i am a wolves fan but i can remember this day. west brom were brilliant and this game is surely one of the greatest ever.

Gerald Sinstadt deserves credit for highlighting and criticising the racism of the crowd.

I was a 15 year old kid in Denmark at that time. My friends had all found there favourit, english team: Liverpool FC . Man.Utd. ; Arsenal, etc. But since that day : Dec.30. 1978. I am a WEST BROMWICH ALBION fan.

Ths game still gives me goos bumps whenever I watch it. No shirts sponsors, no dayglow pink boots just great football.

I was at this game in the Stretford paddock, behind the away dugout. In 44 years I can count on one hand when the opposition have been applauded off the pitch after the final whistle and this was in the top 3 performances. A stunning match

RIP Cyrille Regis. What a player! From a Man United fan. 🔴⚪️⚫️❤️

I often come back to watch this great game, not so much for the great goals, but as a white man myself who has always despised racism, to see this fine WBA team, with amazing black players, come out on top. As a Watford fan I remember the abuse the likes of Barnes and Blissett used to get years ago, it appalled me and just makes so many people look so ignorant. Admire the game, admire the talent, and enjoy these magnificent players while you can. Regis, what a player.

Gerald Sinstadt was my favourite football commentator. Nobody else created such passion and excitement exemplified at Albion’s fifth goal.

They are amazing trailblazers, as an Albion fan and young lad back then, I was following us everywhere, I instinctively knew the racism was WRONG on a basic human level, collectively our fans knew it as well, I witnessed some awful treatment on my travels and it really made me feel sick, it was embarrassing behaviour, I remember Blues away was very bad , we won 3 - none and Cyrille got a hatrick...it was ace... these black guys were ours, they were making us feel proud because we were a much better team with these lads playing, more dynamic , the black kids from Handsworth, Smethwick and West Brom had quickly started to come to the Hawthorns because they now had role models they could relate to , the terraces became a mass of navy & blue now added to the yellow and green scarves and shirts making it a more colourful visually in the stadium . This whole era was ground breaking stuff that in my honest opinion played a huge part in the challenges of the whole issue.....makes me very proud that my club, The Albion and those amazing lads AND their team mates who recognised all of it as well with their team mates everyone circled the wagons....we all stood taller...especially, Cyrille, Laurie and Brendon , they stood the tallest.

Even as a Man Utd fan, I was in complete awe of West Brom's performance at this match. Aside from Nottingham Forest, they were the most entertaining side of that late 1970s period.

The style and balance that laurie cunningham played the game,you would have thought he was a top brazilian player. Brilliant.

Laurie Cunningham. Orient legend who came through our youth system. RIP

Holmleighnyd, I can tell you as a United fan of a certain age this is still one of the most talked about matchs by my peers. United fans who were there still talk about it. I messaged a friend when Cyril Regis died and I happened to mention I was at this match, so was he. Despite the success United had in the following decades, my father, brothers and friends still talk about this match. One of the greatest ever at Old Trafford

One of the best League games ever and I'm not a Baggies or United fan. Gerald Sinstadt's commentary tops it off.

I know what you mean about racism back then. I am a lifelong Liverpool fan, and racism at Anfield - and indeed at Goodison Park was absolutely shameful. What was even more shameful was the fact that Liverpool FC NEVER ONCE spoke up against it. Even right through to the '80s, when John Barnes was getting bananas thrown at him by Everton AND so--called Liverpool 'fans' racist scum. Regis, Cunningham and Brendan Batson were the forefathers of all British black footballers to follow. I applaud them.

RIP Big Cyrille Regis. A truly humble gentleman (off the pitch) and an absolute beast of a Centre Forward on it. Tremendously talented with a monumental physical presence both on and off the field of play. What a loss not just to the great game and the selfless work he did after his career ended. We'll certainly miss him but God loved him more and has other plans for him elsewhere. On a lighter note, the '3 degrees' (Big Ron Atkinson's) famous line have lost another 'earthly' member, but heaven will surely be celebrating as he rejoins close friend and team mate Laurie Cunningham! Those were tough times back in the day but that team and the style of football they produced lit up the old first Division for me. Goodnight, God bless Cyrille R and THANKS FOR THE MANY MEMORIES! Your legacies will of course live on forever in our hearts

Some absolutely world class goals here - Greenhoff's first and Regis' last...phenomenal

So good that this has been captured & preserved. One of the greatest games ever.

As a 12 yr old, I remember sitting in the Stretford End watching this game. Even though we got humped, it's still one of the best games I've ever seen at OT. WBA, around this time had a fantastic team. I distinctly remember Gary Bailey making some awesome saves and Len Cantello's goal. Watching this clip, have to say I'm impressed by the standard of WBA's play, absolutely lightning on the break and happy in possession.

