Middlesbrough 2 Arsenal 3
Outcome: Lost
Date: 9/30/1978
Manager: John Neal
Attendance: 14404
Competition: Division One
Played at: Ayresome Park
Goals:
| Goals | Time | Assists | |
| Billy Ashcroft | |||
| David Mills | |||
Team
| Player | Yellow | Red | Subbed |
| Jim Stewart | |||
| Tony McAndrew | |||
| John Craggs | |||
| Alan Ramage | |||
| Stuart Boam | |||
| David Armstrong | |||
| Stan Cummins | |||
| John Mahoney | |||
| David Mills | |||
| Billy Ashcroft | |||
| Craig Johnston |
Subs
| Player | Yellow | Red | Subbed |
| David Hodgson |