Premiership · Matchday 08
Manchester United v Wimbledon
5–1
Manchester United beat Wimbledon 5–1 at Old Trafford on Saturday 17th October 1998 in the Premiership. Andrew Cole (19', 88'), Ryan Giggs (45'), David Beckham (47') and Dwight Yorke (52') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 19' Andrew Cole 1–0
- 39' Jason Euell 1–1
- 45' Ryan Giggs 2–1
- Half Time
- 47' David Beckham 3–1
- 52' Dwight Yorke 4–1
- 57' Jordi Cruyff for Beckham
- 66' Paul Scholes for Giggs
- 74' John Curtis for P.Neville
- 88' Andrew Cole 5–1
- Full Time 5–1
Match Facts
- United's biggest win over Wimbledon at the time, in their 29th meeting.
- Andrew Cole's brace took him to 4 in 1998-1999 and 61 for United.
- Ryan Giggs' 3rd goal of 1998-1999, and his 67th for United.
- David Beckham's 3rd goal of 1998-1999, and his 34th for United.
- Dwight Yorke's 6th goal of 1998-1999, and his 6th for United.
Starting XI
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Joe Kinnear
Wimbledon
United vs Wimbledon History
Meeting 29 of 32
32
Played
17
Won
8
Drawn
7
Lost
56
Goals For
30
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 29th November 1986. After this match United had played Wimbledon 29 times: 17W 5D 7L.
4 Feb 1997 L 0–1 FAC 22 Nov 1997 W 5–2 PL 28 Mar 1998 W 2–0 PL
17 Oct 1998 W 5–1 This match
3 Apr 1999 D 1–1 PL 18 Sep 1999 D 1–1 PL 26 Feb 2000 D 2–2 PL | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 10 | 60.0 |
| Away | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 31 | 20 | 47.1 |
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 →