Sunderland 1 – 3 Manchester United, 2001/02 – Football Research Archive

Sunderland 1 – 3 Manchester United

Source OpenFootballUpdated 16 Oct 2026, 11:15 BSTSource changed 27 May 2026Kickoff 13 Oct 2001, 15:00 BST

Sunderland

1 – 3Half time 0 – 1

Manchester United

Kickoff

13 Oct 2001, 15:00 BST

Published as 15:00 Europe/London

Ground

Stadium of Light

Sunderland's home ground on that date, from its ground history. The source does not give the venue.

Attendance

48,305

According to Wikipedia

Referee

Matchday 9

Goals

35′Own goalStanislav VargaManchester United, credited0 – 1
59′GoalRyan Giggs (vc)Manchester United0 – 2
66′GoalAndy ColeManchester United0 – 3
–GoalKevin PhillipsSunderland1 – 3

According to Wikipedia: the scorers and minutes in the clubs' season articles, shown because each article's score equals this archive's and the scorers add up to it. Own goals are listed under the side they counted for.

Includes data from Wikipedia (“2001–02 Manchester United F.C. season”, revision 1370739684, read 16 Oct 2026; “2001–02 Sunderland A.F.C. season”, revision 1309633035, read 16 Oct 2026), CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikipedia is edited by volunteers; the archive treats it as a secondary source and checks it against its own records where it can.

Coverage

What this archive holds for this match

Held: the result, goalscorers and minutes (according to Wikipedia), attendance (according to Wikipedia). Not held: team match statistics (shots, corners, fouls), full event data, team sheets, bookings, match officials, venue. Absence here is not zero.

Sources

Result: OpenFootball
Scorers, attendance, referee: English Wikipedia, the clubs' season articles (secondary source, CC BY-SA 4.0), each checked against the stored result before use
Data last updated: 16 Oct 2026, 11:15 BST (the archive's last successful import)
Source file last changed: 27 May 2026
This record last changed: 15 Oct 2026, 07:18 BST
Last correction: None

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