Premiership · Matchday 31

Manchester United v Sheffield Wednesday

5–0

Wednesday 16th March 1994 · Old Trafford · Att: 43,669

Manchester United beat Sheffield Wednesday 5–0 at Old Trafford on Wednesday 16th March 1994 in the Premiership. Ryan Giggs (14'), Mark Hughes (15'), Paul Ince (21') and Eric Cantona (45', 55') scored for United.

Timeline

Running score

Kick Off
14' Ryan Giggs 1–0
15' Mark Hughes 2–0
21' Paul Ince 3–0
45' Eric Cantona 4–0
Half Time
46' Brian McClair for Giggs
55' Eric Cantona 5–0
70' Bryan Robson for Kanchelskis
Full Time 5–0

Match Facts

Starting XI

Player

7 Eric Cantona 45', 55'

8 Paul Ince 21'

10 Mark Hughes 15'

11 Ryan Giggs 14'

14 Andrei Kanchelskis

16 Roy Keane

Substitutes

Brian McClair

46' for Giggs

Bryan Robson

70' for Kanchelskis

Managers

MUFC

Alex Ferguson

Manchester United

OPP

Trevor Francis

Sheffield Wednesday

United vs Sheffield Wednesday History

Meeting 112 of 124

124

Played

Won

Drawn

Lost

200

Goals For

171

Goals Against

All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 22nd October 1892. After this match United had played Sheffield Wednesday 112 times: 48W 24D 40L.

2 Oct 1993 W 3–2 PL 13 Feb 1994 W 1–0 LC 2 Mar 1994 W 4–1 LC

16 Mar 1994 W 5–0 This match

8 Oct 1994 L 0–1 PL 7 May 1995 W 1–0 PL 23 Sep 1995 D 0–0 PL

All-time	P	W	D	L	F	A	Win%
Home	61	39	14	8	122	58	63.9
Away	62	15	13	34	78	112	24.2
Neutral	1	0	0	1	0	1	0.0

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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 →