Premiership · Matchday 29
Newcastle United v Manchester United
1–2
Manchester United beat Newcastle United 2–1 at St James Park, Newcastle on Saturday 13th March 1999 in the Premiership. Andrew Cole (25', 51') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 16' Nolberto Solano 1–0
- 25' Andrew Cole 1–1
- Half Time
- 46' Raimond van der Gouw for Schmeichel
- 51' Andrew Cole 1–2
- 74' Ronny Johnsen for Giggs
- 87' Phillip Neville for Scholes
- Full Time 1–2
Match Facts
- United extended an unbeaten run to 17 matches in all competitions.
- Andrew Cole's brace took him to 20 in 1998-1999 and 77 for United.
Starting XI
Player
9 Andrew Cole 25', 51'
Substitutes
Raimond van der Gouw
46' for Schmeichel
Ronny Johnsen
74' for Giggs
Phillip Neville
87' for Scholes
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Ruud Gullit
Newcastle United
United vs Newcastle United History
Meeting 128 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 128 times: 60W 31D 37L.
21 Dec 1997 W 1–0 PL 18 Apr 1998 D 1–1 PL 8 Nov 1998 D 0–0 PL
13 Mar 1999 W 2–1 This match
22 May 1999 W 2–0 FAC 30 Aug 1999 W 5–1 PL 12 Feb 2000 L 0–3 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 FBref and FotMob where available. Last updated 29 September 2026. How we compile this data →