Premiership · Matchday 21
Middlesbrough v Manchester United
0–2
Manchester United beat Middlesbrough 2–0 at Riverside Stadium on Saturday 1st January 2005 in the Premiership. Darren Fletcher (9') and Ryan Giggs (79') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 9' Darren Fletcher 0–1
- Half Time
- 76' Ray Parlour
- 77' Eric Djemba Djemba for Ronaldo
- 79' Ryan Giggs 0–2
- 82' David Bellion for Giggs
- Full Time 0–2
Match Facts
Starting XI
Player
11 Ryan Giggs 79'
Middlesbrough Lineup
Starting XI
1 Mark Schwarzer G
2 Michael Reiziger D
3 Franck Queudrue D
6 Gareth Southgate D
15 Ray Parlour M
16 Joseph Desire Job F
18 Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink F
19 Stewart Downing M
20 Guidoni Junior Doriva M
23 Colin Cooper D
32 Boudewijn Zenden M
Substitutes
8 Szilard Nemeth on
12 Carlo Nash
24 Andrew Davies
25 James Morrison on
29 Tony McMahon
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Steve McClaren
Middlesbrough
Match Information
United vs Middlesbrough History
Meeting 111 of 127
127
Played
64
Won
30
Drawn
33
Lost
220
Goals For
169
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 27th January 1894. After this match United had played Middlesbrough 111 times: 55W 24D 32L.
28 Dec 2003 W 1–0 PL 11 Feb 2004 L 2–3 PL 3 Oct 2004 D 1–1 PL
1 Jan 2005 W 2–0 This match
29 Jan 2005 W 3–0 FAC 29 Oct 2005 L 1–4 PL 1 May 2006 D 0–0 PL | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 68 | 41 | 14 | 13 | 129 | 72 | 60.3 |
| Away | 59 | 23 | 16 | 20 | 91 | 97 | 39.0 |
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 →