League Cup · 3rd Round
Manchester United v Sunderland
2–2
Manchester United drew 2–2 with Sunderland at Old Trafford on Wednesday 22nd September 1976 in the League Cup. Stuart Pearson (16') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 6' Ray Train 0–1
- 16' Stuart Pearson 1–1
- Half Time
- 80' Tony Towers 1–2
- 87' Jeff Clarke OG 2–2
- Full Time 2–2
Starting XI
Player
9 Stuart Pearson 16'
Substitutes
No substitutes recorded
Managers
MUFC
Tommy Docherty
Manchester United
OPP
Bob Stokoe
Sunderland
United vs Sunderland History
Meeting 90 of 147
147
Played
67
Won
38
Drawn
42
Lost
254
Goals For
208
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 4th March 1893. After this match United had played Sunderland 90 times: 35W 22D 33L.
27 Dec 1969 D 1–1 D1 30 Nov 1974 W 3–2 D2 18 Jan 1975 D 0–0 D2
22 Sep 1976 D 2–2 This match
4 Oct 1976 D 2–2 LC 6 Oct 1976 W 1–0 LC 10 Nov 1976 D 3–3 D1 | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 73 | 43 | 18 | 12 | 150 | 77 | 58.9 |
| Away | 73 | 23 | 20 | 30 | 99 | 130 | 31.5 |
| Neutral | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 100.0 |
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 →