Premiership · Matchday 11

Manchester United v Watford

4–1

Saturday 16th October 1999 · Old Trafford · Att: 55,188

Manchester United beat Watford 4–1 at Old Trafford on Saturday 16th October 1999 in the Premiership. Dwight Yorke (40'), Andrew Cole (42', 50') and Denis Irwin (45') scored for United.

Timeline

Running score

Kick Off
40' Dwight Yorke 1–0
42' Andrew Cole 2–0
45' Denis Irwin pen 3–0
Half Time
50' Andrew Cole 4–0
55' Roy Keane for Stam
67' Ole-Gunnar Solskjaer for Cole
68' Richard Johnson 4–1
71' Jonathan Greening for Giggs
Full Time 4–1

Match Facts

Starting XI

Player

3 Denis Irwin 45'

9 Andrew Cole 42', 50'

19 Dwight Yorke 40'

Substitutes

55' for Stam

67' for Cole

71' for Giggs

Managers

MUFC

Alex Ferguson

Manchester United

OPP

Graham Taylor

Watford

United vs Watford History

Meeting 19 of 37

Played

Won

Drawn

Lost

Goals For

Goals Against

All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 28th January 1950. After this match United had played Watford 19 times: 10W 5D 4L.

14 Feb 1987 W 3–1 D1 22 Aug 1987 W 2–0 D1 2 Jan 1988 W 1–0 D1

16 Oct 1999 W 4–1 This match

29 Apr 2000 W 3–2 PL 31 Oct 2000 W 3–0 LC 26 Aug 2006 W 2–1 PL

All-time	P	W	D	L	F	A	Win%
Home	17	12	4	1	33	9	70.6
Away	18	10	2	6	25	24	55.6
Neutral	2	2	0	0	6	1	100.0

All 37 meetings with Watford →

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 →