Premiership · Matchday 19
Birmingham City v Manchester United
2–2
Manchester United drew 2–2 with Birmingham City at St Andrews on Wednesday 28th December 2005 in the Premiership. Ruud van Nistelrooy (4') and Wayne Rooney (53') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 4' Ruud van Nistelrooy 0–1
- 18' Jamie Clapham 1–1
- Half Time
- 53' Wayne Rooney 1–2
- 77' Walter Pandiani 2–2
- 84' Ji-Sung Park for Smith
- 84' Ole-Gunnar Solskjaer for Ronaldo
- 86' Ryan Giggs for Richardson
- Full Time 2–2
Match Facts
Starting XI
Player
8 Wayne Rooney 53'
Substitutes
Ji-Sung Park
84' for Smith
Ole-Gunnar Solskjaer
84' for Ronaldo
Ryan Giggs
86' for Richardson
Birmingham City Lineup
Starting XI
1 Maik Taylor G
2 Martin Taylor D
3 Jamie Clapham D ⚽
4 Kenny Cunningham D
5 Matt Upson D
7 Jermaine Pennant M
14 Jiri Jarosik M
16 Emile Heskey F
20 Nicky Butt M
22 Damien Johnson M
25 Stephen Clemence M
Substitutes
8 Walter Pandiani on ⚽
15 Neil Kilkenny on
18 Nico Vaesen
26 Olivier Tebily
31 Marcos Painter on
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Steve Bruce
Birmingham City
Match Information
United vs Birmingham City History
Meeting 99 of 106
106
Played
49
Won
32
Drawn
25
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 99 times: 44W 30D 25L.
16 Oct 2004 D 0–0 PL 5 Feb 2005 W 2–0 PL 20 Dec 2005 W 3–1 LC
28 Dec 2005 D 2–2 This match
26 Mar 2006 W 3–0 PL 29 Sep 2007 W 1–0 PL 1 Jan 2008 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 |
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 →