FA Cup · 3rd Round
Manchester United v Middlesbrough
3–1
Manchester United beat Middlesbrough 3–1 at Old Trafford on Sunday 3rd January 1999 in the FA Cup. Andrew Cole (68'), Denis Irwin (82') and Ryan Giggs (90') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- Half Time
- 53' Andy Townsend 0–1
- 68' Andrew Cole 1–1
- 73' Ole-Gunnar Solskjaer for Blomqvist
- 75' Phillip Neville for Brown
- 82' Denis Irwin pen 2–1
- 84' Teddy Sheringham for Cole
- 90' Ryan Giggs 3–1
- Full Time 3–1
Match Facts
Starting XI
Substitutes
Ole-Gunnar Solskjaer
73' for Blomqvist
Phillip Neville
75' for Brown
Teddy Sheringham
84' for Cole
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Bryan Robson
Middlesbrough
United vs Middlesbrough History
Meeting 97 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 97 times: 46W 23D 28L.
23 Nov 1996 D 2–2 PL 5 May 1997 D 3–3 PL 19 Dec 1998 L 2–3 PL
3 Jan 1999 W 3–1 This match
9 May 1999 W 1–0 PL 29 Jan 2000 W 1–0 PL 10 Apr 2000 W 4–3 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 FBref and FotMob where available. Last updated 29 September 2026. How we compile this data →