Premiership · Matchday 19
Middlesbrough v Manchester United
0–1
Manchester United beat Middlesbrough 1–0 at Riverside Stadium on Sunday 28th December 2003 in the Premiership. Quinton Fortune (14') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 14' Quinton Fortune 0–1
- 21' Danny Mills
- 42' Darren Fletcher
- 45' George Boateng
- 45' Juninho Paulista
- Half Time
- 64' Gary Neville
- 65' Darren Fletcher
- 84' Nicky Butt for van Nistlerooy
- Full Time 0–1
Match Facts
- A 6th consecutive win in all competitions.
- Quinton Fortune's 2nd goal of 2003-2004, and his 9th for United.
Starting XI
Player
Substitutes
Nicky Butt
84' for van Nistlerooy
Middlesbrough Lineup
Starting XI
1 Mark Schwarzer G
3 Franck Queudrue D
4 Ugo Ehiogu D
6 Gareth Southgate D
7 George Boateng M
10 Juninho Paulista F
12 Jonathan Greening M
14 Gaizka Mendieta M
15 Danny Mills D
17 Michael Ricketts F
27 Boudewijn Zenden M
Substitutes
5 Chris Riggott
9 Massimo Maccarone on
19 Stewart Downing on
21 Stuart Parnaby on
35 Brad Jones
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 108 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 108 times: 54W 23D 31L.
23 Mar 2002 L 0–1 PL 3 Sep 2002 W 1–0 PL 26 Dec 2002 L 1–3 PL
28 Dec 2003 W 1–0 This match
11 Feb 2004 L 2–3 PL 3 Oct 2004 D 1–1 PL 1 Jan 2005 W 2–0 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 →