League Cup · 3rd Round
Aston Villa v Manchester United
1–2
Manchester United beat Aston Villa 2–1 at Villa Park on Wednesday 8th October 1975 in the League Cup. Lou Macari (63') and Steve Coppell (73') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- Half Time
- 63' Lou Macari 0–1
- 73' Steve Coppell 0–2
- 86' Andy Gray 1–2
- Full Time 1–2
Match Facts
Starting XI
Substitutes
No substitutes recorded
Managers
MUFC
Tommy Docherty
Manchester United
OPP
Ron Saunders
Aston Villa
United vs Aston Villa History
Meeting 97 of 202
202
Played
108
Won
42
Drawn
52
Lost
372
Goals For
259
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 19th November 1892. After this match United had played Aston Villa 97 times: 44W 17D 36L.
23 Dec 1970 L 1–2 LC 16 Nov 1974 W 2–1 D2 22 Feb 1975 L 0–2 D2
8 Oct 1975 W 2–1 This match
15 Nov 1975 W 2–0 D1 21 Feb 1976 L 1–2 D1 6 Nov 1976 L 2–3 D1 | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 100 | 69 | 18 | 13 | 214 | 87 | 69.0 |
| Away | 99 | 38 | 24 | 37 | 154 | 166 | 38.4 |
| Neutral | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 33.3 |
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 →