Manchester derby
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The Manchester derby is the name given to football matches between Manchester City
and Manchester United
. The local derby centres on the City of Manchester
and Greater Manchester
with approximately four miles separating the clubs with City based in east Manchester at the City of Manchester Stadium
and United south west of Manchester at Old Trafford
in Trafford
. The relationship between both is portrayed as hostile, but incidents have united the city in the past.
Both have the two highest record home attendances in the history of English football – City in 1934 with 84,569 and United with 83,260 in 1948, ironically at Maine Road
due to damage to Old Trafford during the Second World War
. Financially, both clubs' combined 2010 revenue of £410m (City – £125 million and United – £286 million) makes up nearly a quarter of the twenty-team Premier League revenue alone. 8.3 million people watched the first leg of the 2009–10 League Cup semi-final on television and over 10 million the 2010–11 FA Cup semi-final on terrestrial television
.
In the 2010–11 season, Manchester United won the Premier League and Manchester City the FA Cup
. They both qualified for the 2011–12 UEFA Champions League
. The last meeting, the 161st derby, was a Premier League fixture on 23 October 2011 at Old Trafford. City won 6–1, equalling the biggest win in the derby's history, which City also won at Old Trafford in 1926.
[Ardwick (City)] just rising to the highest standard in the football world whilst [Newton Heath] are nearly in the front rank". The pair became the dominant teams in the Manchester area; the winner of the Manchester Cup was either Newton Heath or Ardwick every year between 1888 and 1893. Both teams joined the Football Alliance
, a short-lived rival to the Football League. During this period both clubs made unsuccessful attempts to gain election to the League (Newton Heath in 1889, 1890 and 1891; Ardwick in 1891). Admission to the Football League finally came in 1892. Newton Heath joined the First Division, and Ardwick the new Second Division.
The first Football League meeting between the teams came in the 1894–95 season, Newton Heath beating Manchester City 5–2 at Hyde Road
. The first meeting between the clubs to take place at the highest level of English football occurred in December 1906, a 3–0 City win in a First Division
match for which the gate receipts exceeded £1,000, a very large figure for the era. At this time City were suffering the after-effects of a financial scandal in which the club were found guilty of making off-balance sheet payments to players. As a result seventeen players were suspended and banned from ever representing the club again, including the core of the team which had won the 1904 FA Cup
. When the suspensions ended in January 1907, four players (Jimmy Bannister
, Herbert Burgess
, Billy Meredith
and Sandy Turnbull
) joined United, where they helped United gain their first league title in 1908. In contrast to modern antipathy, the transfers were generally welcomed for helping a fellow Manchester club. The following season Turnbull became the first player to be sent off in a derby.
Before the Second World War, many football supporters in Manchester watched City one week and United the next. After the war, a stronger rivalry developed and following both teams became uncommon.
The first competitive floodlit derby was the Charity Shield match played in October 1956. The game was a break with tradition as Charity Shield games were typically played at the home ground of the League Champions, but as Old Trafford had yet to install lights, the game was played at Maine Road.
broke the leg of Glyn Pardoe
; the severity of the injury almost resulted in the City defender losing his leg. The following season, an entertaining 3–3 draw saw Francis Lee
accuse George Best
of diving and emphasised the point to the referee by throwing himself theatrically to the floor. The first derby of the 1973–74 season saw Mike Doyle and Lou Macari
each receive a red card
in a dour contest which finished 0–0. Both players refused to leave the pitch, leading the referee to take both teams back to the dressing room until the two players accepted their dismissals.
who was standing with his back to goal. Law back-heeled the ball past goalkeeper Alex Stepney
into the net. Law was immediately substituted and never played league football again. In the closing minutes of the match, United supporters invaded the pitch and forced an abandonment. However, the result stood, and other results meant that United would have still been relegated if the match had been a draw. United returned to the First Division the next season.
as manager. The return game at Old Trafford in February brought an unremarkable 1–1 draw.
, who played for both United and City, can claim an unbeaten record in derby games – United were unbeaten during his nine years at Old Trafford, while in his single season at Maine Road, City beat United at home and picked up a point at Old Trafford.
However, in the 1990s, United dominated the fixture, going unbeaten in derbies for the full decade. In 1990–91, with both Manchester clubs competing in the top half of the table but not looking like real title contenders, the Maine Road
clash in October delivered a pulsating 3–3 draw, but the return match at Old Trafford in early May saw United win 1–0 and the only goal of the game came from 17-year-old winger Ryan Giggs
, scoring for the first time in his career. The 1991–92 derbies were uneventful – a goalless draw at Maine Road in mid-November and a 1–1 draw at Old Trafford in early April.
The first Manchester derby following the creation of the Premier League for the 1992–93 season was a 2–1 win for United at Old Trafford on 6 December 1992. Making his United debut on that day was new signing Eric Cantona
, who would go on to score eight goals in Manchester derbies over the next four seasons – the first in the return match at Maine Road that March which ended in a 1–1 draw. 1993–94 saw one of the finest Manchester derbies ever, when United overturned a 2–0 deficit at Maine Road to win 3–2, with Eric Cantona scoring twice. Cantona scored a double on St George's Day
as United won 2–0 at Old Trafford. Cantona was on target again in the next Manchester derby in November 1994, though it was Andrei Kanchelskis
who stole the show with a hat-trick in a 5–0 win. United won the return game 3–0 at Maine Road three months later. 1995–96 was the last season of the millennium which brought a Manchester derby, as City were relegated at the end of the season. The first derby of the season came at Old Trafford in mid-October with a 1–0 win for United in which Paul Scholes
, still only 20, scored the only goal of the game and only a string of superb saves from United goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel
prevented City from gaining a surprise win. The return game in early April saw United win 3–2 at Maine Road, with yet another goal from Cantona, who had netted a highly controversial penalty after Uwe Rosler
had put City 1–0 FA Cup fifth round two months earlier, which United went onto win 2–1.
The first Old Trafford derby of the new millennium saw the culmination of a long standing feud between Roy Keane
and Alf-Inge Haaland
. The feud started in 1998, when United captain Keane suffered a cruciate ligament
injury when clean through on goal, being chased down by Haaland (then playing for Leeds, a team that also have an unpleasant rivalry with United). As Keane lay on the ground, Haaland accused him of feigning injury.
In his autobiography, published in 2002, Keane admitted that the challenge was a premeditated attempt to injure, an admission which resulted in a £150,000 fine and a five-match ban during the autumn of that year.
On 9 November 2002, City, managed by Kevin Keegan
, won the last ever derby at Maine Road 3–1, with Shaun Goater
scoring his 100th and 101st goals for the club, and Nicolas Anelka
scoring the other. This was City's first win over United since the 5–1 victory in 1989, ending a 13-year barren run for the blue half of Manchester. City would later go on to draw at Old Trafford in the same season 1–1, Shaun Goater again scoring the goal. This was the first season since 1991-92
that City had been unbeaten by United in either of their league meetings.
Goater also had a second goal disallowed for handball, which would have handed City their first derby double over United since 1970 and their first win at Old Trafford since the "Denis Law game" of 1974. City followed this up by winning the first ever derby match at their new stadium, the City of Manchester Stadium
, 4–1, with goals from Robbie Fowler
, Jon Macken
, Trevor Sinclair
and Shaun Wright-Phillips
.
