League Division One · Matchday 42
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Manchester United
2–1
Manchester United lost 1–2 to Wolverhampton Wanderers at Molineux on Saturday 29th April 1978 in the League Division One. Brian Greenhoff (37') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 37' Brian Greenhoff 0–1
- Half Time
- 47' Martin Patching 1–1
- 51' David McCreery for B.Greenhoff
- 76' Melvyn Eves 2–1
- Full Time 2–1
Starting XI
Player
Substitutes
David McCreery
51' for B.Greenhoff
Managers
MUFC
Dave Sexton
Manchester United
OPP
Sammy Chung
Wolverhampton Wanderers
United vs Wolverhampton Wanderers History
Meeting 76 of 116
116
Played
57
Won
21
Drawn
38
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 76 times: 34W 14D 28L.
6 Mar 1976 D 1–1 FAC 9 Mar 1976 W 3–2 FAC 3 Dec 1977 W 3–1 D1
29 Apr 1978 L 1–2 This match
28 Oct 1978 W 4–2 D1 7 May 1979 W 3–2 D1 22 Sep 1979 L 1–3 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 |
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 →