Manchester United 2 Middlesbrough 1
Outcome: Lost
Date: 9/1/1979
Manager: John Neal
Attendance: 51015
Competition: Division One
Goals:
- Craig Johnston
Team
| Player | Yellow | Red | Subbed |
| Jim Platt | |||
| Ian Bailey | |||
| John Craggs | |||
| Tony McAndrew | |||
| David Armstrong | |||
| Mark Procter | |||
| Billy Ashcroft | |||
| Bosco Jankovic | |||
| Craig Johnston | |||
| David Hodgson | |||
| Micky Burns |
Subs
| Player | Yellow | Red | Subbed |
| Graeme Hedley |