Season 1977/78
original illustrations of the kits worn during the season
Standard home kit (short-sleeved)
Shirt number
Playing Record in this kit:
P2 W0 D1 L1 F0 A4
This kit was worn in the following matches:
Date | Opposition | Date | Opposition |
---|---|---|---|
27/8 | Ipswich T (h) | 17/12 | Nott'm F (h) |
Standard home kit (short-sleeved)
Shirt number
Playing Record in this kit:
P1 W1 D0 L0 F2 A0
This kit was worn in the following matches:
Date | Opposition | Date | Opposition |
---|---|---|---|
5/10 | St Etienne (h) |
Variant home kit
Shirt number
Playing Record in this kit:
P3 W0 D2 L1 F4 A5
This kit was worn in the following matches:
Date | Opposition | Date | Opposition |
---|---|---|---|
15/3 | Man City (h) | 18/3 | West Brom (h) |
27/3 | Everton (h) |
Variant home kit
Shirt number
Playing Record in this kit:
P4 W1 D1 L2 F6 A7
This kit was worn in the following matches:
Date | Opposition | Date | Opposition |
---|---|---|---|
20/8 | Birmingham (a) | 14/9 | St Etienne (a) |
24/9 | Leeds U (a) | 7/1 | Carlisle U (a) |
Variant home kit
Shirt number
Playing Record in this kit:
P1 W1 D0 L0 F2 A1
This kit was worn in the following matches:
Date | Opposition | Date | Opposition |
---|---|---|---|
14/1 | Ipswich T (a) |
Standard home kit (long-sleeved)
Shirt number
Playing Record in this kit:
P2 W2 D0 L0 F5 A2
This kit was worn in the following matches:
Date | Opposition | Date | Opposition |
---|---|---|---|
8/2 | Bristol C (h) | 15/4 | Norwich C (a) |
Variant home kit
Shirt number
Playing Record in this kit:
P1 W1 D0 L0 F2 A1
This kit was worn in the following matches:
Date | Opposition | Date | Opposition |
---|---|---|---|
26/11 | QPR (a) |
Variant home kit
Shirt number
Playing Record in this kit:
P2 W1 D0 L1 F5 A5
This kit was worn in the following matches:
Date | Opposition | Date | Opposition |
---|---|---|---|
1/2 | West Brom (a)1 | 25/3 | Leicester C (a)2 |
1 Tony Park has identified that Joe Jordan, and possibly others, wore a short-sleeved 'Silver Jubilee Cup Final' shirt in this game.
2 Sean Moran has identified that Stuart Pearson, and possibly others, wore a short-sleeved shirt in this game.
Home kit 2
Shirt number
Playing Record in this kit:
P4 W3 D0 L1 F10 A7
This kit was worn in the following matches:
Date | Opposition | Date | Opposition |
---|---|---|---|
3/12 | Wolves (h) | 27/12 | Leicester C (h) |
31/12 | Coventry C (a) | 11/1 | Carlisle U (h) |
Variant home kit
Shirt number
Playing Record in this kit:
P8 W2 D4 L2 F13 A10
This kit was worn in the following matches:
Date | Opposition | Date | Opposition |
---|---|---|---|
2/1 | Birmingham (h) | 25/1 | Derby Co (h) |
28/1 | West Brom (h) | 11/2 | Chelsea (a) |
4/3 | Middlesbrough (h) | 11/3 | Newcastle U (a) |
29/3 | Aston Villa (h) | 8/4 | QPR (h) |
29/4 | Wolves (a) |
Variant home kit
Shirt number
Playing Record in this kit:
P1 W1 D0 L0 F3 A0
This kit was worn in the following matches:
Date | Opposition | Date | Opposition |
---|---|---|---|
22/4 | West Ham (h) |
Home kit 3
Shirt number
Playing Record in this kit:
P9 W6 D0 L3 F15 A12
This kit was worn in the following matches:
Date | Opposition | Date | Opposition |
---|---|---|---|
24/8 | Coventry C (h) | 3/9 | Derby Co (a) |
17/9 | Chelsea (h) | 1/10 | Liverpool (h)1 |
15/10 | Newcastle U (h) | 19/10 | FC Porto (a) |
2/11 | FC Porto (h)2 | 5/11 | Arsenal (h) |
19/11 | Norwich C (h)2 |
Kit notes:
1Sean Moran has discovered that Jimmy Greenhoff changed shirts at half-time in the home game against Liverpool. He wore the standard home shirt without Admiral logo after the break.
2In both these games United changed shirts at half time. In the second half they played in the standard home shirts (without Admiral logos). Many thanks to contributor Tony Russell for this information.
Variant home kit
Shirt number
Playing Record in this kit:
P3 W1 D0 L2 F7 A9
This kit was worn in the following matches:
Date | Opposition | Date | Opposition |
---|---|---|---|
10/9 | Man City (a) | 22/10 | West Brom (a) |
26/12 | Everton (a) |
Pre-season home kit
Shirt number
This kit was worn in the following matches:
Date | Opposition | Date | Opposition |
---|---|---|---|
8/8 | Hamakameratene |
Post-season home kit 1
Shirt number
This kit was worn in the following matches:
Date | Opposition | Date | Opposition |
---|---|---|---|
28/5 | Tampa Bay Rowdies |
Post-season home kit 2
Shirt number
This kit was worn in the following matches:
Date | Opposition | Date | Opposition |
---|---|---|---|
30/5 | Tulsa Roughnecks* |
* Two styles of shirt, one with three red bands on the sleeve trim and one with just two, were worn in the post season friendly in Tulsa. Move the cursor over the kit to reveal the variant.
Standard change kit
Shirt number
Playing Record in this kit:
P9 W1 D1 L7 F9 A17
This kit was worn in the following matches:
Date | Opposition | Date | Opposition |
---|---|---|---|
13/8 | Liverpool (n) | 30/8 | Arsenal (a) |
18/10 | Middlesbrough (a) | 29/10 | Aston Villa (a) |
12/11 | Nott'm F (a) | 10/12 | West Ham (a) |
25/2 | Liverpool (a) | 1/4 | Arsenal (a) |
25/4 | Bristol C (a) |
Home Kit
Variant
Variant
Variant
Change Kit
Variant
European Third Kit
FA Charity Shield
The Season in brief
Under Dave Sexton United's football lacked the spontaneity of previous seasons. Occasionally they burst out of the tactical shackles imposed upon them by the new manager, most notably at Goodison Park on Boxing Day, but more often than not they struggled with Sexton's thoughtful, cautious approach.Four successive defeats in October and November ended any hopes of mounting a title challenge and the club had to be content with a final tenth place.
There were early defeats in all three of the Cup competitions in which United competed; Arsenal in the League Cup, West Brom in the FA Cup and Porto in the Cup Winners Cup. After crowd trouble in the first leg of the Cup Winners Cup first round at St. Etienne, United were thrown out of the competition, although the decision was later relaxed and the club were forced to play the home leg at least 120 miles away from Old Trafford.
There were again subtle changes to the home kit. The sleeve trim on the short sleeved shirts now possessed three thin bands above the broader bottom red band. Of course there were several variations worn during the course of the season including sleeves with two rather than three red bands on the sleeve trim, shirts with or without the Admiral logo, black shorts rather than white, or any combination of the above! Admiral produced a special change shirt for the Charity Shield in August, which was worn throughout the season.
Stepney wore a yellow jersey in both Cup Winners' Cup ties against St. Etienne (who wore green) that season, and in the tie at Porto.
Can you help identify the kits worn by United in the game against Leeds U (h) 1/3/1978.