| MANCHESTER UNITED RESERVES 1978/79 (CENTRAL LEAGUE) | |||||||||||||||||
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| Date | Opponents | Comp | Venue | Res | Att | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| 8/19/78 | Bury | League | Away | 5-2 | Stepney | Rogers | Moran 1 | Nicholl | Connell | Sloan | C McGrath 1 | Clark 1 | Ritchie 1 | Duxbury | Paterson 1 | Micklewhite | |
| 8/21/78 | Sheffield Wednesday | League | Home | 4-0 | Bailey | Rogers | Moran | Nicholl | Duxbury | Sloan | C McGrath | Clark | Ritchie 1 | Paterson 3 | Grimes | Micklewhite | |
| 8/26/78 | Everton | League | Home | 4-1 | Stepney | Rogers | Moran | Nicholl | Connell | Sloan | Micklewhite | Clark 1 | Ritchie 1 | Paterson 2 | Grimes | Grimshaw | |
| 9/2/78 | Preston North End | League | Away | 3-1 | Stepney | Rogers | Duxbury | McCandless | Connell | Sloan 1 | C McGrath | Clark 1 | Ritchie 1 | Paterson | Micklewhite | McDermott (8) | |
| 9/9/78 | Nottingham Forest | League | Home | 2-0° | Stepney | Rogers | Duxbury | Houston | Connell | Sloan | C McGrath | Micklewhite | Ritchie | Paterson 1 | Grimes | Grimshaw (9) | |
| 9/16/78 | Huddersfield Town | League | Away | 1-1 | Stepney | Rogers | Moran | Houston | Connell | Sloan | C McGrath | Nicholl 1 | Paterson | Duxbury | Clark | Micklewhite | |
| 9/23/78 | Burnley | League | Home | 1-1 | Stepney | Rogers | Duxbury | Nicholl 1 | Connell | Sloan | C McGrath | Clark | Paterson | Micklewhite | Grimshaw | McDermott (10) | |
| 9/30/78 | Manchester City | League | Away | 2-0 | 1,721 | Bailey | Rogers | Nicholl | Duxbury | Connell | Sloan 1 | C McGrath | Micklewhite | Paterson 1 | Hunter | Grimes | McDermott |
| 10/14/78 | Sheffield United | League | Home | 0-1 | Stepney | Rogers | Moran | Duxbury | Connell | Sloan | C McGrath | Micklewhite | Paterson | Ritchie | Worrall | Hunter | |
| 10/21/78 | Stoke City | League | Away | 1-4 | Bailey | Duxbury | Moran | Nicholl | Connell | Sloan | C McGrath | McCreery | Ritchie 1 | Paterson | Hunter | Micklewhite (3) | |
| 10/28/78 | Wolverhampton Wdrs | League | Home | 2-1° | Bailey | Knox | Duxbury | McCandless | Albiston | Sloan | C McGrath | McCreery | Ritchie 1 | Hunter | Ashworth | Micklewhite (6) | |
| 11/4/78 | Newcastle United | League | Away | 2-1 | Bailey | Rogers | McCandless | Duxbury | Albiston | Micklewhite 1 | C McGrath | Paterson | Ritchie 1 | Hunter | Ashworth | Grimshaw (10) | |
| 11/8/78 | Liverpool | League | Away | 4-3 | Bailey | Rogers | McCandless | Duxbury | Albiston | Micklewhite | C McGrath 1 | Paterson 2 | Ritchie | McCreery | Ashworth | Sloan 1 (11) | |
| 11/11/78 | Bury | League | Home | 6-0° | Bailey | Rogers | McCandless | Duxbury | Connell | Sloan | C McGrath 1 | Paterson 1 | Ritchie 3 | Micklewhite | Ashworth | Grimshaw (6) | |
| 11/18/78 | Everton | League | Away | 1-1 | Stepney | Rogers | Moran | Duxbury | Connell | Micklewhite | McCreery | Paterson | Ritchie | Grimes 1 | Ashworth | McCandless (3) | |
| 11/25/78 | Blackpool | League | Home | 3-0° | Stepney | Rogers | Duxbury | Nicholl 1 | Connell | Sloan | C McGrath | McCreery | Paterson | Ritchie 1 | Grimes | Micklewhite | |
| 12/9/78 | Derby County | League | Home | 0-0 | Roche | Albiston | McCandless | Duxbury | Connell | Sloan | C McGrath | McCreery | Pearson | Paterson | Grimes | Rogers (2) | |
| 12/16/78 | Blackburn Rovers | League | Away | 0-0 | Roche | Rogers | Nicholl | Duxbury | Connell | Sloan | McCreery | Hunter | Pearson | Grimes | Ashworth | Micklewhite (11) | |
| 12/23/78 | Leeds United | League | Home | 2-0 | Roche | Rogers | McCandless | Duxbury | C Roberts | Sloan | McCreery | Micklewhite | Hunter | Paterson 2 | Grimes | Grimshaw | |
| 12/30/78 | Bolton Wanderers | League | Away | 0-3 | Roche | Rogers | McCandless | Connell | C Roberts | Nicholl | Micklewhite | Duxbury | Lynam | Hunter | Grimes | Grimshaw (4) | |
