Premiership · Matchday 08
Wigan Athletic v Manchester United
1–3
Manchester United beat Wigan Athletic 3–1 at JJB Stadium on Saturday 14th October 2006 in the Premiership. Nemanja Vidic (62'), Louis Saha (66') and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer (90'+3') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 4' Leighton Baines 1–0
- 28' Rio Ferdinand
- 40' John O'Shea
- Half Time
- 46' Ryan Giggs for Brown
- 62' Nemanja Vidic 1–1
- 66' Louis Saha 1–2
- 90+3' Ole Gunnar Solskjaer 1–3
- Full Time 1–3
Match Facts
Starting XI
Substitutes
Ryan Giggs
46' for Brown
Wigan Athletic Lineup
Starting XI
5 Fitz Hall D
6 Arjan De Zeeuw D
7 Henri Camara F
8 Kevin Kilbane M
9 Emile Heskey F
13 Chris Kirkland G
14 Denny Landzaat M
17 Emmerson Boyce D
18 Paul Scharner D
20 Gary Teale M
26 Leighton Baines D ⚽
Substitutes
4 Matt Jackson
10 Lee McCulloch on
12 Michael Pollitt
16 Antonio Valencia on
25 Svetoslav Todorov on
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Paul Jewell
Wigan Athletic
Match Information
United vs Wigan Athletic History
Meeting 4 of 20
20
Played
19
Won
0
Drawn
1
Lost
62
Goals For
5
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Wednesday 14th December 2005. After this match United had played Wigan Athletic 4 times: 4W 0D 0L.
14 Dec 2005 W 4–0 PL 26 Feb 2006 W 4–0 LC 6 Mar 2006 W 2–1 PL
14 Oct 2006 W 3–1 This match
26 Dec 2006 W 3–1 PL 6 Oct 2007 W 4–0 PL 11 May 2008 W 2–0 PL | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 100.0 |
| Away | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 4 | 88.9 |
| Neutral | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 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 →