Played
108
Won
42
Drawn
52
Lost
372
Goals For
259
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 19th November 1892. After this match United had played Aston Villa 102 times: 47W 17D 38L.
21 Feb 1976 L 1–2 D1 6 Nov 1976 L 2–3 D1 1 Jan 1977 W 2–0 D1
19 Mar 1977 W 2–1 This match
29 Oct 1977 L 1–2 D1 29 Mar 1978 D 1–1 D1 14 Oct 1978 D 2–2 D1 | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 100 | 69 | 18 | 13 | 214 | 87 | 69.0 |
| Away | 99 | 38 | 24 | 37 | 154 | 166 | 38.4 |
| Neutral | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 33.3 |
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 →