Premiership · Matchday 20
Middlesbrough v Manchester United
3–1
Manchester United lost 1–3 to Middlesbrough at Riverside Stadium on Thursday 26th December 2002 in the Premiership. Ryan Giggs (60') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 43' Alen Boksic 1–0
- Half Time
- 47' Szilard Nemeth 2–0
- 60' Ryan Giggs 2–1
- 66' Paul Scholes
- 72' David Beckham for G.Neville
- 77' Joseph Desire Job
- 83' Rio Ferdinand for O'Shea
- 86' Joseph-Desire Job 3–1
- 87' Wesley Brown
- Full Time 3–1
Match Facts
Starting XI
Player
11 Ryan Giggs 60'
Middlesbrough Lineup
Starting XI
1 Mark Schwarzer G
3 Franck Queudrue D
4 Ugo Ehiogu D
6 Gareth Southgate D
8 Szilard Nemeth F ⚽
11 Alen Boksic F ⚽
12 Jonathan Greening M
14 Geremi M
16 Joseph Desire Job F ⚽
18 Mark Wilson M
30 Stuart Parnaby M
Substitutes
9 Massimo Maccarone on
15 Tony Vidmar
20 Dean Windass
25 Mark Crossley
31 Luke Wilkshire on
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Steve McClaren
Middlesbrough
Match Information
United vs Middlesbrough History
Meeting 107 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 107 times: 53W 23D 31L.
26 Jan 2002 L 0–2 FAC 23 Mar 2002 L 0–1 PL 3 Sep 2002 W 1–0 PL
26 Dec 2002 L 1–3 This match
28 Dec 2003 W 1–0 PL 11 Feb 2004 L 2–3 PL 3 Oct 2004 D 1–1 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 ESPN where available. Last updated 29 September 2026. How we compile this data →