League Division One · Matchday 03
Ipswich Town v Manchester United
3–0
Manchester United lost 0–3 to Ipswich Town at Portman Road on Saturday 26th August 1978 in the League Division One.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 16' Paul Mariner 1–0
- Half Time
- 52' Chris McGrath for McCreery
- 67' Paul Mariner 2–0
- 69' Brian Talbot 3–0
- Full Time 3–0
Starting XI
Player
Substitutes
Chris McGrath
52' for McCreery
Managers
MUFC
Dave Sexton
Manchester United
OPP
Bobby Robson
Ipswich Town
United vs Ipswich Town History
Meeting 29 of 60
60
Played
31
Won
10
Drawn
19
Lost
100
Goals For
71
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 25th January 1958. After this match United had played Ipswich Town 29 times: 14W 3D 12L.
3 Jan 1977 L 1–2 D1 27 Aug 1977 D 0–0 D1 14 Jan 1978 W 2–1 D1
26 Aug 1978 L 0–3 This match
18 Nov 1978 W 2–0 D1 20 Oct 1979 W 1–0 D1 1 Mar 1980 L 0–6 D1 | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 30 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 60 | 19 | 66.7 |
| Away | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 40 | 52 | 36.7 |
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 →