FA Cup · 4th Round
Northampton Town v Manchester United
0–3
Manchester United beat Northampton Town 3–0 at Sixfields Stadium on Sunday 25th January 2004 in the FA Cup. Mikael Silvestre (34') and Diego Forlan (68') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 34' Mikael Silvestre 0–1
- Half Time
- 47' Chris Hargreaves OG 0–2
- 68' Diego Forlan 0–3
- 72' Phil Bardsley for Silvestre
- 72' Kieran Richardson for Scholes
- 89' Danny Pugh for Fortune
- Full Time 0–3
Match Facts
Starting XI
Player
21 Diego Forlan 68'
Substitutes
Phil Bardsley
72' for Silvestre
Kieran Richardson
72' for Scholes
Danny Pugh
89' for Fortune
Northampton Town Lineup
Starting XI
5 Chris Willmott D
6 Paul Reid D
7 Martin Reeves M
14 Ian Sampson D
17 Greg Lincoln D
19 Martin Smith F
20 Chris Hargreaves M
21 Lee Harper G
24 Chris Carruthers M
25 Derek Asamoah F
30 Des Lyttle D
Substitutes
1 Glyn Thompson
2 Luke Chambers on
9 Marc Richards on
13 Magno Vieira
18 Paul Harsley on
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Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Colin Calderwood
Northampton Town
United vs Northampton Town History
Meeting 4 of 5
5
Played
4
Won
1
Drawn
0
Lost
21
Goals For
6
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 28th August 1965. After this match United had played Northampton Town 4 times: 3W 1D 0L.
28 Aug 1965 D 1–1 D1 5 Feb 1966 W 6–2 D1 7 Feb 1970 W 8–2 FAC
25 Jan 2004 W 3–0 This match
21 Sep 2016 W 3–1 LC | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 100.0 |
| Away | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 75.0 |
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 →