Wolverhampton 2-1 Man United - April 29, 1978 / Division 1 1977/1978
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76'
WOL
37' - Goal
Brian Greenhoff
WOL
47' - Goal
Martin Patching47
51' - Substitution
Brian Greenhoffis substituted by David McCreery
76' - Goal
Mel Eves76
MU
MU
Team line-ups
Wolverhampton
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Paul Bradshaw | 22 | 32 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Bob Hazell | 18 | 18 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
John McAlle | 28 | 319 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Derek Parkin | 30 | 339 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
George Berry | 20 | 5 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Geoff Palmer | 23 | 123 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Steve Daley | 25 | 129 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Martin Patching | 47 | 19 | 36 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Mel Eves | 76 | 21 | 10 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
John Richards | 27 | 246 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Billy Rafferty | 27 | 11 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
23.6 years
Average number of matches played for the team
115
Man United
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Alex Stepney | 35 | 489 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Brian Greenhoff | 3751 | 25 | 182 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Gordon McQueen | 25 | 14 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Stewart Houston | 28 | 159 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Jimmy Nicholl | 21 | 127 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Arthur Albiston | 20 | 66 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Ashley Grimes | 20 | 17 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Sammy McIlroy | 23 | 221 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Steve Coppell | 22 | 157 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Joe Jordan | 26 | 16 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Stuart Pearson | 28 | 141 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
24.8 years
Average number of matches played for the team
144
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M |
David McCreery | 51 | 20 | 92 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
No changes regarding the previous match for the starting playersChanges in the starting players regarding the previous match
Alex Stepney
IN
Patrick Roche
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
45
92
Success rate in this team:
39 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
39 %
Chung vs Man United
1 victory
0 draw
1 loss
Chung vs Sexton
1 victory
0 draw
1 loss
Manager
Age
Match num
48
52
Success rate in this team:
37 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
42 %
Sexton vs Wolverhampton
7 victories
6 draws
9 losses
Sexton vs Chung
1 victory
0 draw
1 loss
Videos
Key figures
It's the first time Brian Greenhoff scores a goal vs Wolverhampton in his professional career with Manchester United since the 09/03/1976 (with Manchester United vs Wolverhampton )
End of streak for Wolverhampton after 3 matches without scoring any goal vs Man United in Premier League (since 23/02/1974). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 26/12/1969 (2 matches)
Only back at the time of Sir Matt Busby head of Manchester United (28/12/1970-02/06/1971), you can see a manager go over Dave Sexton with 1.6 goals scored per game in Premier League (1.98).
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | DWolverhampton 3-3 Norwich City04/03/1978 | DWolverhampton 1-1 West Bromwich Albion14/03/1978 | DWolverhampton 1-1 Manchester City18/03/1978 | LWolverhampton 1-3 Liverpool25/03/1978 | LWolverhampton 0-1 Birmingham City01/04/1978 | DWolverhampton 0-0 Middlesbrough15/04/1978 |
| Overall | LLeeds United 2-1 Wolverhampton27/03/1978 | LCoventry 4-0 Wolverhampton28/03/1978 | LWolverhampton 0-1 Birmingham City01/04/1978 | LDerby County 3-1 Wolverhampton08/04/1978 | DWolverhampton 0-0 Middlesbrough15/04/1978 | DChelsea 1-1 Wolverhampton22/04/1978 |
Current form
| Away | LLiverpool 3-1 Manchester United25/02/1978 | DNewcastle United 2-2 Manchester United11/03/1978 | VLeicester 2-3 Manchester United25/03/1978 | LArsenal 3-1 Manchester United01/04/1978 | VNorwich City 1-3 Manchester United15/04/1978 | VBristol City 0-1 Manchester United25/04/1978 |
| Overall | DManchester United 1-1 Aston Villa29/03/1978 | LArsenal 3-1 Manchester United01/04/1978 | VManchester United 3-1 Queens Park Rangers08/04/1978 | VNorwich City 1-3 Manchester United15/04/1978 | VManchester United 3-0 West Ham22/04/1978 | VBristol City 0-1 Manchester United25/04/1978 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Drawing streak | 1 | 2 |
