Premiership · Matchday 25
Bolton Wanderers v Manchester United
0–4
Manchester United beat Bolton Wanderers 4–0 at Reebok Stadium on Tuesday 29th January 2002 in the Premiership. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer (15', 39', 64') and Ruud van Nistelrooy (83') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 15' Ole Gunnar Solskjaer 0–1
- 39' Ole Gunnar Solskjaer 0–2
- Half Time
- 64' Ole Gunnar Solskjaer 0–3
- 72' John O'Shea for Blanc
- 73' Nicky Butt for Keane
- 76' Diego Forlan for Solskjaer
- 83' Ruud van Nistelrooy 0–4
- Full Time 0–4
Match Facts
Starting XI
Player
20 Ole-Gunnar Solskjaer 15', 39', 64'
Bolton Wanderers Lineup
Starting XI
3 Mike Whitlow D
4 Gudni Bergsson D
7 Bo Hansen F
11 Ricardo Gardner M
14 Gareth Farrelly M
15 Kevin Nolan M
16 Fredi Bobic F
17 Michael Ricketts F
20 Nicky Southall M
22 Jussi Jaaskelainen G
24 Anthony Barness D
Substitutes
9 Henrik Pedersen
10 Dean Holdsworth on
25 Simon Charlton on
28 Jermaine Johnson on
30 Kevin Poole
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Sam Allardyce
Bolton Wanderers
Match Information
United vs Bolton Wanderers History
Meeting 99 of 119
119
Played
53
Won
25
Drawn
41
Lost
193
Goals For
155
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 9th December 1893. After this match United had played Bolton Wanderers 99 times: 38W 22D 39L.
20 Sep 1997 D 0–0 PL 7 Feb 1998 D 1–1 PL 20 Oct 2001 L 1–2 PL
29 Jan 2002 W 4–0 This match
11 Sep 2002 L 0–1 PL 22 Feb 2003 D 1–1 PL 16 Aug 2003 W 4–0 PL | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 60 | 34 | 10 | 16 | 109 | 61 | 56.7 |
| Away | 58 | 19 | 15 | 24 | 84 | 92 | 32.8 |
| Neutral | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
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 →