League Division One · Matchday 14
Birmingham City v Manchester United
5–1
Manchester United lost 1–5 to Birmingham City at St Andrews on Saturday 11th November 1978 in the League Division One. Joe Jordan (13') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 13' Joe Jordan 0–1
- 23' Kevin Dillon 1–1
- 32' Alan Buckley 2–1
- 36' Alan Buckley 3–1
- Half Time
- 51' Don Givens 4–1
- 90' Jimmy Calderwood 5–1
- Minute not recorded
- — Arthur Albiston
- Full Time 5–1
Starting XI
Player
9 Joe Jordan 13'
Substitutes
Managers
MUFC
Dave Sexton
Manchester United
OPP
Jim Smith
Birmingham City
United vs Birmingham City History
Meeting 81 of 106
106
Played
49
Won
32
Drawn
25
Lost
164
Goals For
114
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 22nd April 1893. After this match United had played Birmingham City 81 times: 32W 24D 25L.
20 Aug 1977 W 4–1 D1 2 Jan 1978 L 1–2 D1 19 Aug 1978 W 1–0 D1
11 Nov 1978 L 1–5 This match
23 Aug 1980 D 0–0 D1 31 Jan 1981 W 2–0 D1 17 Oct 1981 D 1–1 D1 | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 50 | 32 | 9 | 9 | 85 | 37 | 64.0 |
| Away | 51 | 14 | 21 | 16 | 67 | 72 | 27.5 |
| Neutral | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 60.0 |
Match results, lineups and goalscorers compiled from mufcinfo.com; advanced match statistics (xG, shots, possession) via FBref and FotMob where available. Last updated 9 November 2026. How we compile this data →