Premiership · Matchday 08
Charlton Athletic v Manchester United
1–3
Manchester United beat Charlton Athletic 3–1 at The Valley on Saturday 28th September 2002 in the Premiership. Paul Scholes (54'), Ryan Giggs (83') and Ruud van Nistelrooy (90'+3') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 8' Diego Forlan
- 43' Claus Jensen 1–0
- 45' David Beckham
- Half Time
- 48' Phillip Neville
- 54' Paul Scholes 1–1
- 56' Ruud van Nistelrooy for Forlan
- 67' Robbie Mustoe
- 69' Gary Neville for Butt
- 75' John Robinson
- 83' Ryan Giggs 1–2
- 90+3' Ruud van Nistelrooy 1–3
- Full Time 1–3
Match Facts
Starting XI
Charlton Athletic Lineup
Starting XI
1 Dean Kiely G
3 Chris Powell D
5 Richard Rufus D
9 Jason Euell F
10 Claus Jensen M ⚽
11 John Robinson M
17 Shaun Bartlett F
18 Paul Konchesky D
19 Luke Young D
24 Jonathan Fortune D
25 Robbie Mustoe M
Substitutes
2 Radostin Kishishev on
6 Mark Fish
13 Paul Rachubka
20 Mathias Svensson
21 Jonatan Johansson on
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Alan Curbishley
Charlton Athletic
Match Information
United vs Charlton Athletic History
Meeting 50 of 60
60
Played
39
Won
11
Drawn
10
Lost
126
Goals For
61
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Friday 25th March 1932. After this match United had played Charlton Athletic 50 times: 29W 11D 10L.
10 Apr 2001 W 2–1 PL 10 Feb 2002 W 2–0 PL 11 May 2002 D 0–0 PL
28 Sep 2002 W 3–1 This match
3 May 2003 W 4–1 PL 13 Sep 2003 W 2–0 PL 20 Apr 2004 W 2–0 PL | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 32 | 24 | 5 | 3 | 78 | 25 | 75.0 |
| Away | 28 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 48 | 36 | 53.6 |
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 →