Premiership · Matchday 15

Wimbledon v Manchester United

2–5

Saturday 22nd November 1997 · Selhurst Park · Att: 26,309

Manchester United beat Wimbledon 5–2 at Selhurst Park on Saturday 22nd November 1997 in the Premiership. Nicky Butt (48'), David Beckham (67', 75'), Paul Scholes (81') and Andrew Cole (85') scored for United.

Timeline

Running score

Kick Off
Half Time
48' Nicky Butt 0–1
66' David Beckham for G.Neville
67' David Beckham 0–2
68' Neal Ardley 1–2
70' Michael Hughes 2–2
75' David Beckham 2–3
81' Paul Scholes 2–4
85' Andrew Cole 2–5
Full Time 2–5

Match Facts

Starting XI

Player

8 Nicky Butt 48'

9 Andrew Cole 85'

18 Paul Scholes 81'

Substitutes

66' for G.Neville

67', 75'

Managers

MUFC

Alex Ferguson

Manchester United

OPP

Joe Kinnear

Wimbledon

United vs Wimbledon History

Meeting 27 of 32

Played

Won

Drawn

Lost

Goals For

Goals Against

All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 29th November 1986. After this match United had played Wimbledon 27 times: 15W 5D 7L.

25 Jan 1997 D 1–1 FAC 29 Jan 1997 W 2–1 PL 4 Feb 1997 L 0–1 FAC

22 Nov 1997 W 5–2 This match

28 Mar 1998 W 2–0 PL 17 Oct 1998 W 5–1 PL 3 Apr 1999 D 1–1 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

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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 →