Premiership · Matchday 23
Oldham Athletic v Manchester United
2–5
Manchester United beat Oldham Athletic 5–2 at Boundary Park on Wednesday 29th December 1993 in the Premiership. Andrei Kanchelskis (4'), Eric Cantona (19'), Steve Bruce (39') and Ryan Giggs (53', 59') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 4' Andrei Kanchelskis 0–1
- 15' Graeme Sharp 1–1
- 19' Eric Cantona pen 1–2
- 26' Rick Holden 2–2
- 39' Steve Bruce 2–3
- Half Time
- 53' Ryan Giggs 2–4
- 59' Ryan Giggs 2–5
- 64' Brian McClair for Cantona
- 64' Bryan Robson for Ince
- Full Time 2–5
Match Facts
- Ryan Giggs scored his 25th goal for United in all competitions.
- United extended an unbeaten run to 21 matches in all competitions.
- Andrei Kanchelskis' 3rd goal of 1993-1994, and his 14th for United.
- Eric Cantona's 14th goal of 1993-1994, and his 23rd for United.
- Steve Bruce's 6th goal of 1993-1994, and his 45th for United.
- Ryan Giggs' brace took him to 7 in 1993-1994 and 26 for United.
Starting XI
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Joe Royle
Oldham Athletic
United vs Oldham Athletic History
Meeting 41 of 44
44
Played
21
Won
12
Drawn
11
Lost
91
Goals For
54
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 19th November 1910. After this match United had played Oldham Athletic 41 times: 19W 11D 11L.
26 Dec 1991 W 6–3 D1 21 Nov 1992 W 3–0 PL 9 Mar 1993 L 0–1 PL
29 Dec 1993 W 5–2 This match
4 Apr 1994 W 3–2 PL 10 Apr 1994 D 1–1 FAC 13 Apr 1994 W 4–1 FAC | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 21 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 45 | 22 | 61.9 |
| Away | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 36 | 26 | 31.6 |
| Neutral | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 50.0 |
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 →