Premiership · Matchday 01
Manchester United v Birmingham City
1–0
Manchester United beat Birmingham City 1–0 at Old Trafford on Sunday 16th August 2009 in the Premiership. Wayne Rooney (34') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 34' Wayne Rooney 1–0
- Half Time
- 46' Ryan Giggs for Nani
- 60' Gregory Vignal
- 74' Michael Owen for Berbatov
- 75' Darren Fletcher
- 75' Wesley Brown for Evans
- Full Time 1–0
Starting XI
Player
10 Wayne Rooney 34'
Birmingham City Lineup
Starting XI
2 Stephen Carr RB
7 Sebastian Larsson RM
10 Cameron Jerome F
12 Barry Ferguson CM-L
14 Roger Johnson CD-R
16 James Mcfadden LM
18 Keith Fahey AM
20 Franck Queudrue CD-L
25 Joe Hart G
26 Lee Carsley CM-R
27 Gregory Vignal LB
Substitutes
1 Maik Taylor
8 Garry O'Connor on
9 Kevin Phillips
11 Christian Benitez on
19 Gary McSheffrey
21 Stuart Parnaby
24 Jay O'Shea on
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Alex McLeish
Birmingham City
United vs Birmingham City History
Meeting 103 of 106
106
Played
49
Won
32
Drawn
25
Lost
164
Goals For
114
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 22nd April 1893. After this match United had played Birmingham City 103 times: 48W 30D 25L.
26 Mar 2006 W 3–0 PL 29 Sep 2007 W 1–0 PL 1 Jan 2008 W 1–0 PL
16 Aug 2009 W 1–0 This match
9 Jan 2010 D 1–1 PL 28 Dec 2010 D 1–1 PL 22 Jan 2011 W 5–0 PL | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 50 | 32 | 9 | 9 | 85 | 37 | 64.0 |
| Away | 51 | 14 | 21 | 16 | 67 | 72 | 27.5 |
| Neutral | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 60.0 |
Match results, lineups and goalscorers compiled from mufcinfo.com; advanced match statistics (xG, shots, possession) via FBref and FotMob where available. Last updated 29 September 2026. How we compile this data →