FA Cup · 5th Round

Newcastle United v Manchester United

2–3

Sunday 18th February 1990 · St James Park, Newcastle · Att: 31,748

Manchester United beat Newcastle United 3–2 at St James Park, Newcastle on Sunday 18th February 1990 in the FA Cup. Mark Robins (19'), Danny Wallace (60') and Brian McClair (77') scored for United.

Timeline

Running score

Kick Off
19' Mark Robins 0–1
Half Time
50' Mark McGhee pen 1–1
55' Russell Beardsmore for Robins
60' Danny Wallace 1–2
65' Kevin Scott 2–2
77' Brian McClair 2–3
77' Paul Ince for Duxbury
Full Time 2–3

Match Facts

Starting XI

Player

7 Mark Robins 19'

9 Brian McClair 77'

11 Danny Wallace 60'

Substitutes

Russell Beardsmore

55' for Robins

Paul Ince

77' for Duxbury

Managers

MUFC

Alex Ferguson

Manchester United

OPP

Jim Smith

Newcastle United

United vs Newcastle United History

Meeting 114 of 183

183

Played

Won

Drawn

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 114 times: 54W 25D 35L.

26 Dec 1987 L 0–1 D1 27 Nov 1988 D 0–0 D1 13 May 1989 W 2–0 D1

18 Feb 1990 W 3–2 This match

21 Aug 1993 D 1–1 PL 11 Dec 1993 D 1–1 PL 26 Oct 1994 L 0–2 LC

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

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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 →