The 2007–08 derby games were both won by Manchester City, 1–0 at the City of Manchester Stadium on 19 August 2007, and 2–1 at Old Trafford
on 10 February 2008 (four days after the 50th anniversary of the Munich air disaster
; a well-observed one minute silence preceded the match). Darius Vassell
and Benjani Mwaruwari
scored for City in the 24th and 45th minutes respectively, and Michael Carrick
scored a consolation goal for United in the 90th minute. It was the first time since April 1974 that City had beaten United in the league at Old Trafford and the first time they had won both league derby games since the 1969–70 season. United prevented City from winning a third consecutive derby match in the first derby of the 2008–09 season, Wayne Rooney
scoring the game's only goal. Cristiano Ronaldo
was sent off in the same game for a bizarre handball. Ronaldo and Carlos Tévez
then scored in the return match at Old Trafford to give United a 2–0 win.
. The billboard provoked Alex Ferguson into claiming City had a "small club mentality" and subsequently called them "noisy neighbours" during the season.
The 2009–10 season featured some tense matches, including two League Cup semi-final legs. Alex Ferguson
proclaimed the 2009–10 Manchester derby at Old Trafford as "probably […] the best derby of all time". Manchester United won this game 4–3 after Manchester City had equalised three times only for Michael Owen
to score the winning goal after 95 minutes. In the same season, the sides were drawn against each other in the League Cup
semi-finals, meaning a further two games. City won the first leg 2–1 after overturning a 1–0 deficit made by Ryan Giggs with goals from Carlos Tévez. United went 2–0 up in the second leg via Paul Scholes and Michael Carrick before Tévez made it 2–1, levelling the tie and setting the game up for extra time. However, Rooney scored a stoppage time header which won the tie for United and took them to their second consecutive League Cup final. On 17 April 2010, United beat City but the victory was to little avail as it was not enough to help United chase Chelsea down to win the Premier League title.
The 2010–11 season featured three Manchester derbies, with one victory for United, one draw and one victory for City. City's win came in the FA Cup semi-final, knocking United out on the way to their ninth FA Cup Final, and their first trophy since 1976. Consequently the Community Shield that began the 2011-12 season was a Manchester derby, as United won the league the same weekend City won the FA Cup. United won the Shield 3–2 at Wembley.
On 23 October 2011, Manchester City beat United 1-6 at Old Trafford, giving the latter their first defeat of the season. Jonny Evans
was sent off in the 47th minute after fouling Mario Balotelli
, with the score at 1-0 to City. United pulled a goal back at 3-0 down before three goals for City sealed their victory. The 1–6 score was the biggest defeat suffered by Manchester United against City at Old Trafford since the 0–5 loss in 1955. It was also the first time since 1926 that City had scored six at Old Trafford, when the score that day also finished 1–6, whereas United have never scored six against City in any league or major cup game.
The biggest victories have been to City who have won 1-6 on two occasions (both times in the away fixture at Old Trafford) on 23 January 1926 and 23 October 2011. Both teams have won 5–0 once (City in 1955, United in 1994). The largest attendance for a Manchester derby was 78,000 on 20 September 1947, a time when both clubs were playing at Maine Road
, as Old Trafford was being repaired following damage sustained in the Second World War
.
Top goalscorers
all statistics exclude the abandoned match from the 1960–61 season
with victory in the FA Cup and United in 1908 with the Football League First Division title. There has been one occasion where City and United, finished champions and runners-up in the league which was in the 1967-68 season. Three semi-finals (two in the FA Cup and one in the Carling Cup) have been played between both clubs, but a Manchester Derby tournament final to decide the victors has never occurred.
(Charity/Community Shields includes shared honours after a drawn match, as per competition regulations prior to 1993)
Manchester United = 15 outright, 4 shared
, such as those for Paul Lake
and Denis Irwin
. In 1978, for Colin Bell
's testimonial, players from City and United lined up side by side against a combined Liverpool and Everton team in a Manchester v Merseyside fixture.
Matches between non-first team sides representing the Manchester clubs also have an element of rivalry, with occasions when the reserve teams meet sometimes referred to as "mini-derbies". This term is also used in reference to when supporters' offshoot clubs (Maine Road F.C.
and F.C. United of Manchester
) meet. The two clubs have met twice, in the 2006–07 season, with FC United winning the inaugural match 2–1 away at Bower Fold
, Stalybridge
, in front of 3,181 spectators. United also won the second game 3–0 at Gigg Lane
, Bury
in a game watched by 3,605. A friendly in 2009 saw Maine Road win 2–1.
Manches>er United vs Manchester City
The first meeting between the sides in a national competition occurred in the first qualifying round of the 1891–92 FA Cup. In their early years the Manchester clubs sometimes regarded the FA Cup as a low priority. In the previous season Newton Heath named a reserve team for their tie against Bootle
, and Ardwick withdrew from their second round tie at Haliwell, opting to play a friendly against Higher Walton instead. This time both clubs treated the match as a senior fixture. Newton Heath won 5–1 at North Road.
The second FA cup derby was a far more prestigious occasion — a semi-final at Sheffield United
's Bramall Lane
in 1926. City won 3–0, but were beaten in the final by Bolton Wanderers
. 29 years later City overcame United 2–0 in the Fourth Round, and again reached the final only to be runners-up.
The first League Cup derby was in the 1969–70 season. City won a two-legged semi-final 4–3 on aggregate, and this win went on to win the competition. One month later the teams met once more, in the FA Cup Fourth Round. United avenged their earlier defeat with a 3–0 win. The clubs met in the League Cup twice more in the 1970s, both in the fourth round. In 1974–75 United won 1–0 at Old Trafford. This match is the only competitive derby to have occurred while the clubs were in different divisions. Manchester United were in the Second Division, having been relegated the previous season. The following season the teams met in the competition again, with United a First Division team once more. City won 4–0 at Maine Road, and went on to win the competition. However, the match also saw Colin Bell
suffer a knee injury that eventually led to his retirement.
In the 34 years following City's triumph in 1975, only three cup fixtures occurred perhaps symbolising City's worst decline of their 130 year history. All three cup fixtures were in the FA Cup, all at Old Trafford and all won by United. The only cup derby of the 1980s was a 1–0 United win in the 1987 FA Cup Third Round. The next cup meeting was at Old Trafford in 1996, was decided by a hotly disputed penalty for United, described by The Independent as "like prosecuting someone for littering during a riot". Eight years later the next cup meeting was at Old Trafford in the FA Cup with United emerging victorious in an eventful 4-2 victory which saw Gary Neville
sent-off for head-butting Steve McManaman
.
. United signed four of these players: Billy Meredith
, Sandy Turnbull
, Herbert Burgess
and Jimmy Bannister
. All four were subsequently part of the team which won United's first major trophy, the 1908 league championship.
In recent years, direct transfers between the clubs have been rare. Carlos Tévez
joined City in 2009 having spent the previous two seasons on loan at United. City then produced billboard posters featuring Tévez and the slogan "Welcome to Manchester".
made more than 200 appearances for Manchester City in the 1920s and 1930s, winning an FA Cup medal in 1934. Immediately after the Second World War, Busby became Manchester United manager, completely transforming the club in a 24 year tenure. With United he won a European Cup, five league titles and two FA Cups, and rebuilt the team after seven players were killed in the Munich air disaster
in 1958.
Steve Coppell
played over 300 games as a right winger for United, winning the FA Cup in 1977. He became City manager in 1996, but resigned after only 32 days, becoming the shortest serving manager in the club's history.
Manchester City F.C.
Manchester City Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Manchester. Founded in 1880 as St. Mark's , they became Ardwick Association Football Club in 1887 and Manchester City in 1894...
and Manchester United
Manchester United F.C.
Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, that plays in the Premier League. Founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, the club changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to Old Trafford in 1910.The 1958...
. The local derby centres on the City of Manchester
Manchester
Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...
and Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester is a metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 2.6 million. It encompasses one of the largest metropolitan areas in the United Kingdom and comprises ten metropolitan boroughs: Bolton, Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford, Wigan, and the...
with approximately four miles separating the clubs with City based in east Manchester at the City of Manchester Stadium
City of Manchester Stadium
The City of Manchester Stadium in Manchester, England – also known as the Etihad Stadium for sponsorship purposes– is the home ground of...
and United south west of Manchester at Old Trafford
Old Trafford
Old Trafford commonly refers to two sporting arenas:* Old Trafford, home of Manchester United F.C.* Old Trafford Cricket Ground, home of Lancashire County Cricket ClubOld Trafford can also refer to:...
in Trafford
Trafford
The Metropolitan Borough of Trafford is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England. It has a population of 211,800, covers , and includes the towns of Altrincham, Partington, Sale, Stretford, and Urmston...
. The relationship between both is portrayed as hostile, but incidents have united the city in the past.
Both have the two highest record home attendances in the history of English football – City in 1934 with 84,569 and United with 83,260 in 1948, ironically at Maine Road
Maine Road
Maine Road was a football stadium in Moss Side, Manchester, England that was home to Manchester City F.C. from its construction in 1923 until 2003...
due to damage to Old Trafford during the Second World War
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
. Financially, both clubs' combined 2010 revenue of £410m (City – £125 million and United – £286 million) makes up nearly a quarter of the twenty-team Premier League revenue alone. 8.3 million people watched the first leg of the 2009–10 League Cup semi-final on television and over 10 million the 2010–11 FA Cup semi-final on terrestrial television
Terrestrial television
Terrestrial television is a mode of television broadcasting which does not involve satellite transmission or cables — typically using radio waves through transmitting and receiving antennas or television antenna aerials...
.
In the 2010–11 season, Manchester United won the Premier League and Manchester City the FA Cup
FA Cup
The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football and is the oldest association football competition in the world. The "FA Cup" is run by and named after The Football Association and usually refers to the English men's...
. They both qualified for the 2011–12 UEFA Champions League
2011–12 UEFA Champions League
The 2011–12 UEFA Champions League is the 57th season of the European Cup, Europe's premier football tournament, and the 20th season in its current Champions League format. The final venue will be the Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany...
. The last meeting, the 161st derby, was a Premier League fixture on 23 October 2011 at Old Trafford. City won 6–1, equalling the biggest win in the derby's history, which City also won at Old Trafford in 1926.
History
The first meeting between the two teams occurred on 12 November 1881, when West Gorton (St. Marks) – who would later become Manchester City F.C. – hosted Newton Heath – who would later become Manchester United F.C.. The game finished 3–0 in favour of the Heathens (United), and was described by the Ashton Reporter as "a pleasant game". At this time, the clubs were just two of many fledgling sides in the Manchester area, and the fixture had no special significance. Both clubs grew in stature as the 1880s progressed, leading to their first meeting of the 1890s being billed as "a meeting of two local clubs,Football Alliance
The Football Alliance was an association football league in England which ran for three seasons, from 1889–90 to 1891–92.It was formed by 12 clubs as a rival to the Football League, which had begun in the 1888–89 season, also with 12 member clubs...
, a short-lived rival to the Football League. During this period both clubs made unsuccessful attempts to gain election to the League (Newton Heath in 1889, 1890 and 1891; Ardwick in 1891). Admission to the Football League finally came in 1892. Newton Heath joined the First Division, and Ardwick the new Second Division.
The first Football League meeting between the teams came in the 1894–95 season, Newton Heath beating Manchester City 5–2 at Hyde Road
Hyde Road
Hyde Road was a football stadium in Ardwick, Manchester, England. It was home to Manchester City F.C. and their predecessors from its construction in 1887 until 1923, when the club moved to Maine Road. It was named after Hyde Road, a road which begins at the east end of Ardwick Green South in...
. The first meeting between the clubs to take place at the highest level of English football occurred in December 1906, a 3–0 City win in a First Division
Football League First Division
The First Division was a division of The Football League between 1888 and 2004 and the highest division in English football until the creation of the Premier League in 1992. The secondary tier in English football has since become known as the Championship....
match for which the gate receipts exceeded £1,000, a very large figure for the era. At this time City were suffering the after-effects of a financial scandal in which the club were found guilty of making off-balance sheet payments to players. As a result seventeen players were suspended and banned from ever representing the club again, including the core of the team which had won the 1904 FA Cup
1904 FA Cup Final
The 1904 FA Cup Final was a football match between Bolton Wanderers and Manchester City on 23 April 1904 at Crystal Palace in London. The showpiece match of English football's primary cup competition, the Football Association Challenge Cup , it was the 32nd Cup final, and the tenth at Crystal...
. When the suspensions ended in January 1907, four players (Jimmy Bannister
Jimmy Bannister
James "Jimmy" Bannister was an English football player. Bannister was purchased by Manchester United from Manchester City in 1906. He helped the club to the 1908 league championship. He left United in 1909 to go to Preston North End....
, Herbert Burgess
Herbert Burgess
Herbert Larry Burgess was an English football player.Born in Openshaw, Manchester, Burgess began his football career with Glossop North End, but soon signed for Manchester City. He made his debut for City on 5 September 1903, playing at left back away to Stoke City on the opening day of the...
, Billy Meredith
Billy Meredith
William Henry "Billy" Meredith was a Welsh footballer. He was considered one of the early superstars of football due to his performances, notably for Manchester City and Manchester United. He won each domestic trophy in the English football league and also gained 48 caps for Wales, for whom he...
and Sandy Turnbull
Sandy Turnbull
Alexander "Sandy" Turnbull was a Scottish football player who played as a forward for both Manchester City and Manchester United in the early 20th century....
) joined United, where they helped United gain their first league title in 1908. In contrast to modern antipathy, the transfers were generally welcomed for helping a fellow Manchester club. The following season Turnbull became the first player to be sent off in a derby.
Before the Second World War, many football supporters in Manchester watched City one week and United the next. After the war, a stronger rivalry developed and following both teams became uncommon.
Floodlights
The first floodlit Manchester derby was played on 26 February 1889 at the Belle Vue Athletic Ground. Wells electric lights were placed around the ground and a crowd of 10,000 watched Newton Heath defeat Ardwick 3–2. The match was played in aid of the Hyde Coal Mine disaster.The first competitive floodlit derby was the Charity Shield match played in October 1956. The game was a break with tradition as Charity Shield games were typically played at the home ground of the League Champions, but as Old Trafford had yet to install lights, the game was played at Maine Road.
The 1970s
Manchester derbies in the 1970s were frequently bad tempered. In the December 1970 derby, a tackle by George BestGeorge Best
George Best was a professional footballer from Northern Ireland, who played for Manchester United and the Northern Ireland national team. He was a winger whose game combined pace, acceleration, balance, two-footedness, goalscoring and the ability to beat defenders...
broke the leg of Glyn Pardoe
Glyn Pardoe
Glyn Pardoe is an English former footballer who played for Manchester City between 1962 and 1974. He made his first team debut against Birmingham City in April 1962...
