League Division One · Matchday 23

Manchester United v Arsenal

3–0

Saturday 29th December 1979 · Old Trafford · Att: 54,295

Manchester United beat Arsenal 3–0 at Old Trafford on Saturday 29th December 1979 in the League Division One. Gordon McQueen (7'), Joe Jordan (39') and Sammy McIlroy (70') scored for United.

Timeline

Running score

Kick Off
7' Gordon McQueen 1–0
39' Joe Jordan 2–0
Half Time
70' Sammy McIlroy pen 3–0
Full Time 3–0

Match Facts

Starting XI

Player

1 Gary Bailey

2 Jimmy Nicholl

3 Stewart Houston

4 Sammy McIlroy 70'

5 Gordon McQueen 7'

9 Joe Jordan 39'

Substitutes

No substitutes recorded

Managers

MUFC

Dave Sexton

Manchester United

OPP

Terry Neill

Arsenal

United vs Arsenal History

Meeting 129 of 245

245

Played

100

Won

Drawn

Lost

368

Goals For

349

Goals Against

All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 13th October 1894. After this match United had played Arsenal 129 times: 53W 23D 53L.

3 Feb 1979 L 0–2 D1 12 May 1979 L 2–3 FAC 25 Aug 1979 D 0–0 D1

29 Dec 1979 W 3–0 This match

11 Oct 1980 D 0–0 D1 20 Dec 1980 L 1–2 D1 26 Sep 1981 D 0–0 D1

All-time	P	W	D	L	F	A	Win%
Home	117	66	30	21	211	104	56.4
Away	117	31	21	65	146	230	26.5
Neutral	11	3	4	4	11	15	27.3

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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 →