Premiership · Matchday 23
Southampton v Manchester United
1–0
Manchester United lost 0–1 to Southampton at The Dell on Monday 19th January 1998 in the Premiership.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 3' Kevin Davies 1–0
- Half Time
- 81' Brian McClair for Butt
- 86' Erik Nevland for G.Neville
- Full Time 1–0
Starting XI
Player
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Dave Jones
Southampton
United vs Southampton History
Meeting 93 of 135
135
Played
70
Won
38
Drawn
27
Lost
239
Goals For
147
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 13th February 1897. After this match United had played Southampton 93 times: 43W 27D 23L.
26 Oct 1996 L 3–6 PL 1 Feb 1997 W 2–1 PL 13 Aug 1997 W 1–0 PL
19 Jan 1998 L 0–1 This match
3 Oct 1998 W 3–0 PL 27 Feb 1999 W 2–1 PL 25 Sep 1999 D 3–3 PL | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 65 | 41 | 15 | 9 | 134 | 64 | 63.1 |
| Away | 67 | 27 | 23 | 17 | 101 | 80 | 40.3 |
| Neutral | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 66.7 |
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 →