Premiership · Matchday 33
Newcastle United v Manchester United
2–6
Manchester United beat Newcastle United 6–2 at St James Park, Newcastle on Saturday 12th April 2003 in the Premiership. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer (32'), Paul Scholes (34', 38', 52'), Ryan Giggs (44') and Ruud van Nistelrooy (58') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 21' Jermaine Jenas 1–0
- 22' Alan Shearer
- 32' Ole Gunnar Solskjaer 1–1
- 34' Paul Scholes 1–2
- 38' Paul Scholes 1–3
- 44' Ryan Giggs 1–4
- 45' Diego Forlan for Giggs
- Half Time
- 49' Gary Neville for O'Shea
- 52' Paul Scholes 1–5
- 58' Ruud van Nistelrooy pen 1–6
- 65' Laurent Blanc for Brown
- 89' Shola Ameobi 2–6
- Full Time 2–6
Match Facts
- Paul Scholes scored a hat-trick.
- Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's 14th goal of 2002-2003, and his 112th for United.
- Paul Scholes' 3 goals took him to 17 in 2002-2003 and 95 for United.
- Ryan Giggs' 13th goal of 2002-2003, and his 110th for United.
- Ruud van Nistelrooy's 35th goal of 2002-2003, and his 69th for United.
Starting XI
Newcastle United Lineup
Starting XI
1 Shay Given G
4 Nolberto Solano M
7 Jermaine Jenas M ⚽
8 Kieron Dyer M
9 Alan Shearer F
10 Craig Bellamy F
18 Aaron Hughes D
19 Titus Bramble D
27 Jonathan Woodgate D
32 Laurent Robert M
35 Olivier Bernard D
Substitutes
12 Andy Griffin
13 Steve Harper
20 Lomana Tresor LuaLua on
23 Shola Ameobi on ⚽
45 Hugo Miguel Ferreira Viana on
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Bobby Robson
Newcastle United
Match Information
United vs Newcastle United History
Meeting 137 of 183
183
Played
93
Won
41
Drawn
49
Lost
351
Goals For
259
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 6th April 1895. After this match United had played Newcastle United 137 times: 66W 32D 39L.
15 Sep 2001 L 3–4 PL 2 Jan 2002 W 3–1 PL 23 Nov 2002 W 5–3 PL
12 Apr 2003 W 6–2 This match
23 Aug 2003 W 2–1 PL 11 Jan 2004 D 0–0 PL 14 Nov 2004 W 3–1 PL | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 90 | 56 | 22 | 12 | 205 | 100 | 62.2 |
| Away | 88 | 32 | 19 | 37 | 133 | 158 | 36.4 |
| Neutral | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 100.0 |
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 →