; the severity of the injury almost resulted in the City defender losing his leg. The following season, an entertaining 3–3 draw saw Francis Lee
Francis Lee
Francis Henry Lee is a former professional footballer, who played in the 1960s and 1970s, including 27 appearances for the England national team. Lee played for Bolton Wanderers, Manchester City, and Derby County...
accuse George Best
George Best
George Best was a professional footballer from Northern Ireland, who played for Manchester United and the Northern Ireland national team. He was a winger whose game combined pace, acceleration, balance, two-footedness, goalscoring and the ability to beat defenders...
of diving and emphasised the point to the referee by throwing himself theatrically to the floor. The first derby of the 1973–74 season saw Mike Doyle and Lou Macari
Lou Macari
Luigi "Lou" Macari is a Scottish former footballer and football manager of Italian descent.-Playing career:...
each receive a red card
Misconduct (football)
Misconduct in association football is any conduct by a player that is deemed by the referee to warrant a disciplinary sanction in accordance with Law 12 of the Laws of the Game. Misconduct may occur at any time, including when the ball is out of play, during half-time and before and after the...
in a dour contest which finished 0–0. Both players refused to leave the pitch, leading the referee to take both teams back to the dressing room until the two players accepted their dismissals.
The Denis Law game
The return fixture came at Old Trafford on the penultimate day of the season (United still had an away game to play at Stoke) with United trying to avoid relegation with a win, although they were also relying on Norwich beating Birmingham that day for their result to matter. After 80 minutes, with no score, Francis Lee played the ball towards former United player Denis LawDenis Law
Denis Law is a retired Scottish football player, who enjoyed a long and successful career as a striker from the 1950s to the 1970s....
who was standing with his back to goal. Law back-heeled the ball past goalkeeper Alex Stepney
Alex Stepney
Alexander Cyril "Alex" Stepney is a former English football player who was Manchester United's goalkeeper when they became the first English club to win the European Cup.-London beginnings:...
into the net. Law was immediately substituted and never played league football again. In the closing minutes of the match, United supporters invaded the pitch and forced an abandonment. However, the result stood, and other results meant that United would have still been relegated if the match had been a draw. United returned to the First Division the next season.
The 1980s
Until recently, City's only success in recent years was the 5–1 win at Maine Road in September 1989, when City had just returned to the top flight after two years away, while United were still struggling to make a serious impact on the English game in three years since the appointment of Alex FergusonAlex Ferguson
Sir Alexander Chapman "Alex" Ferguson, CBE is a Scottish association football manager and former player, currently managing Manchester United, where he has been in charge since 1986...
as manager. The return game at Old Trafford in February brought an unremarkable 1–1 draw.
The 1990s
Peter SchmeichelPeter Schmeichel
Peter Bolesław Schmeichel MBE is a retired Danish professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper, and was voted the "World's Best Goalkeeper" in 1992 and 1993...
, who played for both United and City, can claim an unbeaten record in derby games – United were unbeaten during his nine years at Old Trafford, while in his single season at Maine Road, City beat United at home and picked up a point at Old Trafford.
However, in the 1990s, United dominated the fixture, going unbeaten in derbies for the full decade. In 1990–91, with both Manchester clubs competing in the top half of the table but not looking like real title contenders, the Maine Road
Maine Road
Maine Road was a football stadium in Moss Side, Manchester, England that was home to Manchester City F.C. from its construction in 1923 until 2003...
clash in October delivered a pulsating 3–3 draw, but the return match at Old Trafford in early May saw United win 1–0 and the only goal of the game came from 17-year-old winger Ryan Giggs
Ryan Giggs
Ryan Joseph Giggs OBE is a Welsh professional footballer who plays for Manchester United. Giggs made his first appearance for the club during the 1990–91 season and has been a regular player since the 1991–92 season...
, scoring for the first time in his career. The 1991–92 derbies were uneventful – a goalless draw at Maine Road in mid-November and a 1–1 draw at Old Trafford in early April.
The first Manchester derby following the creation of the Premier League for the 1992–93 season was a 2–1 win for United at Old Trafford on 6 December 1992. Making his United debut on that day was new signing Eric Cantona
Eric Cantona
Eric Daniel Pierre Cantona is a French actor and former French international footballer. He played for Auxerre, Martigues, Marseille, Bordeaux, Montpellier, Nîmes and Leeds United before ending his professional footballing career at Manchester United, where he won four Premier League titles in...
, who would go on to score eight goals in Manchester derbies over the next four seasons – the first in the return match at Maine Road that March which ended in a 1–1 draw. 1993–94 saw one of the finest Manchester derbies ever, when United overturned a 2–0 deficit at Maine Road to win 3–2, with Eric Cantona scoring twice. Cantona scored a double on St George's Day
St George's Day
St George's Day is celebrated by the several nations, kingdoms, countries, and cities of which Saint George is the patron saint. St George's Day is celebrated on 23 April, the traditionally accepted date of Saint George's death in AD 303...
as United won 2–0 at Old Trafford. Cantona was on target again in the next Manchester derby in November 1994, though it was Andrei Kanchelskis
Andrei Kanchelskis
Andrei Antanasovich Kanchelskis is a Ukrainian-born Russian football manager and former association footballer who played as a right winger. Kanchelskis is the only player in history to have scored in each of the Glasgow, Merseyside and Manchester local derbies.Currently, he is managing FC...
who stole the show with a hat-trick in a 5–0 win. United won the return game 3–0 at Maine Road three months later. 1995–96 was the last season of the millennium which brought a Manchester derby, as City were relegated at the end of the season. The first derby of the season came at Old Trafford in mid-October with a 1–0 win for United in which Paul Scholes
Paul Scholes
Paul Scholes is a retired English footballer, a one-club man who played his entire professional career for Manchester United.Born in Salford, but later moving to Langley, Scholes excelled in both cricket and football in school. He first trained with Manchester United at the age of 14 after being...
, still only 20, scored the only goal of the game and only a string of superb saves from United goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel
Peter Schmeichel
Peter Bolesław Schmeichel MBE is a retired Danish professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper, and was voted the "World's Best Goalkeeper" in 1992 and 1993...
prevented City from gaining a surprise win. The return game in early April saw United win 3–2 at Maine Road, with yet another goal from Cantona, who had netted a highly controversial penalty after Uwe Rosler
Uwe Rösler
Uwe Rösler is a German football manager and former player. He is currently the manager of Brentford.Rösler was previously a successful player who played for several clubs, most notably Manchester City , where he was the leading goalscorer for three consecutive seasons from 1995–96 to 1997–98, and 1...
had put City 1–0 FA Cup fifth round two months earlier, which United went onto win 2–1.
The first Old Trafford derby of the new millennium saw the culmination of a long standing feud between Roy Keane
Roy Keane
Roy Maurice Keane is an Irish former footballer and manager. In his 18-year playing career, he played for Cobh Ramblers in the League of Ireland, Nottingham Forest and Manchester United, before ending his career at Celtic in Scotland....
and Alf-Inge Haaland
Alf-Inge Haaland
Alf-Inge Rasdal "Alfie" Håland , anglicised to Haaland, is a retired Norwegian football defender. He grew up at Bryne and played his club football for Bryne FK, and later played for Nottingham Forest, Leeds United and Manchester City...
. The feud started in 1998, when United captain Keane suffered a cruciate ligament
Cruciate ligament
Cruciate ligaments are pairs of ligaments arranged like a letter X. They occur in several joints of the body, such as the knee...
injury when clean through on goal, being chased down by Haaland (then playing for Leeds, a team that also have an unpleasant rivalry with United). As Keane lay on the ground, Haaland accused him of feigning injury.
