Middlesbrough v Arsenal, 30 September 1978
| Score | 3-2 to Arsenal |
| Competition | League Division One |
| Venue | Ayresome Park, Middlesbrough |
| Attendance | 14,404 |
View Middlesbrough v Arsenal head to head
Goals:
| Billy Ashcroft |
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| David Mills |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Jim Stewart
Defender
Tony McAndrew
Defender/Centre back
Stuart Boam
Central defender
Alan Ramage
Left back
Peter Johnson
Midfielder
David Armstrong
Midfielder
Stan Cummins
Midfielder
John Mahoney
Forward
Billy Ashcroft
Forward
David Mills
Defender/Right-back
John Craggs
Substitutions:
| David Hodgson for Billy Ashcroft |
On the bench:
Forward
David Hodgson
3 Arsenal
Goals:
| David O'Leary |
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| David Price |
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| Steve Walford |
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Starting lineup:
Pat Jennings
Goalkeeper
Sammy Nelson
Defender
David O'Leary
Defender
Pat Rice
Defender
Willie Young
Defender/Centre back
Liam Brady
Midfielder
John Devine
Midfielder
David Price
Midfielder
Graham Rix
Midfielder
Frank Stapleton
Forward
Alan Sunderland
Forward/Midfielder
Substitutions:
| Steve Walford for John Devine |
On the bench:
Defender
Steve Walford