Premiership · Matchday 31
Birmingham City v Manchester United
1–2
Manchester United beat Birmingham City 2–1 at St Andrews on Saturday 10th April 2004 in the Premiership. Cristiano Ronaldo (60') and Louis Saha (78') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 39' Martin Grainger 1–0
- Half Time
- 55' Cristiano Ronaldo for Solskjaer
- 60' Cristiano Ronaldo 1–1
- 74' Diego Forlan for Djemba-Djemba
- 78' Louis Saha 1–2
- 88' Phillip Neville for Giggs
- Full Time 1–2
Match Facts
Starting XI
Player
9 Louis Saha 78'
Substitutes
Cristiano Ronaldo
60' 55' for Solskjaer
Diego Forlan
74' for Djemba-Djemba
Phillip Neville
88' for Giggs
Birmingham City Lineup
Starting XI
4 Kenny Cunningham D
8 Robbie Savage M
9 Mikael Forssell F
10 Bryan Hughes M
11 Stan Lazaridis M
12 Maik Taylor G
15 Martin Taylor D
19 Clinton Morrison F
22 Damien Johnson M
25 Matt Upson D
32 Stephen Clemence M
Substitutes
1 Ian Bennett
3 Martin Grainger on ⚽
14 Stern John on
23 Jamie Clapham on
26 Olivier Tebily
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Steve Bruce
Birmingham City
Match Information
United vs Birmingham City History
Meeting 95 of 106
106
Played
49
Won
32
Drawn
25
Lost
164
Goals For
114
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 22nd April 1893. After this match United had played Birmingham City 95 times: 42W 28D 25L.
28 Dec 2002 W 2–0 PL 4 Feb 2003 W 1–0 PL 4 Oct 2003 W 3–0 PL
10 Apr 2004 W 2–1 This match
16 Oct 2004 D 0–0 PL 5 Feb 2005 W 2–0 PL 20 Dec 2005 W 3–1 LC | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 50 | 32 | 9 | 9 | 85 | 37 | 64.0 |
| Away | 51 | 14 | 21 | 16 | 67 | 72 | 27.5 |
| Neutral | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 60.0 |
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 →