Match Centre

Wednesday October 23rd, 1996

Coca-Cola Cup

Third Round

Manchester United

2 - 1

2

K. Poborský (20'), P. Scholes (72')

Swindon Town

Swindon Town

1

P. Thorne (52')
K. Poborský (20'), P. Scholes (72')
(HT: 1-0)

Attendance: 49,305

P. Thorne (52')
N. Barry
Old Trafford, Manchester

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Eight thousand Town fans travelled to Old Trafford to see this Coca-Cola Cup tie - and though Peter Thorne equalises Karel Poborsky's strike, Paul Scholes wins it for the Red Devils. The following day at work, I had the mickey taken out of me for supporting a team that lost to "Man Utd Reserves".... even though their team had six internationals playing!!

Results


Coca-Cola Cup results on Wednesday October 23rd, 1996:

Charlton Athletic Charlton Athletic 1-1 Liverpool Liverpool
Leeds United Leeds United 1-2 Aston Villa Aston Villa
Manchester United Man Utd 2-1 Swindon Town Swindon
Middlesbrough Middlesbrough 5-1 Huddersfield Town Huddersfield Town
Newcastle United Newcastle United 1-0 Oldham Athletic Oldham Athletic
Southampton Southampton 2-2 Lincoln City Lincoln City
Stoke City Stoke City 1-1 Arsenal Arsenal
Tottenham Hotspur Tottenham 2-1 Sunderland Sunderland
West Ham United West Ham United 4-1 Nottingham Forest Nottingham Forest