FA Cup · 4th Round
Reading v Manchester United
0–3
Manchester United beat Reading 3–0 at Elm Park on Saturday 27th January 1996 in the FA Cup. Ryan Giggs (37'), Paul Parker (57') and Eric Cantona (90') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 37' Ryan Giggs 0–1
- Half Time
- 54' Paul Parker for P.Neville
- 57' Paul Parker 0–2
- 90' Eric Cantona 0–3
- Full Time 0–3
Match Facts
Starting XI
Substitutes
Paul Parker
57' 54' for P.Neville
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Quinn & Gooding
Reading
United vs Reading History
Meeting 10 of 22
22
Played
14
Won
7
Drawn
1
Lost
46
Goals For
20
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 24th February 1912. After this match United had played Reading 10 times: 5W 4D 1L.
16 Jan 1937 W 1–0 FAC 8 Jan 1955 D 1–1 FAC 12 Jan 1955 W 4–1 FAC
27 Jan 1996 W 3–0 This match
23 Sep 2006 D 1–1 PL 30 Dec 2006 W 3–2 PL 17 Feb 2007 D 1–1 FAC | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 8 | 75.0 |
| Away | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 10 | 55.6 |
| Neutral | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 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 →