The 2000s
Three years later, in the derby match of April 2001, late in the game, Keane made a knee-high tackle on Haaland, for which he received a red card. The game ended in a 1-1 draw; United were already league champions and City's two dropped points brought them closer to eventual relegation, which was confirmed in the penultimate game of the season. It was the first time in nine years that City had come away from Old Trafford unbeaten, and the first time in eight years that they had been unbeaten by United home or away in any competition.In his autobiography, published in 2002, Keane admitted that the challenge was a premeditated attempt to injure, an admission which resulted in a £150,000 fine and a five-match ban during the autumn of that year.
On 9 November 2002, City, managed by Kevin Keegan
Kevin Keegan
Joseph Kevin Keegan, OBE is a former international footballer and former manager of the England national football team and several English clubs, most notably Newcastle United....
, won the last ever derby at Maine Road 3–1, with Shaun Goater
Shaun Goater
Leonard Shaun Goater MBE is a Bermudian footballer who played as a striker for a number of English clubs in the 1990s and 2000s...
scoring his 100th and 101st goals for the club, and Nicolas Anelka
Nicolas Anelka
Abdul-Salam Bilal on 14 March 1979) is a French international footballer, who plays as a striker for English Premier League club Chelsea. Anelka was also a regular starter for the French national team...
scoring the other. This was City's first win over United since the 5–1 victory in 1989, ending a 13-year barren run for the blue half of Manchester. City would later go on to draw at Old Trafford in the same season 1–1, Shaun Goater again scoring the goal. This was the first season since 1991-92
1991-92 in English football
- First Division :The last-ever league championship before the creation of the Premier League was won by Leeds United who overhauled Manchester United thanks to the efforts of, among others, Gordon Strachan, Lee Chapman, David Batty, Gary Speed and Gary McAllister...
that City had been unbeaten by United in either of their league meetings.
Goater also had a second goal disallowed for handball, which would have handed City their first derby double over United since 1970 and their first win at Old Trafford since the "Denis Law game" of 1974. City followed this up by winning the first ever derby match at their new stadium, the City of Manchester Stadium
City of Manchester Stadium
The City of Manchester Stadium in Manchester, England – also known as the Etihad Stadium for sponsorship purposes– is the home ground of...
, 4–1, with goals from Robbie Fowler
Robbie Fowler
Robert Bernard Fowler is an English footballer who is currently player/manager for Thai Premier League club Muangthong United....
, Jon Macken
Jon Macken
Jonathan Paul "Jon" Macken is an English-born Irish footballer who plays as a striker and currently plays for League One Walsall...
, Trevor Sinclair
Trevor Sinclair
Trevor Lloyd Sinclair is an English former professional footballer. Sinclair was a versatile winger, able to play on both the left and right flanks who played in the Premier League and made twelve appearances for the England national team.He retired in 2008, after a nineteen-year professional...
and Shaun Wright-Phillips
Shaun Wright-Phillips
Shaun Cameron Wright-Phillips is an English footballer who plays for Queens Park Rangers and the England national team. He is the adopted son of former England international, Ian Wright and the half-brother of fellow professional football player Bradley Wright-Phillips...
.
The 2007–08 derby games were both won by Manchester City, 1–0 at the City of Manchester Stadium on 19 August 2007, and 2–1 at Old Trafford
Old Trafford
Old Trafford commonly refers to two sporting arenas:* Old Trafford, home of Manchester United F.C.* Old Trafford Cricket Ground, home of Lancashire County Cricket ClubOld Trafford can also refer to:...
on 10 February 2008 (four days after the 50th anniversary of the Munich air disaster
Munich air disaster
The Munich air disaster occurred on 6 February 1958, when British European Airways Flight 609 crashed on its third attempt to take off from a slush-covered runway at Munich-Riem Airport in Munich, West Germany. On board the plane was the Manchester United football team, nicknamed the "Busby Babes",...
; a well-observed one minute silence preceded the match). Darius Vassell
Darius Vassell
Darius Vassell is an English footballer who plays for Championship side Leicester City, having previously played for Aston Villa, Manchester City and Ankaragücü, as well as the England national team....
and Benjani Mwaruwari
Benjani Mwaruwari
Benjamin Mwaruwari , known as Benjani, is a Zimbabwean footballer who currently plays for Portsmouth in the Football League Championship, where he plays as a striker....
scored for City in the 24th and 45th minutes respectively, and Michael Carrick
Michael Carrick
Michael Carrick is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Manchester United and the England national team. He has made more than 300 Premier League appearances and played in 50 UEFA Champions League games as of April 2011...
scored a consolation goal for United in the 90th minute. It was the first time since April 1974 that City had beaten United in the league at Old Trafford and the first time they had won both league derby games since the 1969–70 season. United prevented City from winning a third consecutive derby match in the first derby of the 2008–09 season, Wayne Rooney
Wayne Rooney
Wayne Mark Rooney is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Manchester United and the England national team...
scoring the game's only goal. Cristiano Ronaldo
Cristiano Ronaldo
Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro, OIH, , commonly known as Cristiano Ronaldo, is a Portuguese footballer who plays as a winger or striker for Spanish La Liga club Real Madrid and is the captain of the Portuguese national team...
was sent off in the same game for a bizarre handball. Ronaldo and Carlos Tévez
Carlos Tévez
Carlos Alberto Tévez is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for English club Manchester City...
then scored in the return match at Old Trafford to give United a 2–0 win.
2010 onwards
The seasons following City's big money takeover in 2008–09 saw two well-contested semi-final fixtures (League Cup and FA Cup) between the clubs. Controversy was generated prior to the start of the 2009–10 season, when City signed Carlos Tévez after his contract with United ended, and erected a billboard reading "Welcome to Manchester" at the top of DeansgateDeansgate
Deansgate is a main road through the city centre of Manchester, England. It runs roughly north–south in a near straight route through the western part of the city centre and is the longest road in the city centre at over one mile long....
. The billboard provoked Alex Ferguson into claiming City had a "small club mentality" and subsequently called them "noisy neighbours" during the season.
The 2009–10 season featured some tense matches, including two League Cup semi-final legs. Alex Ferguson
Alex Ferguson
Sir Alexander Chapman "Alex" Ferguson, CBE is a Scottish association football manager and former player, currently managing Manchester United, where he has been in charge since 1986...
proclaimed the 2009–10 Manchester derby at Old Trafford as "probably […] the best derby of all time". Manchester United won this game 4–3 after Manchester City had equalised three times only for Michael Owen
Michael Owen
Michael James Owen is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Manchester United.The son of former footballer Terry Owen, Owen began his senior career at Liverpool in 1996. He progressed through the Liverpool youth team and scored on his debut in May 1997...
to score the winning goal after 95 minutes. In the same season, the sides were drawn against each other in the League Cup
Football League Cup
The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup or, from current sponsorship, the Carling Cup, is an English association football competition. Like the FA Cup, it is played on a knockout basis...
semi-finals, meaning a further two games. City won the first leg 2–1 after overturning a 1–0 deficit made by Ryan Giggs with goals from Carlos Tévez. United went 2–0 up in the second leg via Paul Scholes and Michael Carrick before Tévez made it 2–1, levelling the tie and setting the game up for extra time. However, Rooney scored a stoppage time header which won the tie for United and took them to their second consecutive League Cup final. On 17 April 2010, United beat City but the victory was to little avail as it was not enough to help United chase Chelsea down to win the Premier League title.
The 2010–11 season featured three Manchester derbies, with one victory for United, one draw and one victory for City. City's win came in the FA Cup semi-final, knocking United out on the way to their ninth FA Cup Final, and their first trophy since 1976. Consequently the Community Shield that began the 2011-12 season was a Manchester derby, as United won the league the same weekend City won the FA Cup. United won the Shield 3–2 at Wembley.
