Premiership · Matchday 02
Newcastle United v Manchester United
1–2
Manchester United beat Newcastle United 2–1 at St James Park, Newcastle on Saturday 23rd August 2003 in the Premiership. Ruud van Nistelrooy (51') and Paul Scholes (59') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 10' Andy Griffin
- 26' Alan Shearer 1–0
- 36' Titus Bramble
- Half Time
- 51' Ruud van Nistelrooy 1–1
- 59' Paul Scholes 1–2
- 62' Ole-Gunnar Solskjaer
- 71' Ruud van Nistelrooy
- 77' Cristiano Ronaldo for Solskjaer
- 90' Diego Forlan for Giggs
- Full Time 1–2
Match Facts
Starting XI
Player
18 Paul Scholes 59'
Newcastle United Lineup
Starting XI
1 Shay Given G
2 Andy Griffin D
5 Andy O'Brien D
8 Kieron Dyer M
9 Alan Shearer F ⚽
11 Gary Speed M
18 Aaron Hughes D
19 Titus Bramble D
23 Shola Ameobi F
29 Lee Bowyer M
32 Laurent Robert M
Substitutes
7 Jermaine Jenas on
13 Steve Harper
28 Michael Chopra on
35 Olivier Bernard
45 Hugo Miguel Ferreira Viana on
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Bobby Robson
Newcastle United
Match Information
United vs Newcastle United History
Meeting 138 of 183
183
Played
93
Won
41
Drawn
49
Lost
351
Goals For
259
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 6th April 1895. After this match United had played Newcastle United 138 times: 67W 32D 39L.
2 Jan 2002 W 3–1 PL 23 Nov 2002 W 5–3 PL 12 Apr 2003 W 6–2 PL
23 Aug 2003 W 2–1 This match
11 Jan 2004 D 0–0 PL 14 Nov 2004 W 3–1 PL 17 Apr 2005 W 4–1 FAC | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 90 | 56 | 22 | 12 | 205 | 100 | 62.2 |
| Away | 88 | 32 | 19 | 37 | 133 | 158 | 36.4 |
| Neutral | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 100.0 |
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 →