Premiership · Matchday 26
Manchester United v Birmingham City
2–0
Manchester United beat Birmingham City 2–0 at Old Trafford on Saturday 5th February 2005 in the Premiership. Roy Keane (55') and Wayne Rooney (78') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 45' Damien Johnson
- Half Time
- 55' Roy Keane 1–0
- 65' Mehdi Nafti
- 68' Quinton Fortune for Saha
- 78' Wayne Rooney 2–0
- 82' Phillip Neville for Giggs
- 82' Liam Miller for Rooney
- 86' Gabriel Heinze
- 90' Jermaine Pennant
- Full Time 2–0
Match Facts
Starting XI
Birmingham City Lineup
Starting XI
1 Maik Taylor G
3 Jamie Clapham D
4 Kenny Cunningham D
7 Robbie Blake F
8 Jermaine Pennant M
9 Walter Pandiani F
15 Martin Taylor D
21 Julian Gray M
22 Damien Johnson M
29 Mario Melchiot D
36 Mehdi Nafti M
Substitutes
2 Olivier Tebily on
14 Njazi Kuqi
18 Nico Vaesen
19 Clinton Morrison on
24 Darren Carter on
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Steve Bruce
Birmingham City
Match Information
United vs Birmingham City History
Meeting 97 of 106
106
Played
49
Won
32
Drawn
25
Lost
164
Goals For
114
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 22nd April 1893. After this match United had played Birmingham City 97 times: 43W 29D 25L.
4 Oct 2003 W 3–0 PL 10 Apr 2004 W 2–1 PL 16 Oct 2004 D 0–0 PL
5 Feb 2005 W 2–0 This match
20 Dec 2005 W 3–1 LC 28 Dec 2005 D 2–2 PL 26 Mar 2006 W 3–0 PL | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 50 | 32 | 9 | 9 | 85 | 37 | 64.0 |
| Away | 51 | 14 | 21 | 16 | 67 | 72 | 27.5 |
| Neutral | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 60.0 |
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 →