Premiership · Matchday 20
Bolton Wanderers v Manchester United
1–2
Manchester United beat Bolton Wanderers 2–1 at Reebok Stadium on Wednesday 7th January 2004 in the Premiership. Paul Scholes (24') and Ruud van Nistelrooy (39') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 24' Paul Scholes 0–1
- 39' Ruud van Nistelrooy 0–2
- Half Time
- 62' Nicky Hunt
- 82' Nicky Butt for Keane
- 84' Per Frandsen
- 84' Quinton Fortune for Giggs
- 89' Gary Neville OG 1–2
- Full Time 1–2
Match Facts
- A 8th consecutive win in all competitions.
- Paul Scholes' 8th goal of 2003-2004, and his 106th for United.
- Ruud van Nistelrooy's 18th goal of 2003-2004, and his 95th for United.
Starting XI
Bolton Wanderers Lineup
Starting XI
3 Simon Charlton D
4 Kevin Nolan M
5 Bruno N'Gotty D
6 Youri Djorkaeff M ⚽
8 Per Frandsen M
10 Jay-Jay Okocha M
11 Ricardo Gardner M
14 Kevin Davies F
16 Ivan Campo D
18 Nicky Hunt D
22 Jussi Jaaskelainen G
Substitutes
1 Kevin Poole
7 Stelios Giannakopoulos
15 Ibrahim Ba on
25 Varela Javi Moreno on
26 Emerson Thome on
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Sam Allardyce
Bolton Wanderers
Match Information
United vs Bolton Wanderers History
Meeting 103 of 119
119
Played
53
Won
25
Drawn
41
Lost
193
Goals For
155
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 9th December 1893. After this match United had played Bolton Wanderers 103 times: 40W 23D 40L.
11 Sep 2002 L 0–1 PL 22 Feb 2003 D 1–1 PL 16 Aug 2003 W 4–0 PL
7 Jan 2004 W 2–1 This match
11 Sep 2004 D 2–2 PL 26 Dec 2004 W 2–0 PL 31 Dec 2005 W 4–1 PL | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 60 | 34 | 10 | 16 | 109 | 61 | 56.7 |
| Away | 58 | 19 | 15 | 24 | 84 | 92 | 32.8 |
| Neutral | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
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 →