Premiership · Matchday 11
Southampton v Manchester United
6–3
Manchester United lost 3–6 to Southampton at The Dell on Saturday 26th October 1996 in the Premiership. David Beckham (42'), David May (56') and Paul Scholes (89') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 6' Eyal Berkovic 1–0
- 17' Brian McClair for Butt
- 35' Matt Le Tissier 2–0
- 42' David Beckham 2–1
- 45' Egil Ostenstad 3–1
- Half Time
- 46' Denis Irwin for Pallister
- 56' David May 3–2
- 84' Eyal Berkovic 4–2
- 85' Ole-Gunnar Solskjaer for Cruyff
- 86' Egil Ostenstad 5–2
- 89' Paul Scholes 5–3
- 90' Phil Neville OG 6–3
- Minute not recorded
- — Roy Keane
- Full Time 6–3
Match Facts
Starting XI
Substitutes
Brian McClair
17' for Butt
Denis Irwin
46' for Pallister
Ole-Gunnar Solskjaer
85' for Cruyff
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Graeme Souness
Southampton
United vs Southampton History
Meeting 90 of 135
135
Played
70
Won
38
Drawn
27
Lost
239
Goals For
147
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 13th February 1897. After this match United had played Southampton 90 times: 41W 27D 22L.
18 Nov 1995 W 4–1 PL 11 Mar 1996 W 2–0 FAC 13 Apr 1996 L 1–3 PL
26 Oct 1996 L 3–6 This match
1 Feb 1997 W 2–1 PL 13 Aug 1997 W 1–0 PL 19 Jan 1998 L 0–1 PL | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 65 | 41 | 15 | 9 | 134 | 64 | 63.1 |
| Away | 67 | 27 | 23 | 17 | 101 | 80 | 40.3 |
| Neutral | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 66.7 |
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 →