Premiership · Matchday 24
Manchester United v Wimbledon
2–1
Manchester United beat Wimbledon 2–1 at Old Trafford on Wednesday 29th January 1997 in the Premiership. Ryan Giggs (75') and Andrew Cole (82') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- Half Time
- 61' Chris Perry 0–1
- 64' Andrew Cole for Scholes
- 75' Ryan Giggs 1–1
- 82' Andrew Cole 2–1
- Full Time 2–1
Match Facts
- United extended an unbeaten run to 13 matches in all competitions.
- Roy Keane made his 150th appearance for United in all competitions.
- Ryan Giggs' 4th goal of 1996-1997, and his 54th for United.
- Andrew Cole's 2nd goal of 1996-1997, and his 27th for United.
Starting XI
Player
11 Ryan Giggs 75'
Substitutes
Andrew Cole
82' 64' for Scholes
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Joe Kinnear
Wimbledon
United vs Wimbledon History
Meeting 25 of 32
32
Played
17
Won
8
Drawn
7
Lost
56
Goals For
30
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 29th November 1986. After this match United had played Wimbledon 25 times: 14W 5D 6L.
3 Feb 1996 W 4–2 PL 17 Aug 1996 W 3–0 PL 25 Jan 1997 D 1–1 FAC
29 Jan 1997 W 2–1 This match
4 Feb 1997 L 0–1 FAC 22 Nov 1997 W 5–2 PL 28 Mar 1998 W 2–0 PL | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 10 | 60.0 |
| Away | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 31 | 20 | 47.1 |
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 →