League Division One · Matchday 19
Ipswich Town v Manchester United
2–1
Manchester United lost 1–2 to Ipswich Town at Portman Road on Monday 3rd January 1977 in the League Division One. Stuart Pearson (1') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 1' Stuart Pearson 0–1
- Half Time
- 73' Chris McGrath for Pearson
- 79' Brian Greenhoff OG 1–1
- 83' Clive Woods 2–1
- Full Time 2–1
Starting XI
Player
Substitutes
Chris McGrath
73' for Pearson
Managers
MUFC
Tommy Docherty
Manchester United
OPP
Bobby Robson
Ipswich Town
United vs Ipswich Town History
Meeting 26 of 60
60
Played
31
Won
10
Drawn
19
Lost
100
Goals For
71
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 25th January 1958. After this match United had played Ipswich Town 26 times: 13W 2D 11L.
20 Sep 1975 W 1–0 D1 10 Apr 1976 L 0–3 D1 30 Oct 1976 L 0–1 D1
3 Jan 1977 L 1–2 This match
27 Aug 1977 D 0–0 D1 14 Jan 1978 W 2–1 D1 26 Aug 1978 L 0–3 D1 | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 30 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 60 | 19 | 66.7 |
| Away | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 40 | 52 | 36.7 |
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 →