FA Cup · 6th Round - Replay
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Manchester United
2–3
Manchester United beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–2 at Molineux on Tuesday 9th March 1976 in the FA Cup. Stuart Pearson (35'), Brian Greenhoff (74') and Sammy McIlroy (96') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 19' Steve Kingdon 1–0
- 20' John Richards 2–0
- 33' Jimmy Nicholl for Macari
- 35' Stuart Pearson 2–1
- Half Time
- 74' Brian Greenhoff 2–2
- Extra Time
- 96' Sammy McIlroy 2–3
- Full Time 2–3
Match Facts
Starting XI
Substitutes
Jimmy Nicholl
33' for Macari
Managers
MUFC
Tommy Docherty
Manchester United
OPP
Bill McGarry
Wolverhampton Wanderers
United vs Wolverhampton Wanderers History
Meeting 74 of 116
116
Played
57
Won
21
Drawn
38
Lost
195
Goals For
157
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 15th October 1892. After this match United had played Wolverhampton Wanderers 74 times: 33W 14D 27L.
16 Aug 1975 W 2–0 D1 20 Dec 1975 W 1–0 D1 6 Mar 1976 D 1–1 FAC
9 Mar 1976 W 3–2 This match
3 Dec 1977 W 3–1 D1 29 Apr 1978 L 1–2 D1 28 Oct 1978 W 4–2 D1 | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 56 | 36 | 9 | 11 | 102 | 53 | 64.3 |
| Away | 58 | 21 | 11 | 26 | 92 | 102 | 36.2 |
| Neutral | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.0 |
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 →