League Division One · Matchday 37
Manchester United v Norwich City
1–0
Manchester United beat Norwich City 1–0 at Old Trafford on Wednesday 25th April 1979 in the League Division One. Lou Macari (88') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- Half Time
- 88' Lou Macari 1–0
- Minute not recorded
- — Ashley Grimes
- Full Time 1–0
Starting XI
Player
10 Lou Macari 88'
Substitutes
Managers
MUFC
Dave Sexton
Manchester United
OPP
John Bond
Norwich City
United vs Norwich City History
Meeting 25 of 72
72
Played
42
Won
13
Drawn
17
Lost
126
Goals For
66
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 3rd February 1906. After this match United had played Norwich City 25 times: 12W 7D 6L.
19 Nov 1977 W 1–0 D1 15 Apr 1978 W 3–1 D1 7 Apr 1979 D 2–2 D1
25 Apr 1979 W 1–0 This match
26 Sep 1979 L 1–4 LC 24 Nov 1979 W 5–0 D1 19 Apr 1980 W 2–0 D1 | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 35 | 23 | 7 | 5 | 68 | 21 | 65.7 |
| Away | 37 | 19 | 6 | 12 | 58 | 45 | 51.4 |
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 →