Manchester United 4-0 Bolton Wanderers: result and report

Premier League · Saturday 16 August 2003

Result

Manchester United 4-0 Bolton Wanderers

Premier League · Saturday 16 August 2003, 14:00 UTC · half-time 1-0

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Manchester United 4-0 Bolton Wanderers: match report

Manchester United beat Bolton Wanderers 4-0 in the Premier League on Saturday 16 August 2003. The half-time score was 1-0.

Joshua Andrew Harrop opened the scoring in the 35th minute. Manchester United's goals came from Joshua Andrew Harrop (35'), Joshua Andrew Harrop (74'), Paul Scholes (77') and Ruud van Nistelrooy (87'). Bolton Wanderers did not score.

Discipline: Manchester United received no yellow cards; Bolton Wanderers received 4 yellow cards.

Manchester United went on to finish that season 3rd with 75 points, and Bolton Wanderers 8th with 53.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Manchester United win, 1 draw and 2 for Bolton Wanderers.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 34'Yellow card · Bruno N'GottyBolton Wanderers
  • 35'Goal · Joshua Andrew HarropManchester United · 1-0
  • 49'Yellow card · Stylianos GiannakopoulosBolton Wanderers
  • 71'Yellow card · Kevin NolanBolton Wanderers
  • 74'Goal · Joshua Andrew HarropManchester United · 2-0
  • 77'Goal · Paul ScholesManchester United · 3-0
  • 87'Goal · Ruud van NistelrooyManchester United · 4-0
  • 90'Yellow card · Ricardo GardnerBolton Wanderers

Head-to-head

4 meetings: Manchester United 1, draws 1, Bolton Wanderers 2.