Premiership · Matchday 29
Sunderland v Manchester United
2–1
Manchester United lost 1–2 to Sunderland at Roker Park on Saturday 8th March 1997 in the Premiership.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- Half Time
- 52' Michael Gray 1–0
- 57' Andrew Cole for Cruyff
- 57' Ole-Gunnar Solskjaer for Poborsky
- 76' John Mullin 2–0
- 77' Andy Melville OG 2–1
- Full Time 2–1
Starting XI
Player
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Peter Reid
Sunderland
United vs Sunderland History
Meeting 112 of 147
147
Played
67
Won
38
Drawn
42
Lost
254
Goals For
208
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 4th March 1893. After this match United had played Sunderland 112 times: 43W 31D 38L.
6 Jan 1996 D 2–2 FAC 16 Jan 1996 W 2–1 FAC 21 Dec 1996 W 5–0 PL
8 Mar 1997 L 1–2 This match
28 Dec 1999 D 2–2 PL 15 Apr 2000 W 4–0 PL 9 Sep 2000 W 3–0 PL | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 73 | 43 | 18 | 12 | 150 | 77 | 58.9 |
| Away | 73 | 23 | 20 | 30 | 99 | 130 | 31.5 |
| Neutral | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 100.0 |
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 →