Manchester United 2 v 3 Arsenal, FA Cup, Final, 12th May 1979, Season 1978-1979, Venue: Wembley
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Starting 11 & match stats of Manchester United football club first team FA Cup match v opponent Arsenal football club, played on Saturday 12th May 1979 at Wembley stadium during the 1978-1979 season.
Scoreboard
Manchester United 2
Gordon McQueen 86', Sammy McIlroy 88'
Arsenal 3
Brian Talbot 12', *Frank Stapleton 43', Alan Sunderland 89'
First MATCH (127) Last
Misc match information
The Managers Match details Head to head record
Sexton, Dave Neill, Terry
Sexton, Dave Neill, Terry
Saturday 12th May 1979
FA Cup
1978-1979
Final
FA Cup Trophy
Venue: Wembley (N)
Attendance: 99219
Match 127 of 243 vs Arsenal
Arsenal


Arsenal
P W D L F A Diff Win%
116 66 30 20 211 103 +108 0.57
116 30 21 65 143 228 -85 0.26
11 3 4 4 11 15 -4 0.27
243 99 55 89 365 346 +19 0.41
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Manchester United Starting 11
Manchester United shirt number Manchester United portraits Manchester United player name Manchester United red cards Manchester United National flag Manchester United substitutes Goal Goal time
Manchester United squad number 1 Manchester United player portrait of Bailey, Gary Bailey, Gary
Manchester United squad number 2 Manchester United player portrait of Nicholl, Jimmy Nicholl, Jimmy
Manchester United squad number 3 Manchester United player portrait of Albiston, Arthur Albiston, Arthur
Manchester United squad number 4 Manchester United player portrait of McIlroy, Sammy McIlroy, Sammy 88'
Manchester United squad number 5 Manchester United player portrait of McQueen, Gordon McQueen, Gordon 86'
Manchester United squad number 6 Manchester United player portrait of Buchan, Martin Buchan, Martin
Manchester United squad number 7 Manchester United player portrait of Coppell, Steve Coppell, Steve
Manchester United squad number 8 Manchester United player portrait of Greenhoff, Jimmy Greenhoff, Jimmy
Manchester United squad number 9 Manchester United player portrait of Jordan, Joe Jordan, Joe
Manchester United squad number 10 Manchester United player portrait of Macari, Lou Macari, Lou
Manchester United squad number 11 Manchester United player portrait of Thomas, Mickey Thomas, Mickey
Match shirt
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Manchester United shirt worn for game v Arsenal played on Saturday 12th May 1979 at Wembley stadium during the 1978-1979 season.
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