League Division One · Matchday 36
Manchester United v Aston Villa
1–1
Manchester United drew 1–1 with Aston Villa at Old Trafford on Wednesday 29th March 1978 in the League Division One. Sammy McIlroy (52') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 35' David McCreery for J.Greenhoff
- Half Time
- 50' John Deehan 0–1
- 52' Sammy McIlroy 1–1
- Full Time 1–1
Starting XI
Player
4 Sammy McIlroy 52'
Substitutes
David McCreery
35' for J.Greenhoff
Managers
MUFC
Dave Sexton
Manchester United
OPP
Ron Saunders
Aston Villa
United vs Aston Villa History
Meeting 104 of 203
203
Played
108
Won
43
Drawn
52
Lost
376
Goals For
263
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 19th November 1892. After this match United had played Aston Villa 104 times: 47W 18D 39L.
1 Jan 1977 W 2–0 D1 19 Mar 1977 W 2–1 FAC 29 Oct 1977 L 1–2 D1
29 Mar 1978 D 1–1 This match
14 Oct 1978 D 2–2 D1 24 Feb 1979 D 1–1 D1 8 Sep 1979 W 3–0 D1 | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 101 | 69 | 19 | 13 | 218 | 91 | 68.3 |
| Away | 99 | 38 | 24 | 37 | 154 | 166 | 38.4 |
| Neutral | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 33.3 |
Match results, lineups and goalscorers compiled from mufcinfo.com; advanced match statistics (xG, shots, possession) via FBref and FotMob where available. Last updated 9 November 2026. How we compile this data →