Premiership · Matchday 30

Manchester United v Birmingham City

3–0

Sunday 26th March 2006 · Old Trafford · Att: 69,070

Manchester United beat Birmingham City 3–0 at Old Trafford on Sunday 26th March 2006 in the Premiership. Ryan Giggs (3', 15') and Wayne Rooney (83') scored for United.

Timeline

Running score

Kick Off
3' Ryan Giggs 1–0
15' Ryan Giggs 2–0
25' Martin Latka
36' Jiri Jarosik
39' Ji-Sung Park for Richardson
45' Jermaine Pennant
Half Time
73' Ruud van Nistelrooy for Saha
77' Darren Fletcher for Giggs
83' Wayne Rooney 3–0
Full Time 3–0

Match Facts

A 5th consecutive win in all competitions.
A record crowd for a United match at Old Trafford at the time: 69,070.
Gary Neville made his 500th appearance for United in all competitions.
Ryan Giggs' brace took him to 5 in 2005-2006 and 132 for United.
Wayne Rooney's 16th goal of 2005-2006, and his 33rd for United.

Starting XI

Player

8 Wayne Rooney 83'

11 Ryan Giggs 3', 15'

Substitutes

39' for Richardson

73' for Saha

77' for Giggs

Birmingham City Lineup

Starting XI

1 Maik Taylor G

4 Kenny Cunningham D

7 Jermaine Pennant M

8 Martin Latka D

11 Stan Lazaridis M

14 Jiri Jarosik M

16 Emile Heskey F

22 Damien Johnson M

25 Stephen Clemence M

28 DJ Campbell F

29 Mario Melchiot D

Substitutes

9 Mikael Forssell

15 Neil Kilkenny on

18 Nico Vaesen

24 Alex Bruce on

26 Olivier Tebily on

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Managers

MUFC

Alex Ferguson

Manchester United

OPP

Steve Bruce

Birmingham City

Match Information

Man Utd Birmingham City

57%

Possession

43%

Shots

Shots on Target

Corners

Fouls

Offsides

Saves

United vs Birmingham City History

Meeting 100 of 106

106

Played

Won

Drawn

Lost

164

Goals For

114

Goals Against

All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 22nd April 1893. After this match United had played Birmingham City 100 times: 45W 30D 25L.

5 Feb 2005 W 2–0 PL 20 Dec 2005 W 3–1 LC 28 Dec 2005 D 2–2 PL

26 Mar 2006 W 3–0 This match

29 Sep 2007 W 1–0 PL 1 Jan 2008 W 1–0 PL 16 Aug 2009 W 1–0 PL

All-time	P	W	D	L	F	A	Win%
Home	50	32	9	9	85	37	64.0
Away	51	14	21	16	67	72	27.5
Neutral	5	3	2	0	12	5	60.0

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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 →