League Division One · Matchday 21

Manchester United v Leicester City

3–1

Tuesday 27th December 1977 · Old Trafford · Att: 57,396

Manchester United beat Leicester City 3–1 at Old Trafford on Tuesday 27th December 1977 in the League Division One. Jimmy Greenhoff (40'), Steve Coppell (44') and Gordon Hill (65') scored for United.

Timeline

Running score

Kick Off
40' Jimmy Greenhoff 1–0
44' Steve Coppell 2–0
Half Time
65' Gordon Hill 3–0
85' Mark Goodwin 3–1
Full Time 3–1

Match Facts

Starting XI

Player

7 Steve Coppell 44'

8 Jimmy Greenhoff 40'

9 Andy Ritchie

10 Lou Macari

11 Gordon Hill 65'

Substitutes

No substitutes recorded

Managers

MUFC

Dave Sexton

Manchester United

OPP

Frank McLintock

Leicester City

United vs Leicester City History

Meeting 86 of 140

140

Played

Won

Drawn

Lost

283

Goals For

182

Goals Against

All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 22nd September 1894. After this match United had played Leicester City 86 times: 39W 19D 28L.

24 Apr 1976 L 1–2 D1 20 Nov 1976 D 1–1 D1 16 Apr 1977 D 1–1 D1

27 Dec 1977 W 3–1 This match

25 Mar 1978 W 3–2 D1 13 Sep 1980 W 5–0 D1 7 Feb 1981 L 0–1 D1

All-time	P	W	D	L	F	A	Win%
Home	69	48	14	7	161	65	69.6
Away	69	24	16	29	117	115	34.8
Neutral	2	2	0	0	5	2	100.0

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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 →