What a game complete with wonderful goals. On the sad passing of Cyrille Regis it serves as an fitting memory of a great footballer and gentleman. And wasn't Laurie Cunningham a joy to watch too.

I was there and so was my Dad as he was the Linesman on the nearside as shown at 10:07. RIP Dad, We All Miss You x

WBA were absolutely fantastic. They were the cavaliers of British Football. AND THAT IS COMING FROM A LIVERPOOL FAN!

I was a 16-year-old West Brom fan. I was at the WBA v Orient home game in 1977 when Laurie Cunningham was playing on the left-wing for Orient. He absolutely murdered the West Brom defense that day and the Albion supporters were singing "sign him up, sign him up" which Albion did shortly after for 110,000 pounds! What a player!

I was at this game in the Stretford End supporting United. United were just out played by a great WBA side, I remember being surprised by the noise the small band of Albion supporters at the other end were making-come on you Baggies-could be heard loudly from them throughout the game, did not normally hear anything from away fans unless we were playing Leeds liverpool and city

RIP Cyrille - you were part of a fantastic West Brom team at the time.

My favourite Baggies side and absolute all-time favourite home shirt.

He wasn't always perfect but I miss Gerald Sinstadt's commentary. He captured the brilliance of this game perfectly.

To show that pace and grace on to REEEGEES Oooooooooh whaaaat A gooooooooooal!!!! A life definatley to be celebrated and not mourned God bless you big C. And your family

I was a West Brom season ticket holder throughout the 70's. Boy! Were we spoiled.

R.I.P Big man. Such a humble gent was Cyrille.

Beautiful. Cyrille, rest in peace.

without doubt this is the best game of football ive ever seen on the TV, people talk about "the Barcelona way " and the way they knocked the ball about, but nothing they've produced comes anywhere near this performance by WBA , also take a look at the 1954 FA Cup Final again WBA played total football in a 3-2 win against PNE

I had a season ticket for United that season, and missed only 2 games. Bristol City and, unfortunately, this one. Not the result I particularly liked - obviously, but what a match. Had to make do with the TV highlights. Albion were some force to be reckoned with then. Laurie Cunningham and Cyrille Regis, what a deadly duo they were!

Great game which showed how good laurie cunningham was, he simply floated around the united team with , control, pace, skill and shooting which thankfully we can still watch 40 years later.

RIP Cyrille. Legend.

I am leicester and Liverpool fan and this west brom team were one of the best teams never to win the league title fantastic team

Great game, my older brother is a Man Utd fan and me A Baggie I remember this day as a kid and the scores coming in on the TV I couldn't believe what was happening. A great Albion side a great day for all Albion fans. Thanks for the upload.

Now that was some game! RIP Cunningham! You are still remembered

That Umbro West Brom shirt, one of the most iconic ever. Even better in yellow and Green

Love and respect WBA. From a Brentford fan.

Great WBA side Excellent Regis and Cunningham sheer class

I was at the game that day with my friend Des Garrett. Bitterly cold but the Baggies performance certainly warmed the day up.......🙋‍♂️

As a long-suffering West Brom fan (since 1974) I find myself looking at this for the umpteenth time. All three United goals were down to defensive mistakes. Bailey actually had a good game in the United goal. 8-0 would have been a fairer result. Godden, Batson, Statham, Robson, Cantello, the two Browns, Cunningham and the incomparable Cyril Regis. Some team. The only weakness was the centre of the defence and it definitely cost us a league title that year plus the weather which played havoc with the fixture list. The two 'managers' are hilarious at the end.(Not on this video) How can Dave Sexton give Stevie Coppell 'man of the match'? He must have been on pretty strong medication. And Atkinson's comment "one of the coloured front people" says everything about the man and the period ...

I'm Albion ,was there and everywhere we went, a tidal wave of racism awaited. We overcome and we were ahead of our time. Great never to be seen again times in regarding our team.

I remember this match on TV....Fantastic

Nice post - one of my earliest and happiest memories from the game. I don't support Albion, but every time I go to the Hawthorns, I always think about that game and that Albion team generally!

That was some Albion team !!!

An epic match! I was a MU supporter back then. But this west brom team was something else. They developed English Fotboll with their entertaining football. A memorable day this was. I was doing my army service in the Swedish artillery at the time. Watched the game in the barracks. In the evening I got involved in a fight in a Disco. A guy accused me of trying to snatch his girlfriend. The truth was that she came on to me. I lost the fight but I went home with her later that night.

That Regis goal lives rent free in my head always, simply stunning! 👌

one of the best ever matches

Great game of football, great goals, that second Baggies goal was world class and as good as you'll ever see! 👍🏼

The FA were absolutely shameful. And their silence was a sign to me, that they were just a major part of the problem.

