Premiership · Matchday 38
Manchester United v Charlton Athletic
4–0
Manchester United beat Charlton Athletic 4–0 at Old Trafford on Sunday 7th May 2006 in the Premiership. Louis Saha (19'), Cristiano Ronaldo (23') and Kieran Richardson (58') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 19' Louis Saha 1–0
- 23' Cristiano Ronaldo 2–0
- 34' Jason Euell OG 3–0
- 45' Paul Scholes for O'Shea
- Half Time
- 58' Kieran Richardson 4–0
- 59' Kieran Richardson
- 61' Ole-Gunnar Solskjaer for Saha
- 61' Nemanja Vidic for G.Neville
- Full Time 4–0
Match Facts
- A record crowd for a United match at Old Trafford at the time: 73,006.
- Louis Saha's 15th goal of 2005-2006, and his 24th for United.
- Cristiano Ronaldo's 11th goal of 2005-2006, and his 26th for United.
- Kieran Richardson's 6th goal of 2005-2006, and his 8th for United.
Starting XI
Player
9 Louis Saha 19'
Substitutes
Paul Scholes
45' for O'Shea
Ole-Gunnar Solskjaer
61' for Saha
Nemanja Vidic
61' for G.Neville
Charlton Athletic Lineup
Starting XI
4 Gonzalo Sorondo D
5 Chris Perry D
7 Radostin Kishishev M
8 Matthew Holland M
9 Jason Euell F
10 Darren Bent F
16 Stephan Andersen G
17 Shaun Bartlett F
20 Bryan Hughes M
22 Chris Powell D
28 Osei Sankofa D
Substitutes
18 Darren Ambrose on
24 Jonathan Fortune on
29 Lloyd Sam on
33 Darren Randolph
38 Jay Bothroyd
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Alan Curbishley
Charlton Athletic
Match Information
United vs Charlton Athletic History
Meeting 57 of 60
60
Played
39
Won
11
Drawn
10
Lost
126
Goals For
61
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Friday 25th March 1932. After this match United had played Charlton Athletic 57 times: 36W 11D 10L.
20 Nov 2004 W 2–0 PL 1 May 2005 W 4–0 PL 19 Nov 2005 W 3–1 PL
7 May 2006 W 4–0 This match
23 Aug 2006 W 3–0 PL 10 Feb 2007 W 2–0 PL 10 Jan 2023 W 3–0 LC | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 32 | 24 | 5 | 3 | 78 | 25 | 75.0 |
| Away | 28 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 48 | 36 | 53.6 |
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 →