Premiership · Matchday 05
Newcastle United v Manchester United
4–3
Manchester United lost 3–4 to Newcastle United at St James Park, Newcastle on Saturday 15th September 2001 in the Premiership. Ruud van Nistelrooy (29'), Ryan Giggs (62') and Juan Sebastian Veron (64') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 5' Laurent Robert 1–0
- 20' Robbie Elliott
- 29' Ruud van Nistelrooy 1–1
- 34' Rob Lee 2–1
- Half Time
- 52' Nikos Dabizas 3–1
- 59' Paul Scholes for Cole
- 62' Ryan Giggs 3–2
- 64' Juan Sebastian Veron 3–3
- 67' Clarence Acuna
- 76' Gary Neville
- 82' Alan Shearer 4–3
- 90' Roy Keane
- Full Time 4–3
Match Facts
Starting XI
Player
11 Ryan Giggs 62'
Substitutes
Paul Scholes
59' for Cole
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Bobby Robson
Newcastle United
Match Information
United vs Newcastle United History
Meeting 134 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 134 times: 63W 32D 39L.
12 Feb 2000 L 0–3 PL 20 Aug 2000 W 2–0 PL 30 Dec 2000 D 1–1 PL
15 Sep 2001 L 3–4 This match
2 Jan 2002 W 3–1 PL 23 Nov 2002 W 5–3 PL 12 Apr 2003 W 6–2 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 →