On 23 October 2011, Manchester City beat United 1-6 at Old Trafford, giving the latter their first defeat of the season. Jonny Evans
Jonny Evans
Jonathan Grant "Jonny" Evans is a Northern Irish footballer who plays as a defender for Manchester United and Northern Ireland. Evans was born in Belfast and started his career at Greenisland FC, where he was spotted by Manchester United scouts. He progressed through Manchester United's football...
was sent off in the 47th minute after fouling Mario Balotelli
Mario Balotelli
Mario Balotelli is an Italian footballer who plays as a striker for English team Manchester City and the Italian national team.He started his professional football career at Lumezzane and only played for the first team twice before having an unsuccessful trial at FC Barcelona, and subsequently...
, with the score at 1-0 to City. United pulled a goal back at 3-0 down before three goals for City sealed their victory. The 1–6 score was the biggest defeat suffered by Manchester United against City at Old Trafford since the 0–5 loss in 1955. It was also the first time since 1926 that City had scored six at Old Trafford, when the score that day also finished 1–6, whereas United have never scored six against City in any league or major cup game.
Statistics
As of 23 October 2011, there have been 161 competitive meetings between the teams. United have won 67 and City 44, the remaining 50 games finishing as draws.The biggest victories have been to City who have won 1-6 on two occasions (both times in the away fixture at Old Trafford) on 23 January 1926 and 23 October 2011. Both teams have won 5–0 once (City in 1955, United in 1994). The largest attendance for a Manchester derby was 78,000 on 20 September 1947, a time when both clubs were playing at Maine Road
Maine Road
Maine Road was a football stadium in Moss Side, Manchester, England that was home to Manchester City F.C. from its construction in 1923 until 2003...
, as Old Trafford was being repaired following damage sustained in the Second World War
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
.
| Competition | City wins | Draws | United wins |
|---|---|---|---|
| League | 38 | 49 | 58 |
| FA Cup | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| League Cup | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Community Shield | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 44 | 50 | 67 |
Top goalscorers
| Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|
 Joe Hayes |
Manchester City | 10 |
| Francis Lee Francis Lee Francis Henry Lee is a former professional footballer, who played in the 1960s and 1970s, including 27 appearances for the England national team. Lee played for Bolton Wanderers, Manchester City, and Derby County... |
Manchester City | 10 |
| Bobby Charlton Bobby Charlton Sir Robert "Bobby" Charlton CBE is an English former professional football player, a member of the England team who won the World Cup and Ballon d'Or for European Footballer of the Year in 1966... |
Manchester United | 9 |
| Colin Bell Colin Bell Colin Bell MBE , is a former English football player who was born in Hesleden, County Durham, England. Nicknamed "The King of the Kippax" , and Nijinsky after the famous racehorse , Bell is widely regarded as Manchester City's greatest ever player... |
Manchester City | 8 |
 Eric CantonaEric Cantona Eric Daniel Pierre Cantona is a French actor and former French international footballer. He played for Auxerre, Martigues, Marseille, Bordeaux, Montpellier, Nîmes and Leeds United before ending his professional footballing career at Manchester United, where he won four Premier League titles in... |
Manchester United | 8 |
| Brian Kidd Brian Kidd Brian Kidd is an English football coach and former player, who is currently Assistant Manager to Roberto Mancini at Manchester City.... |
Manchester United Manchester City |
8 |
| Joe Spence |
Manchester United | 8 |
| Paul Scholes Paul Scholes Paul Scholes is a retired English footballer, a one-club man who played his entire professional career for Manchester United.Born in Salford, but later moving to Langley, Scholes excelled in both cricket and football in school. He first trained with Manchester United at the age of 14 after being... |
Manchester United | 7 |
| Dennis Viollet Dennis Viollet Dennis Sydney Viollet was an English footballer best remembered for his time with Manchester United in the 1950s and early 1960s.-Club career:... |
Manchester United | 7 |
all statistics exclude the abandoned match from the 1960–61 season
Honours
City won their first honour in 19041904 FA Cup Final
The 1904 FA Cup Final was a football match between Bolton Wanderers and Manchester City on 23 April 1904 at Crystal Palace in London. The showpiece match of English football's primary cup competition, the Football Association Challenge Cup , it was the 32nd Cup final, and the tenth at Crystal...
with victory in the FA Cup and United in 1908 with the Football League First Division title. There has been one occasion where City and United, finished champions and runners-up in the league which was in the 1967-68 season. Three semi-finals (two in the FA Cup and one in the Carling Cup) have been played between both clubs, but a Manchester Derby tournament final to decide the victors has never occurred.
| Team | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Community Shield | European Cup | UEFA Cup | Cup Winners' Cup | European Super Cup | Intercontinental Cup | Club World Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester United Manchester United F.C. Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, that plays in the Premier League. Founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, the club changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to Old Trafford in 1910.The 1958... |
19 | 11 | 4 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 60 |
| Manchester City Manchester City F.C. Manchester City Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Manchester. Founded in 1880 as St. Mark's , they became Ardwick Association Football Club in 1887 and Manchester City in 1894... |
2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Combined | 21 | 16 | 6 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 73 |
(Charity/Community Shields includes shared honours after a drawn match, as per competition regulations prior to 1993)
Manchester United = 15 outright, 4 shared
- Table correct as of 7 August 2011
Non-competitive derbies
A large number of non-competitive Manchester derbies have taken place. The majority of these occurred during the Second World War, when a total of 44 matches were played between the teams. In recent years, non-competitive matches between the teams have generally been testimonialsTestimonial match
A testimonial match or testimonial game, often referred to simply as a testimonial, is a practice in some sports, notably football and especially in the United Kingdom, where a club puts on a match in honour of a player for service to the club....
, such as those for Paul Lake
Paul Lake
Paul Andrew Lake is an English former footballer, who played for Manchester City.-Early life:Raised in the Denton area of Manchester, he attended St Thomas More School Denton. Lake was spotted by Manchester City scout Ken Barnes as a ten year old, playing against boys two or three years older...
and Denis Irwin
Denis Irwin
Denis Joseph Irwin is a former Irish football player who is best known for his long and successful stint at Manchester United, where he established himself as one of the most important players in the United team that won a host of domestic and European trophies in his time there between 1990 and...
. In 1978, for Colin Bell
Colin Bell
Colin Bell MBE , is a former English football player who was born in Hesleden, County Durham, England. Nicknamed "The King of the Kippax" , and Nijinsky after the famous racehorse , Bell is widely regarded as Manchester City's greatest ever player...
's testimonial, players from City and United lined up side by side against a combined Liverpool and Everton team in a Manchester v Merseyside fixture.
Matches between non-first team sides representing the Manchester clubs also have an element of rivalry, with occasions when the reserve teams meet sometimes referred to as "mini-derbies". This term is also used in reference to when supporters' offshoot clubs (Maine Road F.C.
Maine Road F.C.
Maine Road F.C. are an English football club, based in Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Manchester. They currently play in the North West Counties Football League Premier Division and are members of the Manchester Football Association...
and F.C. United of Manchester
F.C. United of Manchester
F.C. United of Manchester is an English semi-professional football club based in Bury, Greater Manchester that plays in the Northern Premier League Premier Division. It was formed in 2005 by Manchester United supporters opposed to American businessman Malcolm Glazer's controversial takeover of the...
