League Division One · Matchday 16
Arsenal v Manchester United
3–1
Manchester United lost 1–3 to Arsenal at Highbury on Saturday 18th December 1976 in the League Division One. Sammy McIlroy (6') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 5' Malcolm Macdonald 1–0
- 6' Sammy McIlroy 1–1
- 45+2' Liam Brady 2–1
- Half Time
- 52' Malcolm Macdonald 3–1
- 76' Chris McGrath for B.Greenhoff
- Full Time 3–1
Starting XI
Player
Substitutes
Chris McGrath
76' for B.Greenhoff
Managers
MUFC
Tommy Docherty
Manchester United
OPP
Terry Neill
Arsenal
United vs Arsenal History
Meeting 120 of 245
245
Played
100
Won
55
Drawn
90
Lost
368
Goals For
349
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 13th October 1894. After this match United had played Arsenal 120 times: 51W 21D 48L.
19 Jan 1974 D 1–1 D1 18 Oct 1975 W 3–1 D1 22 Nov 1975 L 1–3 D1
18 Dec 1976 L 1–3 This match
14 May 1977 W 3–2 D1 30 Aug 1977 L 2–3 LC 5 Nov 1977 L 1–2 D1 | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 117 | 66 | 30 | 21 | 211 | 104 | 56.4 |
| Away | 117 | 31 | 21 | 65 | 146 | 230 | 26.5 |
| Neutral | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 27.3 |
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 →