Premiership · Matchday 13
Sheffield Wednesday v Manchester United
3–1
Manchester United lost 1–3 to Sheffield Wednesday at Hillsborough on Saturday 21st November 1998 in the Premiership. Andrew Cole (29') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 15' Niclas Alexandersson 1–0
- 29' Andrew Cole 1–1
- Half Time
- 55' Wim Jonk 2–1
- 57' Nicky Butt for Blomqvist
- 65' Wesley Brown for Irwin
- 73' Niclas Alexandersson 3–1
- 83' Ole-Gunnar Solskjaer for Keane
- Full Time 3–1
Starting XI
Player
9 Andrew Cole 29'
Substitutes
Nicky Butt
57' for Blomqvist
Wesley Brown
65' for Irwin
Ole-Gunnar Solskjaer
83' for Keane
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Danny Wilson
Sheffield Wednesday
United vs Sheffield Wednesday History
Meeting 121 of 124
124
Played
54
Won
27
Drawn
43
Lost
200
Goals For
171
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 22nd October 1892. After this match United had played Sheffield Wednesday 121 times: 51W 27D 43L.
15 Mar 1997 W 2–0 PL 1 Nov 1997 W 6–1 PL 7 Mar 1998 L 0–2 PL
21 Nov 1998 L 1–3 This match
17 Apr 1999 W 3–0 PL 11 Aug 1999 W 4–0 PL 2 Feb 2000 W 1–0 PL | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 61 | 39 | 14 | 8 | 122 | 58 | 63.9 |
| Away | 62 | 15 | 13 | 34 | 78 | 112 | 24.2 |
| Neutral | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
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 →