League Division One · Matchday 12

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Manchester United

2–4

Saturday 28th October 1978 · Molineux · Att: 23,141

Manchester United beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 4–2 at Molineux on Saturday 28th October 1978 in the League Division One. Jimmy Greenhoff (21', 28'), Brian Greenhoff (45') and Joe Jordan (52') scored for United.

Timeline

Running score

Kick Off
11' Ashley Grimes for McQueen
21' Jimmy Greenhoff 0–1
28' Jimmy Greenhoff 0–2
31' Ken Hibbitt 1–2
45' Brian Greenhoff 1–3
Half Time
52' Joe Jordan 1–4
66' Steve Daley 2–4
Full Time 2–4

Match Facts

Starting XI

Player

1 Paddy Roche

2 Jimmy Nicholl

3 Stewart Houston

4 Brian Greenhoff 45'

5 Gordon McQueen

6 Martin Buchan

7 Steve Coppell

8 Jimmy Greenhoff 21', 28'

9 Joe Jordan 52'

10 Lou Macari

11 Sammy McIlroy

Substitutes

Ashley Grimes

11' for McQueen

Managers

MUFC

Dave Sexton

Manchester United

OPP

Sammy Chung

Wolverhampton Wanderers

United vs Wolverhampton Wanderers History

Meeting 77 of 116

116

Played

Won

Drawn

Lost

195

Goals For

157

Goals Against

All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 15th October 1892. After this match United had played Wolverhampton Wanderers 77 times: 35W 14D 28L.

9 Mar 1976 W 3–2 FAC 3 Dec 1977 W 3–1 D1 29 Apr 1978 L 1–2 D1

28 Oct 1978 W 4–2 This match

7 May 1979 W 3–2 D1 22 Sep 1979 L 1–3 D1 9 Feb 1980 L 0–1 D1

All-time	P	W	D	L	F	A	Win%
Home	56	36	9	11	102	53	64.3
Away	58	21	11	26	92	102	36.2
Neutral	2	0	1	1	1	2	0.0

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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 →