Probably my favourite ever football match, even as a Man Utd fan ... always remember Sinstadt "Ohhhh what a gooaaallll" for the last one ..

11:33 - Oooh, what a goal!

rip laurie cunningham

What a spectacular game!!🎉🎉🎉

Rest in peace Gerald Sinstadt

Was at this amazing game and although we lost it was worth the trip over the Pennines and back to Tetney near Grimsby even in horrendous weather conditions.

some of the best goals you could ever see on a football pitch

rip CYRIL , from a red , one of the best games i have ever seen , i was 13 my Dad took me, FUCK RACISM .

I like the idea of Action Replays having a static 'R' in the top left hand corner.

.oh......what a goal!..........wow........what a game; so many great names Bomber Brown, Cunningham, & Regis could have had a hat-trick! Boingboing

@holmleighnyd Great post the extra minutes are well worth it. Could only be beaten by posting the whole 90 minutes. Great stuff!

A hell of a game.

R.I.P Gerald Sinstadt

Great days for the baggies

Yes folks racism was around in the 70s and 80s and yes it was even worse than it is today...!!! Sinstadt was a excellent commentator but even he was lost for words at times..United,s defence was shredded that many times during the game the ambulance was called for..!! Great game, the Utd fans were hostile in those days and the walk/jog/run/sprint was like chariots of fire!! RIp Cyrille & Laurie rest of team absolute credit...

What a side us baggies had got back then, you never know what you've got till it's gone Rip big cyrill Ohhhh what a goal!!!

Cyril Regis bullet goal R I P ( legand)

Truly magnificent WBA team played with flair

West Brom were superb in the late seventies when they were known as WBA.

Hadn't remembered Batson as the third black guy in the team. Amazing to see the mass booing as Laurie Cunningham started running at United.

Fantastic match..I was there :-) Boing Boing!

Brian Greenhoff 21', Gordon McQueen 30', Sammy McIlroy 32' Tony Brown 27', 45', Len Cantello 28', Laurie Cunningham, Cyrille Regis 84'

i have supported wba since 1964 and was there - my only visit to old trafford - we arrived a bit late and went into the stretford end to miss as little of the game as possible - we had to save our cheers till we got back to our car ! - this team came so close to winning the league

Some fantastic goals in that game, from both teams, Cantello's possibly being the pick of the bunch. This was New Year's Eve, 1978, if I remember correctly. After this game a blizzard swept the country and for the next two months the pools panel kept having to be called in as matches kept getting cancelled as numerous snow storms came and went, with a few mild days in-between.

I am very surprised that Malcolm Finlay has not commented on this. He is a very long time Albion fan. He was based around the Uplands on match days. Nickname Finn

If football was like this now....I would start watching it again

Premier league now can only dream of this amount of excitement in a game. Maybe for a whole season!

Of course England can produce skilful players. Gascoigne, Barnes, Hoddle, Waddle, Beardsley, Giggs (welsh but raised in England), Le Tissier. However these days more robotic players are being produced without any magic.

BTW... It was snowing!

Great play on match...Thanks. Fortunately times changes for better today on racism. I knew Cunningham in Spain...By the way...from what city is WBA? Saludos desde Barcelona.

How good seeing highlights of the team I loathe getting beat in their own back yard!!

Good game!

2:52 para los que vengáis de la Media Inglesa, difícil de entender a día de hoy este tipo de cosas

Brown, Cunningham and Big C 👌🏼

Great footie played by some very underated teams back then ..west brom and Ipswich ..good that boys stuck it to the crowd for their rascism .

CLASSIC MATCH RIP GORDON MCQUEEN HERO SCOTLAND AND LEEDS AND MANCHESTER UNITED

Y great grandad is in gaol for west brom

how wba never won the league is unbelieveable the other teams mustve been amazing, ipswhich liverpool etc

@08:16 "what a save by bailey!" indeed.

What an exciting team WBA was in the 70s that team could have challenged for the title had they been able to hang onto Bryan Robson for a bit longer. Also Big Ron has took a lot of stick in recent years for some racist remarks he made and rightly so , however he was also one of the few managers that openly championed

Notice unusual drop ball in penalty area at first minute!

Baggies dream team.

Greatest game ver. Could have had the score of 10 all

Laurie Cunningham

I was their.

who's here because of ian wright?

Absolutely cracking goals there and if not for Bailey would have been 7 or 8. Cunningham and Regis so good. Legendary commentator too. At about 11 minutes did I really hear a kid say black bastard?

great stuff............boy I miss those boys! if you turn your volume up at 10:59, you can a hear a racist woman tell someone to shut up, and called them a Bl,,,,,k T,,,,T And today.........it's still going on