Premiership · Matchday 13
Manchester United v Sheffield Wednesday
6–1
Manchester United beat Sheffield Wednesday 6–1 at Old Trafford on Saturday 1st November 1997 in the Premiership. Teddy Sheringham (13', 63'), Andrew Cole (39') and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer (41', 75') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 13' Teddy Sheringham 1–0
- 20' Jon Newsome OG 2–0
- 39' Andrew Cole 3–0
- 41' Ole Gunnar Solskjaer 4–0
- Half Time
- 56' Karel Poborsky for Scholes
- 63' Teddy Sheringham 5–0
- 69' Guy Whittingham 5–1
- 75' Ole Gunnar Solskjaer 6–1
- 76' Brian McClair for Butt
- 76' John Curtis for Berg
- Full Time 6–1
Match Facts
Starting XI
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
David Pleat
Sheffield Wednesday
United vs Sheffield Wednesday History
Meeting 119 of 124
124
Played
54
Won
27
Drawn
43
Lost
200
Goals For
171
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 22nd October 1892. After this match United had played Sheffield Wednesday 119 times: 51W 27D 41L.
9 Dec 1995 D 2–2 PL 18 Dec 1996 D 1–1 PL 15 Mar 1997 W 2–0 PL
1 Nov 1997 W 6–1 This match
7 Mar 1998 L 0–2 PL 21 Nov 1998 L 1–3 PL 17 Apr 1999 W 3–0 PL | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 61 | 39 | 14 | 8 | 122 | 58 | 63.9 |
| Away | 62 | 15 | 13 | 34 | 78 | 112 | 24.2 |
| Neutral | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
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 →