Premiership · Matchday 19
Manchester United v Bolton Wanderers
2–0
Manchester United beat Bolton Wanderers 2–0 at Old Trafford on Sunday 26th December 2004 in the Premiership. Ryan Giggs (10') and Paul Scholes (89') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 10' Ryan Giggs 1–0
- Half Time
- 69' Paul Scholes for Ronaldo
- 84' Liam Miller for Rooney
- 89' Paul Scholes 2–0
- Full Time 2–0
Match Facts
Starting XI
Player
11 Ryan Giggs 10'
Bolton Wanderers Lineup
Starting XI
3 Julio Cesar D
4 Kevin Nolan M
6 Gary Speed M
14 Kevin Davies F
15 Radhi Jaidi D
16 Ivan Campo D
18 Nicky Hunt D
21 El-Hadji Diouf F
22 Jussi Jaaskelainen G
26 Tal Ben Haim D
28 Ricardo Vaz Te F
Substitutes
5 Bruno N'Gotty
7 Stelios Giannakopoulos on
10 Jay-Jay Okocha on
13 Andy Oakes
23 Les Ferdinand on
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Sam Allardyce
Bolton Wanderers
Match Information
United vs Bolton Wanderers History
Meeting 105 of 119
119
Played
53
Won
25
Drawn
41
Lost
193
Goals For
155
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 9th December 1893. After this match United had played Bolton Wanderers 105 times: 41W 24D 40L.
16 Aug 2003 W 4–0 PL 7 Jan 2004 W 2–1 PL 11 Sep 2004 D 2–2 PL
26 Dec 2004 W 2–0 This match
31 Dec 2005 W 4–1 PL 1 Apr 2006 W 2–1 PL 28 Oct 2006 W 4–0 PL | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 60 | 34 | 10 | 16 | 109 | 61 | 56.7 |
| Away | 58 | 19 | 15 | 24 | 84 | 92 | 32.8 |
| Neutral | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
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 →