League Division One · Matchday 10
Manchester United v Aston Villa
3–3
Manchester United drew 3–3 with Aston Villa at Old Trafford on Wednesday 8th October 1980 in the League Division One. Sammy McIlroy (35', 57') and Steve Coppell (36') scored for United.
Timeline
- Kick Off
- 35' Sammy McIlroy pen
- 36' Steve Coppell
- Half Time
- 55' Peter Withe 15' Gordon Cowans pen
- 57' Sammy McIlroy
- 67' Gary Shaw
- Minute not recorded
- — Jimmy Greenhoff
- Full Time 3–3
Running score not shown: the recorded goals for this match don’t include every minute, or don’t reconcile with the final score.
Match Facts
Starting XI
Substitutes
Managers
MUFC
Dave Sexton
Manchester United
OPP
Ron Saunders
Aston Villa
United vs Aston Villa History
Meeting 109 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 109 times: 49W 21D 39L.
24 Feb 1979 D 1–1 D1 8 Sep 1979 W 3–0 D1 23 Apr 1980 W 2–1 D1
8 Oct 1980 D 3–3 This match
14 Mar 1981 D 3–3 D1 12 Sep 1981 D 1–1 D1 6 Feb 1982 W 4–1 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 →