Premiership · Matchday 03
Manchester United v Wolverhampton Wanderers
1–0
Manchester United beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–0 at Old Trafford on Wednesday 27th August 2003 in the Premiership. John O'Shea (10') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 10' John O'Shea 1–0
- 15' Paul Butler
- 30' Nathan Blake
- 34' Gary Neville
- Half Time
- 67' Ryan Giggs for Ronaldo
- 67' Paul Scholes for Kleberson
- 81' John O'Shea
- 84' David Bellion for Solskjaer
- Full Time 1–0
Match Facts
Starting XI
Player
22 John O'Shea 10'
Substitutes
Ryan Giggs
67' for Ronaldo
Paul Scholes
67' for Kleberson
David Bellion
84' for Solskjaer
Wolverhampton Wanderers Lineup
Starting XI
1 Michael Oakes G
2 Denis Irwin D
3 Lee Naylor D
4 Alex Rae M
6 Paul Butler D
7 Shaun Newton M
8 Paul Ince M
9 Nathan Blake F
10 Colin Cameron M
12 Jody Craddock D
17 Henri Camara M
Substitutes
13 Matt Murray
14 Jorge Manuel Rebelo Fernandes Silas on
19 Steffen Iversen
25 Isaac Okoronkwo
32 Sammy Clingan
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Dave Jones
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Match Information
United vs Wolverhampton Wanderers History
Meeting 87 of 116
116
Played
57
Won
21
Drawn
38
Lost
195
Goals For
157
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 15th October 1892. After this match United had played Wolverhampton Wanderers 87 times: 40W 16D 31L.
13 Feb 1982 W 1–0 D1 29 Oct 1983 W 3–0 D1 18 Feb 1984 D 1–1 D1
27 Aug 2003 W 1–0 This match
17 Jan 2004 L 0–1 PL 29 Jan 2006 W 3–0 FAC 23 Sep 2009 W 1–0 LC | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 56 | 36 | 9 | 11 | 102 | 53 | 64.3 |
| Away | 58 | 21 | 11 | 26 | 92 | 102 | 36.2 |
| Neutral | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 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 →