Premiership · Matchday 03
Manchester United v Charlton Athletic
4–1
Manchester United beat Charlton Athletic 4–1 at Old Trafford on Wednesday 9th September 1998 in the Premiership. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer (39', 63') and Dwight Yorke (45', 48') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 32' Mark Kinsella 0–1
- 39' Ole Gunnar Solskjaer 1–1
- 45' Dwight Yorke 2–1
- Half Time
- 48' Dwight Yorke 3–1
- 57' Henning Berg for Irwin
- 63' Ole Gunnar Solskjaer 4–1
- 68' Andrew Cole for Solskjaer
- 68' Teddy Sheringham for Yorke
- Full Time 4–1
Match Facts
Starting XI
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Alan Curbishley
Charlton Athletic
United vs Charlton Athletic History
Meeting 44 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 44 times: 25W 9D 10L.
4 Nov 1989 L 0–2 D1 5 May 1990 W 1–0 D1 12 Mar 1994 W 3–1 FAC
9 Sep 1998 W 4–1 This match
31 Jan 1999 W 1–0 PL 9 Dec 2000 D 3–3 PL 10 Apr 2001 W 2–1 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 FBref and FotMob where available. Last updated 29 September 2026. How we compile this data →