FA Cup · 3rd Round
Tottenham Hotspur v Manchester United
1–1
Manchester United drew 1–1 with Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane on Saturday 5th January 1980 in the FA Cup. Sammy McIlroy (58') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- Half Time
- 52' Osvaldo Ardiles 1–0
- 58' Sammy McIlroy pen 1–1
- Full Time 1–1
Starting XI
Player
4 Sammy McIlroy 58'
Substitutes
No substitutes recorded
Managers
MUFC
Dave Sexton
Manchester United
OPP
Keith Burkinshaw
Tottenham Hotspur
United vs Tottenham Hotspur History
Meeting 101 of 207
207
Played
96
Won
53
Drawn
58
Lost
326
Goals For
274
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 28th January 1899. After this match United had played Tottenham Hotspur 101 times: 40W 28D 33L.
29 Aug 1979 L 1–2 LC 5 Sep 1979 W 3–1 LC 1 Dec 1979 W 2–1 D1
5 Jan 1980 D 1–1 This match
9 Jan 1980 L 0–1 FAC 12 Apr 1980 W 4–1 D1 6 Sep 1980 D 0–0 D1 | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 103 | 67 | 17 | 19 | 195 | 107 | 65.0 |
| Away | 100 | 28 | 35 | 37 | 128 | 162 | 28.0 |
| Neutral | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 25.0 |
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 →