Premiership · Matchday 01
Manchester United v Bolton Wanderers
4–0
Manchester United beat Bolton Wanderers 4–0 at Old Trafford on Saturday 16th August 2003 in the Premiership. Ryan Giggs (35', 74'), Paul Scholes (77') and Ruud van Nistelrooy (87') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 34' Bruno N'Gotty
- 35' Ryan Giggs 1–0
- Half Time
- 49' Stelios Giannakopoulos
- 61' Cristiano Ronaldo for Butt
- 67' Eric Djemba Djemba for Solskjaer
- 71' Kevin Nolan
- 74' Ryan Giggs 2–0
- 77' Paul Scholes 3–0
- 79' Diego Forlan for Giggs
- 87' Ruud van Nistelrooy 4–0
- 90' Ricardo Gardner
- Full Time 4–0
Match Facts
Starting XI
Substitutes
Cristiano Ronaldo
61' for Butt
Eric Djemba Djemba
67' for Solskjaer
Diego Forlan
79' for Giggs
Bolton Wanderers Lineup
Starting XI
4 Kevin Nolan M
5 Bruno N'Gotty D
7 Stelios Giannakopoulos M
9 Henrik Pedersen F
10 Jay-Jay Okocha M
11 Ricardo Gardner M
14 Kevin Davies F
16 Ivan Campo D
17 Florent Laville D
18 Nicky Hunt F
22 Jussi Jaaskelainen G
Substitutes
1 Kevin Poole
2 Anthony Barness
6 Youri Djorkaeff on
8 Per Frandsen on
19 Delroy Facey on
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Sam Allardyce
Bolton Wanderers
Match Information
United vs Bolton Wanderers History
Meeting 102 of 119
119
Played
53
Won
25
Drawn
41
Lost
193
Goals For
155
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 9th December 1893. After this match United had played Bolton Wanderers 102 times: 39W 23D 40L.
29 Jan 2002 W 4–0 PL 11 Sep 2002 L 0–1 PL 22 Feb 2003 D 1–1 PL
16 Aug 2003 W 4–0 This match
7 Jan 2004 W 2–1 PL 11 Sep 2004 D 2–2 PL 26 Dec 2004 W 2–0 PL | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 60 | 34 | 10 | 16 | 109 | 61 | 56.7 |
| Away | 58 | 19 | 15 | 24 | 84 | 92 | 32.8 |
| Neutral | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
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 →