League Cup · 3rd Round
Crewe Alexandra v Manchester United
0–3
Manchester United beat Crewe Alexandra 3–0 at Gresty Road on Tuesday 26th October 2004 in the League Cup. Alan Smith (10') and Liam Miller (57') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 10' Alan Smith 0–1
- Half Time
- 57' Liam Miller 0–2
- 57' Gerard Pique for O'Shea
- 59' Steve Foster OG 0–3
- 78' Chris Eagles for Fletcher
- 85' Sylvan Ebanks-Blake for Bellion
- Full Time 0–3
Match Facts
- Liam Miller scored his first goal for Manchester United.
- United extended an unbeaten run to 14 matches in all competitions.
- Gerard Pique made his Manchester United debut.
- Sylvan Ebanks-Blake made his Manchester United debut.
- Alan Smith's 7th goal of 2004-2005, and his 7th for United.
Starting XI
Substitutes
Gerard Pique
57' for O'Shea
Chris Eagles
78' for Fletcher
Sylvan Ebanks-Blake
85' for Bellion
Crewe Alexandra Lineup
Starting XI
2 Billy Jones D
4 Kenny Lunt M
6 Stephen Foster D
7 Neil Sorvel M
8 Justin Cochrane M
9 Steve Jones F
10 Dean Ashton F
11 David Vaughan D
13 Ben Williams G
16 Anthony Tonkin D
34 Jon Otsemobor D
Substitutes
1 Clayton Ince
3 Richard Walker on
20 Andy White on
25 Mark Roberts
29 Mark Rivers on
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Dario Gradi
Crewe Alexandra
United vs Crewe Alexandra History
Meeting 5 of 6
6
Played
6
Won
0
Drawn
0
Lost
20
Goals For
2
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 15th September 1894. After this match United had played Crewe Alexandra 5 times: 5W 0D 0L.
1 Dec 1894 W 2–0 D2 7 Sep 1895 W 5–0 D2 28 Sep 1895 W 2–0 D2
26 Oct 2004 W 3–0 This match
25 Oct 2006 W 2–1 LC | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 100.0 |
| Away | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 100.0 |
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 →