) meet. The two clubs have met twice, in the 2006–07 season, with FC United winning the inaugural match 2–1 away at Bower Fold
Bower Fold
Bower Fold is a football stadium in Stalybridge, Greater Manchester, England and is the home ground of Stalybridge Celtic. The stadium is notable for being the only active ground in the country where the pitch faces a perfect north alignment, an honour the club shared with Chesterfield F.C. until...
, Stalybridge
Stalybridge
Stalybridge is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Tameside in Greater Manchester, England, with a population of 22,568. Historically a part of Cheshire, it is east of Manchester city centre and northwest of Glossop. With the construction of a cotton mill in 1776, Stalybridge became one of...
, in front of 3,181 spectators. United also won the second game 3–0 at Gigg Lane
Gigg Lane
Gigg Lane is an all-seater football stadium in Bury, Greater Manchester, England. Historically within Lancashire, it was built for Bury F.C. in 1885, and has been their home ever since.-History:...
, Bury
Bury
Bury is a town in Greater Manchester, England. It lies on the River Irwell, east of Bolton, west-southwest of Rochdale, and north-northwest of the city of Manchester...
in a game watched by 3,605. A friendly in 2009 saw Maine Road win 2–1.
League
| Date | Venue | Score | Competition | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 November 1894 | Hyde Road Hyde Road Hyde Road was a football stadium in Ardwick, Manchester, England. It was home to Manchester City F.C. and their predecessors from its construction in 1887 until 1923, when the club moved to Maine Road. It was named after Hyde Road, a road which begins at the east end of Ardwick Green South in... |
2–5 | Second Division Football League Second Division From 1892 until 1992, the Football League Second Division was the second highest division overall in English football.This ended with the creation of the FA Premier League, prior to the start of the 1992–93 season, which caused an administrative split between The Football League and the teams... |
14,000 |
| 7 December 1895 | Hyde Road | 2–1 | Second Division | 18,000 |
| 3 October 1896 | Hyde Road | 0–0 | Second Division | 20,000 |
| 25 December 1897 | Hyde Road | 0–1 | Second Division | 16,000 |
| 26 December 1898 | Hyde Road | 4–0 | Second Division | 25,000 |
| 10 April 1903 | Hyde Road | 0–2 | Second Division | 30,000 |
| 1 December 1906 | Hyde Road | 3–0 | First Division Football League First Division The First Division was a division of The Football League between 1888 and 2004 and the highest division in English football until the creation of the Premier League in 1992. The secondary tier in English football has since become known as the Championship.... |
40,000 |
| 18 April 1908 | Hyde Road | 0–0 | First Division | 40,000 |
| 19 September 1908 | Hyde Road | 1–2 | First Division | 40,000 |
| 21 January 1911 | Hyde Road | 1–1 | First Division | 40,000 |
| 2 September 1911 | Hyde Road | 0–0 | First Division | 35,000 |
| 28 December 1912 | Hyde Road | 0–2 | First Division | 38,000 |
| 6 December 1913 | Hyde Road | 0–2 | First Division | 40,000 |
| 2 January 1915 | Hyde Road | 1–1 | First Division | 30,000 |
| 11 October 1919 | Hyde Road | 3–3 | First Division | 30,000 |
| 27 November 1920 | Hyde Road | 3–0 | First Division | 35,000 |
| 22 October 1921 | Hyde Road | 4–1 | First Division | 24,000 |
| 12 September 1925 | Maine Road Maine Road Maine Road was a football stadium in Moss Side, Manchester, England that was home to Manchester City F.C. from its construction in 1923 until 2003... |
1–1 | First Division | 62,994 |
| 12 September 1928 | Maine Road | 2–2 | First Division | 61,007 |
| 8 February 1930 | Maine Road | 0–1 | First Division | 64,472 |
| 4 October 1930 | Maine Road | 4–1 | First Division | 41,757 |
| 9 January 1937 | Maine Road | 1–0 | First Division | 64,862 |
| 20 September 1947 | Maine Road | 0–0 | First Division | 71,364 |
| 11 September 1948 | Maine Road | 0–0 | First Division | 64,502 |
| 31 December 1949 | Maine Road | 1–2 | First Division | 63,704 |
| 15 September 1951 | Maine Road | 1–2 | First Division | 52,571 |
| 30 August 1952 | Maine Road | 2–1 | First Division | 56,140 |
| 5 September 1953 | Maine Road | 2–0 | First Division | 53,097 |
| 25 September 1954 | Maine Road | 3–2 | First Division | 54,105 |
| 3 September 1955 | Maine Road | 1–0 | First Division | 59,162 |
| 2 February 1957 | Maine Road | 2–4 | First Division | 63,872 |
| 28 December 1957 | Maine Road | 2–2 | First Division | 70,483 |
| 27 September 1958 | Maine Road | 1–1 | First Division | 62,912 |
| 19 September 1959 | Maine Road | 3–0 | First Division | 58,300 |
| 4 March 1961 | Maine Road | 1–3 | First Division | 50,479 |
| 10 February 1962 | Maine Road | 0–2 | First Division | 49,959 |
| 15 May 1963 | Maine Road | 1–1 | First Division | 52,424 |
| 21 January 1967 | Maine Road | 1–1 | First Division | 62,983 |
| 30 September 1967 | Maine Road | 1–2 | First Division | 62,942 |
| 17 August 1968 | Maine Road | 0–0 | First Division | 63,052 |
| 15 November 1969 | Maine Road | 4–0 | First Division | 63,013 |
| 5 May 1971 | Maine Road | 3–4 | First Division | 43,626 |
| 6 November 1971 | Maine Road | 3–3 | First Division | 63,326 |
| 18 November 1972 | Maine Road | 3–0 | First Division | 52,050 |
| 13 March 1974 | Maine Road | 0–0 | First Division | 51,331 |
| 27 September 1975 | Maine Road | 2–2 | First Division | 50,182 |
| 25 September 1976 | Maine Road | 1–3 | First Division | 48,861 |
| 10 September 1977 | Maine Road | 3–1 | First Division | 50,856 |
| 10 February 1979 | Maine Road | 0–3 | First Division | 46,151 |
| 10 November 1979 | Maine Road | 2–0 | First Division | 50,067 |
| 21 February 1981 | Maine Road | 1–0 | First Division | 50,014 |
| 10 October 1981 | Maine Road | 0–0 | First Division | 52,037 |
| 5 March 1983 | Maine Road | 1–2 | First Division | 45,400 |
| 14 September 1985 | Maine Road | 0–3 | First Division | 48,773 |
| 26 October 1986 | Maine Road | 1–1 | First Division | 32,440 |
| 23 September 1989 | Maine Road | 5–1 | First Division | 43,246 |
| 27 October 1990 | Maine Road | 3–3 | First Division | 36,427 |
| 16 November 1991 | Maine Road | 0–0 | First Division | 38,180 |
| 20 March 1993 | Maine Road | 1–1 | Premier League | 37,136 |
| 7 November 1993 | Maine Road | 2–3 | Premier League | 35,155 |
| 11 February 1995 | Maine Road | 0–3 | Premier League | 26,368 |
| 6 April 1996 | Maine Road | 2–3 | Premier League | 29,668 |
| 18 November 2000 | Maine Road | 0–1 | Premier League | 34,429 |
