FA Cup · Semi-Final - Replay

Manchester United v Liverpool

1–0

Wednesday 4th April 1979 · Goodison Park · Att: 53,069

Manchester United beat Liverpool 1–0 at Goodison Park (N) on Wednesday 4th April 1979 in the FA Cup. Jimmy Greenhoff (78') scored for United.

Timeline

Running score

Kick Off
Half Time
78' Jimmy Greenhoff 1–0
78' Andy Ritchie for Macari
Full Time 1–0

Match Facts

Jimmy Greenhoff's 15th goal of 1978-1979, and his 32nd for United.

Starting XI

Player

2 Jimmy Nicholl

3 Arthur Albiston

4 Sammy McIlroy

5 Gordon McQueen

6 Martin Buchan

7 Steve Coppell

8 Jimmy Greenhoff 78'

11 Mickey Thomas

Substitutes

78' for Macari

Managers

MUFC

Dave Sexton

Manchester United

OPP

Bob Paisley

Liverpool

United vs Liverpool History

Meeting 104 of 218

218

Played

85

Won

61

Drawn

72

Lost

296

Goals For

294

Goals Against

All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 28th April 1894. After this match United had played Liverpool 104 times: 37W 29D 38L.

25 Feb 1978 L 1–3 D1 26 Dec 1978 L 0–3 D1 31 Mar 1979 D 2–2 FAC

4 Apr 1979 W 1–0 This match

14 Apr 1979 L 0–2 D1 26 Dec 1979 L 0–2 D1 5 Apr 1980 W 2–1 D1

All-time	P	W	D	L	F	A	Win%
Home	105	53	32	20	176	111	50.5
Away	100	27	25	48	105	168	27.0
Neutral	13	5	4	4	15	15	38.5

All 218 meetings with Liverpool →

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 →