Premiership · Matchday 37
Manchester United v Charlton Athletic
4–1
Manchester United beat Charlton Athletic 4–1 at Old Trafford on Saturday 3rd May 2003 in the Premiership. David Beckham (11') and Ruud van Nistelrooy (32', 37', 53') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 11' David Beckham 1–0
- 13' Claus Jensen 1–1
- 32' Ruud van Nistelrooy 2–1
- 37' Ruud van Nistelrooy 3–1
- Half Time
- 53' Ruud van Nistelrooy 4–1
- 69' Juan Sebastian Veron for Scholes
- 77' Nicky Butt for Giggs
- 77' Diego Forlan for Solskjaer
- 87' Jonathan Fortune
- Full Time 4–1
Match Facts
- Ruud van Nistelrooy scored a hat-trick.
- Ruud van Nistelrooy scored his 75th goal for United in all competitions.
- Ruud van Nistelrooy made his 100th appearance for United in all competitions.
- David Beckham's 10th goal of 2002-2003, and his 83rd for United.
- Ruud van Nistelrooy's 3 goals took him to 42 in 2002-2003 and 76 for United.
Starting XI
Substitutes
Juan Sebastian Veron
69' for Scholes
Nicky Butt
77' for Giggs
Diego Forlan
77' for Solskjaer
Charlton Athletic Lineup
Starting XI
1 Dean Kiely G
2 Radostin Kishishev D
3 Chris Powell D
7 Scott Parker M
9 Jason Euell F
10 Claus Jensen M ⚽
17 Shaun Bartlett F
18 Paul Konchesky D
19 Luke Young D
23 Kevin Lisbie F
24 Jonathan Fortune D
Substitutes
4 Graham Stuart
13 Paul Rachubka
16 Chris Bart-Williams on
21 Jonatan Johansson on
31 Osei Sankofa on
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Alan Curbishley
Charlton Athletic
Match Information
United vs Charlton Athletic History
Meeting 51 of 60
60
Played
39
Won
11
Drawn
10
Lost
126
Goals For
61
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Friday 25th March 1932. After this match United had played Charlton Athletic 51 times: 30W 11D 10L.
10 Feb 2002 W 2–0 PL 11 May 2002 D 0–0 PL 28 Sep 2002 W 3–1 PL
3 May 2003 W 4–1 This match
13 Sep 2003 W 2–0 PL 20 Apr 2004 W 2–0 PL 20 Nov 2004 W 2–0 PL | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 32 | 24 | 5 | 3 | 78 | 25 | 75.0 |
| Away | 28 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 48 | 36 | 53.6 |
Match results, lineups and goalscorers compiled from mufcinfo.com; advanced match statistics (xG, shots, possession) via ESPN where available. Last updated 29 September 2026. How we compile this data →