League Cup · 3rd Round
Norwich City v Manchester United
4–1
Manchester United lost 1–4 to Norwich City at Carrow Road on Wednesday 26th September 1979 in the League Cup. Sammy McIlroy (22') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 22' Sammy McIlroy 0–1
- 23' Jimmy Nichol OG 1–1
- 26' Phil Hoadley 2–1
- Half Time
- 56' Martin Buchan OG 3–1
- 76' Justin Fashanu 4–1
- Minute not recorded
- — Andy Ritchie
- Full Time 4–1
Starting XI
Substitutes
Managers
MUFC
Dave Sexton
Manchester United
OPP
John Bond
Norwich City
United vs Norwich City History
Meeting 26 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 26 times: 12W 7D 7L.
15 Apr 1978 W 3–1 D1 7 Apr 1979 D 2–2 D1 25 Apr 1979 W 1–0 D1
26 Sep 1979 L 1–4 This match
24 Nov 1979 W 5–0 D1 19 Apr 1980 W 2–0 D1 6 Dec 1980 D 2–2 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 →