Premiership · Matchday 21
Manchester United v Birmingham City
2–0
Manchester United beat Birmingham City 2–0 at Old Trafford on Saturday 28th December 2002 in the Premiership. Diego Forlan (37') and David Beckham (73') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 37' Diego Forlan 1–0
- Half Time
- 55' Wesley Brown
- 73' David Beckham 2–0
- 74' Kieran Richardson for Scholes
- 76' Phillip Neville for Solskjaer
- 80' Jeff Kenna
- 85' Ryan Giggs for Keane
- 90' Aliou Cisse
- Full Time 2–0
Match Facts
Starting XI
Substitutes
Kieran Richardson
74' for Scholes
Phillip Neville
76' for Solskjaer
Ryan Giggs
85' for Keane
Birmingham City Lineup
Starting XI
2 Jeff Kenna D
6 Aliou Cisse D
7 Paul Devlin M
8 Robbie Savage M
11 Stan Lazaridis M
12 Kenny Cunningham D
15 Jovan Kirovski F
17 Michael Johnson D
18 Nico Vaesen G
19 Clinton Morrison F
30 Mathew Sadler D
Substitutes
1 Ian Bennett
9 Geoff Horsfield on
10 Bryan Hughes
25 Darryl Powell on
28 Curtis Woodhouse on
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Steve Bruce
Birmingham City
Match Information
United vs Birmingham City History
Meeting 92 of 106
106
Played
49
Won
32
Drawn
25
Lost
164
Goals For
114
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 22nd April 1893. After this match United had played Birmingham City 92 times: 39W 28D 25L.
7 Apr 1984 W 1–0 D1 1 Jan 1986 W 1–0 D1 29 Mar 1986 D 1–1 D1
28 Dec 2002 W 2–0 This match
4 Feb 2003 W 1–0 PL 4 Oct 2003 W 3–0 PL 10 Apr 2004 W 2–1 PL | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 50 | 32 | 9 | 9 | 85 | 37 | 64.0 |
| Away | 51 | 14 | 21 | 16 | 67 | 72 | 27.5 |
| Neutral | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 60.0 |
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 →