League Cup · 3rd Round - 2nd Replay

Manchester United v Sunderland

1–0

Wednesday 6th October 1976 · Old Trafford · Att: 47,689

Manchester United beat Sunderland 1–0 at Old Trafford on Wednesday 6th October 1976 in the League Cup. Brian Greenhoff (75') scored for United.

Timeline

Running score

Kick Off
Half Time
75' Brian Greenhoff 1–0
Minute not recorded
— Arthur Albiston
Full Time 1–0

Match Facts

Brian Greenhoff's 3rd goal of 1976-1977, and his 10th for United.

Starting XI

Player

2 Jimmy Nicholl

3 Stewart Houston

5 Brian Greenhoff 75'

6 Martin Buchan

7 Steve Coppell

8 Sammy McIlroy

9 David McCreery

Substitutes

Arthur Albiston

Managers

MUFC

Tommy Docherty

Manchester United

OPP

Bob Stokoe

Sunderland

United vs Sunderland History

Meeting 92 of 147

147

Played

67

Won

38

Drawn

42

Lost

254

Goals For

208

Goals Against

All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 4th March 1893. After this match United had played Sunderland 92 times: 36W 23D 33L.

18 Jan 1975 D 0–0 D2 22 Sep 1976 D 2–2 LC 4 Oct 1976 D 2–2 LC

6 Oct 1976 W 1–0 This match

10 Nov 1976 D 3–3 D1 11 Apr 1977 L 1–2 D1 30 Aug 1980 D 1–1 D1

All-time	P	W	D	L	F	A	Win%
Home	73	43	18	12	150	77	58.9
Away	73	23	20	30	99	130	31.5
Neutral	1	1	0	0	5	1	100.0

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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 →