Premiership · Matchday 02
Manchester United v Norwich City
2–1
Manchester United beat Norwich City 2–1 at Old Trafford on Saturday 21st August 2004 in the Premiership. David Bellion (32') and Alan Smith (50') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 32' David Bellion 1–0
- Half Time
- 49' Thomas Helveg
- 50' Alan Smith 2–0
- 73' Phillip Neville for G.Neville
- 74' Kieran Richardson for Bellion
- 75' Paul McVeigh 2–1
- 85' Cristiano Ronaldo for Miller
- Full Time 2–1
Match Facts
Starting XI
Substitutes
Phillip Neville
73' for G.Neville
Kieran Richardson
74' for Bellion
Cristiano Ronaldo
85' for Miller
Norwich City Lineup
Starting XI
1 Robert Green G
3 Adam Drury D
5 Craig Fleming D
6 Darren Huckerby F
8 Gary Holt M
9 Mattias Jonson M
10 David Bentley F
16 Simon Charlton D
19 Mathias Svensson F
20 Damien Francis M
26 Thomas Helveg M
Substitutes
14 Leon McKenzie on
17 Marc Edworthy
18 Paul Mcveigh on ⚽
21 Darren Ward
27 Gary Doherty on
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Nigel Worthington
Norwich City
Match Information
United vs Norwich City History
Meeting 57 of 72
72
Played
42
Won
13
Drawn
17
Lost
126
Goals For
66
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 3rd February 1906. After this match United had played Norwich City 57 times: 30W 13D 14L.
30 Jan 1994 W 2–0 FAC 3 Dec 1994 W 1–0 PL 22 Feb 1995 W 2–0 PL
21 Aug 2004 W 2–1 This match
9 Apr 2005 L 0–2 PL 1 Oct 2011 W 2–0 PL 26 Feb 2012 W 2–1 PL | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 35 | 23 | 7 | 5 | 68 | 21 | 65.7 |
| Away | 37 | 19 | 6 | 12 | 58 | 45 | 51.4 |
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 →