| 1/20/79 | Huddersfield Town | League | Home | 2-1 | Roche | Rogers | McCandless | Duxbury | Albiston | Sloan 1 | C McGrath | McCreery | Ritchie | Paterson | Macari 1 | Micklewhite | |
| 2/10/79 | Manchester City | League | Home | 2-0° | 462 | Roche | Rogers | Duxbury | Moran | McCandless | Sloan | C McGrath | Micklewhite | Hunter | Paterson 1 | Grimes | Grimshaw |
| 2/17/79 | Aston Villa | League | Home | 1-1 | Roche | Rogers | Nicholl | Moran | Duxbury | Sloan | C McGrath | McCreery 1 | Hunter | Paterson | Grimes | McCandless | |
| 2/27/79 | Sheffield United | League | Away | 1-1 | Roche | Rogers | Moran | Duxbury | Houston | Sloan | C McGrath | Micklewhite 1 | Paterson | Hunter | Grimshaw | McCandless | |
| 3/3/79 | Stoke City | League | Home | 0-1 | Roche | Rogers | Moran | Duxbury | Houston | Sloan | Hunter | Micklewhite | Jordan | Lynam | Grimshaw | McCandless | |
| 3/5/79 | Coventry City | League | Home | 3-1 | Roche | Rogers | Moran | McCandless | Duxbury | Sloan | Lynam 1 | Paterson 2 | Jordan | Grimshaw | Ashworth | Hunter | |
| 3/12/79 | Aston Villa | League | Away | 0-1 | Roche | Rogers | Moran | McCandless | Duxbury | Sloan | Micklewhite | McCreery | Hunter | Paterson | Grimshaw | Ashworth | |
| 3/24/79 | Sheffield Wednesday | League | Away | 0-4 | Roche | Rogers | McCandless | Duxbury | Connell | Sloan | Lynam | McCreery | Moran | Macari | Ashworth | Grimshaw | |
| 3/26/79 | Preston North End | League | Home | 0-0 | Pears | Rogers | Moran | Duxbury | Connell | Sloan | Micklewhite | McCreery | Lynam | Macari | Paterson | McCandless | |
| 3/31/79 | Blackpool | League | Away | 1-2° | Pears | Rogers | McCandless | Moran | Duxbury | Sloan | McCreery | Grimshaw | Paterson | Hunter | Lynam | Connell (3) | |
| 4/5/79 | Wolverhampton Wdrs | League | Away | 0-1 | Pears | Rogers | Moran | Duxbury | Houston | Sloan | Lynam | McCreery | Ritchie | Paterson | Grimes | Connell | |
| 4/7/79 | West Bromwich Albion | League | Home | 1-3 | Pears | Knox | Moran | Duxbury 1 | Connell | Sloan | Hunter | McCreery | Lynam | Paterson | Grimes | McCandless | |
| 4/14/79 | Liverpool | League | Home | 3-4 | Pears | Rogers | Moran 1 | Duxbury 1 | Connell | Sloan | McCreery | Grimes | Paterson 1 | Hunter | Ashworth | McCandless (10) | |
| 4/17/79 | Coventry City | League | Away | 0-4 | Pears | Rogers | Moran | A Davies | Houston | Sloan | Lynam | McCandless | Paterson | Duxbury | Grimshaw | Connell | |
| 4/19/79 | Nottingham Forest | League | Away | 0-1 | Pears | Rogers | Moran | McCandless | Houston | Sloan | R Lane | Ritchie | Paterson | Duxbury | Grimes | Connell | |
| 4/21/79 | Blackburn Rovers | League | Home | 1-1 | Pears | Rogers | Moran | McCandless | Connell | Sloan | Lynam | Duxbury | Ritchie 1 | Paterson | R Lane | Hunter (11) | |
| 4/28/79 | Derby County | League | Away | 1-2 | Roche | Rogers | Moran | A Davies | Connell | Sloan | C McGrath | Duxbury | Lynam 1 | Paterson | R Lane | McCandless (9) | |
| 5/1/79 | Burnley | League | Away | 0-1 | Roche | McCandless | Moran | Duxbury | Connell | Sloan | Micklewhite | Paterson | Ritchie | Grimshaw | R Lane | Hunter | |
| 5/3/79 | Newcastle United | League | Home | 2-0 | Roche | Rogers | Moran | Duxbury | Connell | Sloan | Micklewhite | Ritchie 1 | Paterson 1 | Worrall | R Lane | A Davies (3) | |
| 5/5/79 | Bolton Wanderers | League | Home | 3-2 | Pears | Rogers | A Davies | Duxbury | Connell | Sloan | Micklewhite | Ritchie 2 | Paterson 1 | Worrall | R Lane | McCandless (11) | |
| 5/7/79 | Leeds United | League | Away | 2-3 | Pears | Rogers | McCandless | Duxbury 1 | Connell | Sloan | Lynam | Micklewhite | Paterson 1 | Worrall | A Davies | Hunter | |
| 5/10/79 | West Bromwich Albion | League | Away | 0-4 | Pears | Rogers | McCandless | Duxbury | Connell | Sloan | Hunter | Paterson | McDermott | Grimshaw | R Lane | Worrall (11) | |
| ° = own goals: ? v Forest (Home), ? v Wolves (Home), ? v Bury (Home), ? v Blackpool (Home), ? v Man City (Home), ? v Blackpool (Away) | |||||||||||||||||