Premiership · Matchday 08
Manchester United v Middlesbrough
1–1
Manchester United drew 1–1 with Middlesbrough at Old Trafford on Sunday 3rd October 2004 in the Premiership. Alan Smith (81') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 29' Roy Keane
- 33' Stuart Downing 0–1
- Half Time
- 57' Gaizka Mendieta
- 69' Alan Smith for O'Shea
- 74' George Boateng
- 81' Alan Smith 1–1
- 90' Szilard Nemeth
- Full Time 1–1
Starting XI
Player
Substitutes
Alan Smith
81' 69' for O'Shea
Middlesbrough Lineup
Starting XI
1 Mark Schwarzer G
5 Chris Riggott D
6 Gareth Southgate D
7 George Boateng M
8 Szilard Nemeth F
14 Gaizka Mendieta M
19 Stewart Downing M ⚽
21 Stuart Parnaby D
25 James Morrison M
29 Tony McMahon D
32 Boudewijn Zenden M
Substitutes
12 Carlo Nash
20 Guidoni Junior Doriva on
23 Colin Cooper on
28 Andrew Taylor
30 Danny Graham on
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 110 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 110 times: 54W 24D 32L.
26 Dec 2002 L 1–3 PL 28 Dec 2003 W 1–0 PL 11 Feb 2004 L 2–3 PL
3 Oct 2004 D 1–1 This match
1 Jan 2005 W 2–0 PL 29 Jan 2005 W 3–0 FAC 29 Oct 2005 L 1–4 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 →