League Division One · Matchday 20
Everton v Manchester United
2–6
Manchester United beat Everton 6–2 at Goodison Park on Monday 26th December 1977 in the League Division One. Lou Macari (27', 53'), Gordon Hill (41'), Steve Coppell (58'), Jimmy Greenhoff (68') and Sammy McIlroy (75') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 27' Lou Macari 0–1
- 41' Gordon Hill 0–2
- Half Time
- 53' Lou Macari 0–3
- 58' Steve Coppell 0–4
- 68' Jimmy Greenhoff 0–5
- 70' Martin Dobson 1–5
- 75' Sammy McIlroy 1–6
- 75' Bob Latchford 2–6
- Minute not recorded
- — Ashley Grimes
- Full Time 2–6
Match Facts
- Andy Ritchie made his Manchester United debut.
- Lou Macari's brace took him to 7 in 1977-1978 and 62 for United.
- Gordon Hill's 8th goal of 1977-1978, and his 40th for United.
- Steve Coppell's 6th goal of 1977-1978, and his 20th for United.
- Jimmy Greenhoff's 3rd goal of 1977-1978, and his 14th for United.
- Sammy McIlroy's 3rd goal of 1977-1978, and his 39th for United.
Starting XI
Substitutes
Managers
MUFC
Dave Sexton
Manchester United
OPP
Gordon Lee
Everton
United vs Everton History
Meeting 107 of 216
216
Played
97
Won
50
Drawn
69
Lost
326
Goals For
292
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 24th September 1892. After this match United had played Everton 107 times: 41W 22D 44L.
1 Dec 1976 L 0–3 LC 27 Dec 1976 W 4–0 D1 5 Apr 1977 W 2–1 D1
26 Dec 1977 W 6–2 This match
27 Mar 1978 L 1–2 D1 2 Sep 1978 D 1–1 D1 21 Nov 1978 L 0–3 D1 | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 105 | 59 | 26 | 20 | 183 | 98 | 56.2 |
| Away | 105 | 36 | 23 | 46 | 140 | 189 | 34.3 |
| Neutral | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 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 →