League Division One · Matchday 25
Manchester United v Aston Villa
1–1
Manchester United drew 1–1 with Aston Villa at Old Trafford on Saturday 24th February 1979 in the League Division One. Jimmy Greenhoff (75') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 5' Jimmy Nicholl for Macari
- Half Time
- 60' Ken Swain 0–1
- 75' Jimmy Greenhoff pen 1–1
- Full Time 1–1
Starting XI
Player
Substitutes
Jimmy Nicholl
5' for Macari
Managers
MUFC
Dave Sexton
Manchester United
OPP
Ron Saunders
Aston Villa
United vs Aston Villa History
Meeting 106 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 106 times: 47W 20D 39L.
29 Oct 1977 L 1–2 D1 29 Mar 1978 D 1–1 D1 14 Oct 1978 D 2–2 D1
24 Feb 1979 D 1–1 This match
8 Sep 1979 W 3–0 D1 23 Apr 1980 W 2–1 D1 8 Oct 1980 D 3–3 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 →