Manchester United 3 – 1 Aston Villa, 2004/05 – Football Research Archive

Manchester United 3 – 1 Aston Villa

Source OpenFootballUpdated 15 Oct 2026, 07:30 BSTSource changed on or before 15 Oct 2026Kickoff 22 Jan 2005, 15:00 GMT

Manchester United

3 – 1Half time not held

Aston Villa

Kickoff

22 Jan 2005, 15:00 GMT

Published as 15:00 Europe/London

Ground

Old Trafford

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

Attendance

67,589 or 67,859

According to Wikipedia; the clubs' articles differ

Referee

Matchday 24

Goals

8′GoalCristiano RonaldoManchester United1 – 0
53′GoalGareth BarryAston Villa1 – 1
69′GoalLouis SahaManchester United2 – 1
70′GoalPaul ScholesManchester United3 – 1

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 (“2004–05 Manchester United F.C. season”, revision 1366449822, read 16 Oct 2026; “2004–05 Aston Villa F.C. season”, revision 1368502119, 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: 15 Oct 2026, 07:30 BST (the archive's last successful import)
Source file last changed: on or before 15 Oct 2026
This record last changed: 15 Oct 2026, 07:18 BST
Last correction: None

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