League Division One · Matchday 20
Middlesbrough v Manchester United
1–0
Manchester United lost 0–1 to Middlesbrough at Ayresome Park on Monday 2nd January 1989 in the League Division One.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- Half Time
- 56' Mark Robins for Beardsmore
- 70' Peter Davenport 1–0
- 79' David Wilson for Gill
- Full Time 1–0
Starting XI
Player
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Bruce Rioch
Middlesbrough
United vs Middlesbrough History
Meeting 87 of 127
127
Played
64
Won
30
Drawn
33
Lost
220
Goals For
169
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 27th January 1894. After this match United had played Middlesbrough 87 times: 41W 19D 27L.
22 Sep 1981 W 2–0 D1 21 Oct 1981 W 1–0 D1 10 Sep 1988 W 1–0 D1
2 Jan 1989 L 0–1 This match
4 Mar 1992 D 0–0 LC 11 Mar 1992 W 2–1 LC 3 Oct 1992 D 1–1 PL | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 68 | 41 | 14 | 13 | 129 | 72 | 60.3 |
| Away | 59 | 23 | 16 | 20 | 91 | 97 | 39.0 |
Match results, lineups and goalscorers compiled from mufcinfo.com; advanced match statistics (xG, shots, possession) via FBref and FotMob where available. Last updated 29 September 2026. How we compile this data →