League Division One · Matchday 16
Manchester United v Crystal Palace
1–1
Manchester United drew 1–1 with Crystal Palace at Old Trafford on Saturday 17th November 1979 in the League Division One. Joe Jordan (90'+2') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- Half Time
- 73' Ashley Grimes for Thomas
- 77' David Swindlehurst 0–1
- 90+2' Joe Jordan 1–1
- Full Time 1–1
Starting XI
Player
9 Joe Jordan 90'+2
Substitutes
Ashley Grimes
73' for Thomas
Managers
MUFC
Dave Sexton
Manchester United
OPP
Terry Venables
Crystal Palace
United vs Crystal Palace History
Meeting 16 of 70
70
Played
43
Won
14
Drawn
13
Lost
119
Goals For
65
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 26th August 1922. After this match United had played Crystal Palace 16 times: 9W 4D 3L.
25 Mar 1972 W 4–0 D1 16 Dec 1972 L 0–5 D1 11 Apr 1973 W 2–0 D1
17 Nov 1979 D 1–1 This match
29 Mar 1980 W 2–0 D1 1 Nov 1980 L 0–1 D1 4 Apr 1981 W 1–0 D1 | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 35 | 25 | 3 | 7 | 64 | 24 | 71.4 |
| Away | 30 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 45 | 35 | 50.0 |
| Neutral | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 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 29 September 2026. How we compile this data →