| Unbeaten streak | 1 | 2 |
| Winless streak | 6 | 9 |
| Scoring streak | 0 | 1 |
| Goalless streak | 2 | 0 |
| Conceding streak | 0 | 1 |
| Invincibility streak | 1 | 0 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 2 | 4 |
| Unbeaten streak | 2 | 4 |
| Drawless streak | 4 | 5 |
| Scoring streak | 10 | 11 |
| Invincibility streak | 1 | 2 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
|
39 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
41 |
|
19 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
20 |
|
9 |
Victories (Competition total) |
16 |
|
5 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
7 |
|
12 |
Draws (Competition total) |
10 |
|
8 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
4 |
|
18 |
Losses (Competition total) |
15 |
|
6 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
9 |
Goals
|
44 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
66 |
|
25 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
34 |
|
61 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
61 |
|
25 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
38 |
|
1.13 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
1.61 |
|
1.32 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
1.7 |
|
1.56 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
1.49 |
|
1.32 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
1.9 |
Betting aid
|
22 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
29 |
|
10 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
17 |
|
9 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
8 |
|
6 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
2 |
|
12 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
7 |
|
4 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
2 |
|
23 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
28 |
|
12 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
16 |
|
1-1 |
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
1-2 |
Bookings
|
1 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Yellow cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
Key players
| John Richards | 10 goals | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 17 goals | Gordon Hill | |
| John Richards | 7 goals | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | 8 goals | Gordon Hill | |
| Steve Daley | 1 penalty | Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total) | 6 penalties | Gordon Hill | |
| Steve Daley | 1 penalty | Team's penalty best scorer (Home / Away) | 1 penalty | Gordon Hill | |
| Mel Eves | 1 goal during the last match | The fittest player | 4 goals during the last 4 matches | Stuart Pearson |  |
Historical head to head
Home
80 gf
59 ga
Away
42 gf
70 ga
Neutral ground
2 gf
1 ga
Total
124 gf
130 ga
Historical head to head
Home
70 gf
42 ga
Away
59 gf
80 ga
Neutral ground
1 gf
2 ga
Total
130 gf
124 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 7 - 0 |
December 26, 1931 |
| Home | 7 - 0 |
December 26, 1931 |
Largest victory
| Overall | 10 - 1 |
October 15, 1892 |
| Away | 6 - 2 |
November 01, 1947 |
Latest head to head
December 03, 1977 - Division 1 1977/1978
March 09, 1976 - FA Cup 1975/1976
March 06, 1976 - FA Cup 1975/1976
December 20, 1975 - Division 1 1975/1976
August 16, 1975 - Division 1 1975/1976
Best historical scorers against Man United
|
John Richards | 5 goals | 1972 - 1977 |
 |
Raymond Crawford | 5 goals | 1963 - 1964 |
|
Derek Dougan | 4 goals | 1969 - 1973 |
 |
Jimmy Murray | 3 goals | 1959 - 1962 |
|
Bobby Gould | 3 goals | 1970 - 1970 |
|
Dennis Westcott | 3 goals | 1946 - 1947 |
Best historical scorers against Wolverhampton
 |
Bobby Charlton | 11 goals | 1957 - 1973 |
 |
Denis Law | 10 goals | 1962 - 1968 |
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George Best | 7 goals | 1965 - 1971 |
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David Herd | 7 goals | 1962 - 1966 |
 |
Sammy McIlroy | 4 goals | 1972 - 1977 |
 |
Brian Kidd | 3 goals | 1967 - 1970 |
Players with most games played vs Man United
|
Michael A Bailey | 14 matches | 1967 - 1975 |
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David Wagstaffe | 14 matches | 1965 - 1975 |
|
Phil Parkes | 14 matches | 1968 - 1975 |
|
Derek Parkin | 13 matches | 1968 - 1977 |
|
Frank Munro | 12 matches | 1969 - 1975 |
|
John McAlle | 12 matches | 1970 - 1977 |
Players with most games played vs Wolverhampton
|
Bobby Charlton | 30 matches | 1956 - 1973 |
 |
Bill Foulkes | 22 matches | 1956 - 1969 |
|
Alex Stepney | 18 matches | 1967 - 1976 |
|
Tony Dunne | 17 matches | 1962 - 1973 |
|
Denis Law | 15 matches | 1962 - 1973 |
|
George Best | 15 matches | 1964 - 1972 |
They played in both sides
173 matches
11 matches
They played in both sides
173 matches
11 matches
Competition info
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April 29, 1978
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