Premiership · Matchday 04
Southampton v Manchester United
1–0
Manchester United lost 0–1 to Southampton at St Marys Stadium on Sunday 31st August 2003 in the Premiership.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 16' Neil McCann
- Half Time
- 67' Cristiano Ronaldo for Kleberson
- 77' Nicky Butt for Djemba-Djemba
- 88' James Beattie 1–0
- 89' Quinton Fortune for P.Neville
- Full Time 1–0
Starting XI
Player
Substitutes
Cristiano Ronaldo
67' for Kleberson
Nicky Butt
77' for Djemba-Djemba
Quinton Fortune
89' for P.Neville
Southampton Lineup
Starting XI
1 Paul Jones G
2 Jason Dodd D
3 Graeme Le Saux D
5 Claus Lundekvam D
7 Kevin Phillips F
8 Matt Oakley M
9 James Beattie F ⚽
10 Neil McCann M
11 Michael Svensson D
29 Fabrice Fernandes M
33 Paul Telfer M
Substitutes
4 Chris Marsden on
12 Anders Svensson on
14 Antti Niemi
19 Danny Higginbotham
36 Brett Ormerod on
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Gordon Strachan
Southampton
Match Information
United vs Southampton History
Meeting 104 of 135
135
Played
70
Won
38
Drawn
27
Lost
239
Goals For
147
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 13th February 1897. After this match United had played Southampton 104 times: 51W 28D 25L.
13 Jan 2002 W 3–1 PL 2 Nov 2002 W 2–1 PL 1 Feb 2003 W 2–0 PL
31 Aug 2003 L 0–1 This match
31 Jan 2004 W 3–2 PL 4 Dec 2004 W 3–0 PL 12 Mar 2005 W 4–0 FAC | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 65 | 41 | 15 | 9 | 134 | 64 | 63.1 |
| Away | 67 | 27 | 23 | 17 | 101 | 80 | 40.3 |
| Neutral | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 66.7 |
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 →