Manchester United 3 Middlesbrough 2
Outcome: Lost
Date: 10/7/1978
Manager: John Neal
Attendance: 45402
Competition: DivisionOne
Played at: Old Trafford
Goals:
| Goals | Time | Assists | |
| Micky Burns | |||
| David Mills | |||
Team
| Player | Yellow | Red | Subbed |
| David Mills | |||
| Billy Ashcroft | |||
| Micky Burns | |||
| David Armstrong | |||
| John Mahoney | |||
| Tony McAndrew | |||
| John Craggs | |||
| Ian Bailey | |||
| Alan Ramage | |||
| Stuart Boam | |||
| Jim Stewart |
Subs
| Player | Yellow | Red | Subbed |