Premiership · Matchday 18
Manchester United v Middlesbrough
2–3
Manchester United lost 2–3 to Middlesbrough at Old Trafford on Saturday 19th December 1998 in the Premiership. Nicky Butt (62') and Paul Scholes (70') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 24' Hamilton Ricard 0–1
- 31' Dean Gordon 0–2
- Half Time
- 59' Brian Deane 0–3
- 62' Nicky Butt 1–3
- 64' Paul Scholes for Beckham
- 70' Paul Scholes 2–3
- 79' Ole-Gunnar Solskjaer for P.Neville
- Full Time 2–3
Match Facts
Starting XI
Player
8 Nicky Butt 62'
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Bryan Robson
Middlesbrough
United vs Middlesbrough History
Meeting 96 of 127
127
Played
64
Won
30
Drawn
33
Lost
220
Goals For
169
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 27th January 1894. After this match United had played Middlesbrough 96 times: 45W 23D 28L.
5 May 1996 W 3–0 PL 23 Nov 1996 D 2–2 PL 5 May 1997 D 3–3 PL
19 Dec 1998 L 2–3 This match
3 Jan 1999 W 3–1 FAC 9 May 1999 W 1–0 PL 29 Jan 2000 W 1–0 PL | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 68 | 41 | 14 | 13 | 129 | 72 | 60.3 |
| Away | 59 | 23 | 16 | 20 | 91 | 97 | 39.0 |
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 →