Premiership · Matchday 03
Newcastle United v Manchester United
0–2
Manchester United beat Newcastle United 2–0 at St James Park, Newcastle on Sunday 28th August 2005 in the Premiership. Wayne Rooney (66') and Ruud van Nistelrooy (90'+1') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 33' Cristiano Ronaldo
- Half Time
- 66' Wayne Rooney 0–1
- 69' Scott Parker
- 72' Ruud van Nistelrooy
- 85' Ji-Sung Park for Keane
- 85' Alan Smith for Fletcher
- 90+1' Ruud van Nistelrooy 0–2
- Full Time 0–2
Match Facts
- A 5th consecutive win in all competitions.
- Wayne Rooney's 3rd goal of 2005-2006, and his 20th for United.
- Ruud van Nistelrooy's 4th goal of 2005-2006, and his 127th for United.
Starting XI
Newcastle United Lineup
Starting XI
1 Shay Given G
2 Stephen Carr D
5 Emre Belözoglu M
6 Jean Alain Boumsong D
8 Kieron Dyer M
9 Alan Shearer F
11 Lee Bowyer M
17 Scott Parker M
20 Albert Luque F
27 Steven Taylor M
33 Celestine Babayaro D
Substitutes
3 Robbie Elliott
7 Jermaine Jenas on
12 Steve Harper
15 Amdy Faye on
23 Shola Ameobi on
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Graeme Souness
Newcastle United
Match Information
United vs Newcastle United History
Meeting 143 of 183
183
Played
93
Won
41
Drawn
49
Lost
351
Goals For
259
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 6th April 1895. After this match United had played Newcastle United 143 times: 71W 33D 39L.
14 Nov 2004 W 3–1 PL 17 Apr 2005 W 4–1 FAC 24 Apr 2005 W 2–1 PL
28 Aug 2005 W 2–0 This match
12 Mar 2006 W 2–0 PL 1 Oct 2006 W 2–0 PL 1 Jan 2007 D 2–2 PL | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 90 | 56 | 22 | 12 | 205 | 100 | 62.2 |
| Away | 88 | 32 | 19 | 37 | 133 | 158 | 36.4 |
| Neutral | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 100.0 |
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 →