League Division One · Matchday 25

Manchester United v Derby County

4–0

Saturday 21st January 1978 · Old Trafford · Att: 57,115

Manchester United beat Derby County 4–0 at Old Trafford on Saturday 21st January 1978 in the League Division One. Gordon Hill (6', 28'), Stuart Pearson (70') and Martin Buchan (88') scored for United.

Timeline

Running score

Kick Off
6' Gordon Hill 1–0
28' Gordon Hill pen 2–0
Half Time
70' Stuart Pearson 3–0
88' Martin Buchan 4–0
Full Time 4–0

Match Facts

Starting XI

Player

6 Martin Buchan 88'

9 Stuart Pearson 70'

11 Gordon Hill 6', 28'

Substitutes

No substitutes recorded

Managers

MUFC

Dave Sexton

Manchester United

OPP

Tommy Docherty

Derby County

United vs Derby County History

Meeting 73 of 107

107

Played

Won

Drawn

Lost

193

Goals For

156

Goals Against

All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 31st December 1892. After this match United had played Derby County 73 times: 27W 22D 24L.

28 Aug 1976 D 0–0 D1 5 Feb 1977 W 3–1 D1 3 Sep 1977 W 1–0 D1

21 Jan 1978 W 4–0 This match

9 Dec 1978 W 3–1 D1 28 Apr 1979 D 0–0 D1 15 Sep 1979 W 1–0 D1

All-time	P	W	D	L	F	A	Win%
Home	50	27	12	11	97	50	54.0
Away	55	18	18	19	91	105	32.7
Neutral	2	2	0	0	5	1	100.0

All 107 meetings with Derby County →

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 →