Premiership · Matchday 16
Manchester United v Wigan Athletic
4–0
Manchester United beat Wigan Athletic 4–0 at Old Trafford on Wednesday 14th December 2005 in the Premiership. Rio Ferdinand (30'), Wayne Rooney (35', 55') and Ruud van Nistelrooy (70') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 30' Rio Ferdinand 1–0
- 35' Wayne Rooney 2–0
- Half Time
- 55' Wayne Rooney 3–0
- 65' Phil Bardsley for Ferdinand
- 70' Ruud van Nistelrooy pen 4–0
- 70' Cristiano Ronaldo for Giggs
- 74' Ji-Sung Park for Scholes
- 87' Cristiano Ronaldo
- 89' Graham Kavanagh
- Full Time 4–0
Match Facts
- United's first ever meeting with Wigan Athletic.
- Rio Ferdinand scored his first goal for Manchester United.
- Wayne Rooney scored his 25th goal for United in all competitions.
- Wayne Rooney's brace took him to 9 in 2005-2006 and 26 for United.
- Ruud van Nistelrooy's 13th goal of 2005-2006, and his 136th for United.
Starting XI
Substitutes
Phil Bardsley
65' for Ferdinand
Cristiano Ronaldo
70' for Giggs
Ji-Sung Park
74' for Scholes
Wigan Athletic Lineup
Starting XI
2 Pascal Chimbonda D
4 Matt Jackson D
6 Stephane Henchoz D
7 Henri Camara F
12 Michael Pollitt G
14 Alan Mahon M
21 Jimmy Bullard M
22 David Connolly F
24 Josip Skoko M
26 Leighton Baines D
30 Jason Roberts F
Substitutes
10 Lee McCulloch on
11 Graham Kavanagh on
13 Gary Walsh
19 Ryan Taylor
20 Gary Teale
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Paul Jewell
Wigan Athletic
Match Information
United vs Wigan Athletic History
Meeting 1 of 20
20
Played
19
Won
0
Drawn
1
Lost
62
Goals For
5
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Wednesday 14th December 2005. After this match United had played Wigan Athletic 1 time: 1W 0D 0L.
| All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 100.0 |
| Away | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 4 | 88.9 |
| Neutral | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 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 →