FA Cup · 4th Round
Manchester United v Middlesbrough
3–0
Manchester United beat Middlesbrough 3–0 at Old Trafford on Saturday 29th January 2005 in the FA Cup. John O'Shea (10') and Wayne Rooney (67', 82') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 10' John O'Shea 1–0
- Half Time
- 65' Louis Saha for Giggs
- 67' Wayne Rooney 2–0
- 72' Liam Miller for Ronaldo
- 79' Mikael Silvestre for Heinze
- 82' Wayne Rooney 3–0
- Full Time 3–0
Match Facts
Starting XI
Middlesbrough Lineup
Starting XI
1 Mark Schwarzer G
2 Michael Reiziger D
3 Franck Queudrue D
6 Gareth Southgate D
15 Ray Parlour M
18 Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink F
19 Stewart Downing M
20 Guidoni Junior Doriva M
23 Colin Cooper D
25 James Morrison M
32 Boudewijn Zenden M
Substitutes
12 Carlo Nash
16 Joseph Desire Job on
21 Stuart Parnaby
29 Tony McMahon on
30 Danny Graham on
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Steve McClaren
Middlesbrough
United vs Middlesbrough History
Meeting 112 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 112 times: 56W 24D 32L.
11 Feb 2004 L 2–3 PL 3 Oct 2004 D 1–1 PL 1 Jan 2005 W 2–0 PL
29 Jan 2005 W 3–0 This match
29 Oct 2005 L 1–4 PL 1 May 2006 D 0–0 PL 2 Dec 2006 W 2–1 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 FBref and FotMob where available. Last updated 29 September 2026. How we compile this data →