Premiership · Matchday 01
Wimbledon v Manchester United
0–3
Manchester United beat Wimbledon 3–0 at Selhurst Park on Saturday 17th August 1996 in the Premiership. Eric Cantona (25'), Denis Irwin (57') and David Beckham (87') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 25' Eric Cantona 0–1
- 39' Ronny Johnsen for Butt
- Half Time
- 57' Denis Irwin 0–2
- 75' Brian McClair for Cantona
- 87' David Beckham 0–3
- Full Time 0–3
Match Facts
Starting XI
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Joe Kinnear
Wimbledon
United vs Wimbledon History
Meeting 23 of 32
32
Played
17
Won
8
Drawn
7
Lost
56
Goals For
30
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 29th November 1986. After this match United had played Wimbledon 23 times: 13W 4D 6L.
7 Mar 1995 W 1–0 PL 26 Aug 1995 W 3–1 PL 3 Feb 1996 W 4–2 PL
17 Aug 1996 W 3–0 This match
25 Jan 1997 D 1–1 FAC 29 Jan 1997 W 2–1 PL 4 Feb 1997 L 0–1 FAC | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 10 | 60.0 |
| Away | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 31 | 20 | 47.1 |
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 →