Premiership · Matchday 28
Manchester United v Newcastle United
2–0
Manchester United beat Newcastle United 2–0 at Old Trafford on Sunday 12th March 2006 in the Premiership. Wayne Rooney (8', 12') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 8' Wayne Rooney 1–0
- 12' Wayne Rooney 2–0
- 45' Patrice Evra for Silvestre
- Half Time
- 73' Peter Ramage
- 75' Ruud van Nistelrooy for Ronaldo
- Full Time 2–0
Starting XI
Player
8 Wayne Rooney 8', 12'
Newcastle United Lineup
Starting XI
1 Shay Given G
3 Robbie Elliott D
4 Nolberto Solano M
5 Emre Belözoglu M
6 Jean Alain Boumsong D
9 Alan Shearer F
14 Charles N'Zogbia M
17 Scott Parker M
23 Shola Ameobi F
26 Peter Ramage D
33 Celestine Babayaro D
Substitutes
8 Kieron Dyer on
11 Lee Bowyer on
12 Steve Harper
20 Albert Luque on
21 Lee Clark
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Glenn Roeder
Newcastle United
Match Information
United vs Newcastle United History
Meeting 144 of 183
183
Played
93
Won
41
Drawn
49
Lost
351
Goals For
259
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 6th April 1895. After this match United had played Newcastle United 144 times: 72W 33D 39L.
17 Apr 2005 W 4–1 FAC 24 Apr 2005 W 2–1 PL 28 Aug 2005 W 2–0 PL
12 Mar 2006 W 2–0 This match
1 Oct 2006 W 2–0 PL 1 Jan 2007 D 2–2 PL 12 Jan 2008 W 6–0 PL | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 90 | 56 | 22 | 12 | 205 | 100 | 62.2 |
| Away | 88 | 32 | 19 | 37 | 133 | 158 | 36.4 |
| Neutral | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 100.0 |
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 →