League Division One · Matchday 36

Manchester United v Middlesbrough

3–0

Saturday 27th March 1976 · Old Trafford · Att: 58,527

Manchester United beat Middlesbrough 3–0 at Old Trafford on Saturday 27th March 1976 in the League Division One. Gerry Daly (60'), David McCreery (65') and Gordon Hill (70') scored for United.

Timeline

Running score

Kick Off
Half Time
60' Gerry Daly pen 1–0
65' David McCreery 2–0
70' Gordon Hill 3–0
Full Time 3–0

Match Facts

Starting XI

Player

4 Gerry Daly 60'

10 David McCreery 65'

11 Gordon Hill 70'

Substitutes

No substitutes recorded

Managers

MUFC

Tommy Docherty

Manchester United

OPP

Jack Charlton

Middlesbrough

United vs Middlesbrough History

Meeting 73 of 127

127

Played

Won

Drawn

Lost

220

Goals For

169

Goals Against

All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 27th January 1894. After this match United had played Middlesbrough 73 times: 34W 15D 24L.

4 Dec 1974 D 0–0 LC 18 Dec 1974 W 3–0 LC 6 Dec 1975 D 0–0 D1

27 Mar 1976 W 3–0 This match

18 Sep 1976 W 2–0 D1 26 Apr 1977 L 0–3 D1 8 Oct 1977 L 1–2 D1

All-time	P	W	D	L	F	A	Win%
Home	68	41	14	13	129	72	60.3
Away	59	23	16	20	91	97	39.0

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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 →