League Division One · Matchday 07
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Manchester United
3–1
Manchester United lost 1–3 to Wolverhampton Wanderers at Molineux on Saturday 22nd September 1979 in the League Division One. Lou Macari (8') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 8' Lou Macari 0–1
- 34' Kenny Hibbitt 1–1
- Half Time
- 73' Andy Gray 2–1
- 80' John Richards 3–1
- Full Time 3–1
Starting XI
Player
Substitutes
No substitutes recorded
Managers
MUFC
Dave Sexton
Manchester United
OPP
John Barnwell
Wolverhampton Wanderers
United vs Wolverhampton Wanderers History
Meeting 79 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 79 times: 36W 14D 29L.
29 Apr 1978 L 1–2 D1 28 Oct 1978 W 4–2 D1 7 May 1979 W 3–2 D1
22 Sep 1979 L 1–3 This match
9 Feb 1980 L 0–1 D1 19 Aug 1980 L 0–1 D1 12 Nov 1980 D 0–0 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 →