| 9 November 2002 | Maine Road | 3–1 | Premier League | 34,649 |
| 14 March 2004 | City of Manchester City of Manchester Stadium The City of Manchester Stadium in Manchester, England – also known as the Etihad Stadium for sponsorship purposes– is the home ground of... |
4–1 | Premier League | 47,284 |
| 13 February 2005 | City of Manchester | 0–2 | Premier League | 47,111 |
| 13 January 2006 | City of Manchester | 3–1 | Premier League | 47,192 |
| 5 May 2007 | City of Manchester | 0–1 | Premier League | 47,244 |
| 19 August 2007 | City of Manchester | 1–0 | Premier League | 44,955 |
| 30 November 2008 | City of Manchester | 0–1 | Premier League | 47,320 |
| 17 April 2010 | City of Manchester | 0–1 | Premier League | 47,019 |
| 10 November 2010 | City of Manchester | 0–0 | Premier League | 47,679 |
| City wins | Draws | United wins |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | 24 | 26 |
Manches>er United vs Manchester City
| Date | Venue | Score | Competition | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 January 1895 | Bank Street | 4–1 | Second Division | 12,000 |
| 5 October 1895 | Bank Street | 1–1 | Second Division | 18,000 |
| 25 December 1896 | Bank Street | 2–1 | Second Division | 20,000 |
| 16 October 1897 | Bank Street | 1–1 | Second Division | 40,000 |
| 10 September 1898 | Bank Street | 3–0 | Second Division | 40,000 |
| 25 December 1902 | Bank Street | 1–1 | Second Division | 35,000 |
| 6 April 1907 | Bank Street | 1–1 | First Division | 40,000 |
| 21 December 1907 | Bank Street | 3–1 | First Division | 35,000 |
| 23 January 1909 | Bank Street | 3–1 | First Division | 40,000 |
| 17 September 1910 | Old Trafford Old Trafford Old Trafford commonly refers to two sporting arenas:* Old Trafford, home of Manchester United F.C.* Old Trafford Cricket Ground, home of Lancashire County Cricket ClubOld Trafford can also refer to:... |
2–1 | First Division | 60,000 |
| 30 December 1911 | Old Trafford | 0–0 | First Division | 50,000 |
| 7 September 1912 | Old Trafford | 0–1 | First Division | 40,000 |
| 11 April 1914 | Old Trafford | 0–1 | First Division | 36,000 |
| 5 September 1914 | Old Trafford | 0–0 | First Division | 20,000 |
| 18 October 1919 | Old Trafford | 1–0 | First Division | 40,000 |
| 20 November 1920 | Old Trafford | 1–1 | First Division | 63,000 |
| 29 October 1921 | Old Trafford | 3–1 | First Division | 56,000 |
| 23 January 1926 | Old Trafford | 1–6 | First Division | 48,657 |
| 23 January 1929 | Old Trafford | 1–2 | First Division | 42,255 |
| 5 October 1929 | Old Trafford | 1–3 | First Division | 57,201 |
| 7 February 1931 | Old Trafford | 1–3 | First Division | 39,876 |
| 12 September 1936 | Old Trafford | 3–2 | First Division | 68,796 |
| 7 April 1948 | Maine Road | 1–1 | First Division | 71,690 |
| 22 January 1949 | Maine Road | 0–0 | First Division | 66,485 |
| 3 September 1949 | Old Trafford | 2–1 | First Division | 47,760 |
| 19 January 1952 | Old Trafford | 1–1 | First Division | 54,245 |
| 3 January 1953 | Old Trafford | 1–1 | First Division | 47,883 |
| 16 January 1954 | Old Trafford | 1–1 | First Division | 46,379 |
| 12 February 1955 | Old Trafford | 0–5 | First Division | 47,914 |
| 31 December 1955 | Old Trafford | 2–1 | First Division | 60,956 |
| 22 September 1956 | Old Trafford | 2–0 | First Division | 53,525 |
| 31 August 1957 | Old Trafford | 4–1 | First Division | 63,347 |
| 14 February 1959 | Old Trafford | 4–1 | First Division | 59,846 |
| 6 February 1960 | Old Trafford | 0–0 | First Division | 59,450 |
| 31 December 1960 | Old Trafford | 5–1 | First Division | 61,213 |
| 23 September 1961 | Old Trafford | 3–2 | First Division | 56,345 |
| 15 September 1962 | Old Trafford | 2–3 | First Division | 49,193 |
| 17 September 1966 | Old Trafford | 1–0 | First Division | 62,085 |
| 27 March 1968 | Old Trafford | 1–3 | First Division | 63,004 |
| 8 March 1969 | Old Trafford | 0–1 | First Division | 63,264 |
| 28 March 1970 | Old Trafford | 1–2 | First Division | 59,777 |
| 12 December 1970 | Old Trafford | 1–4 | First Division | 52,636 |
| 12 April 1972 | Old Trafford | 1–3 | First Division | 56,362 |
| 21 April 1973 | Old Trafford | 0–0 | First Division | 61,676 |
| 27 April 1974 | Old Trafford | 0–1 | First Division | 56,996 |
| 4 May 1976 | Old Trafford | 2–0 | First Division | 59,517 |
| 5 March 1977 | Old Trafford | 3–1 | First Division | 58,595 |
| 15 March 1978 | Old Trafford | 2–2 | First Division | 58,398 |
| 30 September 1978 | Old Trafford | 1–0 | First Division | 55,301 |
| 22 March 1980 | Old Trafford | 1–0 | First Division | 56,387 |
| 27 September 1980 | Old Trafford | 2–2 | First Division | 55,918 |
| 27 February 1982 | Old Trafford | 1–1 | First Division | 57,830 |
| 23 October 1982 | Old Trafford | 2–2 | First Division | 57,334 |
| 22 March 1986 | Old Trafford | 2–2 | First Division | 51,274 |
| 7 March 1987 | Old Trafford | 2–0 | First Division | 48,619 |
| 3 February 1990 | Old Trafford | 1–1 | First Division | 40,274 |
| 4 May 1991 | Old Trafford | 1–0 | First Division | 45,286 |
| 7 April 1992 | Old Trafford | 1–1 | First Division | 46,781 |
| 6 December 1992 | Old Trafford | 2–1 | Premier League | 35,408 |
| 23 April 1994 | Old Trafford | 2–0 | Premier League | 44,333 |
| 10 November 1994 | Old Trafford | 5–0 | Premier League | 43,738 |
| 14 October 1995 | Old Trafford | 1–0 | Premier League | 35,707 |
| 21 April 2001 | Old Trafford | 1–1 | Premier League | 67,535 |
| 9 February 2003 | Old Trafford | 1–1 | Premier League | 67,646 |
| 13 December 2003 | Old Trafford | 3–1 | Premier League | 67,643 |
| 7 November 2004 | Old Trafford | 0–0 | Premier League | 67,863 |
| 10 September 2005 | Old Trafford | 1–1 | Premier League | 67,839 |
| 9 December 2006 | Old Trafford | 3–1 | Premier League | 75,858 |
| 10 February 2008 | Old Trafford | 1–2 | Premier League | 75,970 |
| 10 May 2009 | Old Trafford | 2–0 | Premier League | 75,464 |
| 20 September 2009 | Old Trafford | 4–3 | Premier League | 75,066 |
| 12 February 2011 | Old Trafford | 2–1 | Premier League | 75,322 |
| 23 October 2011 | Old Trafford | 1–6 | Premier League | 75,487 |
| United wins | Draws | City wins |
|---|---|---|
| 32 | 25 | 16 |
Cup
| Date | Venue | Score | Competition | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 October 1891† | North Road | 5–1 | FA Cup FA Cup The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football and is the oldest association football competition in the world. The "FA Cup" is run by and named after The Football Association and usually refers to the English men's... First Round Qualifying |
11,000 |
| 27 March 1926 | Bramall Lane Bramall Lane -Cricket at the Lane:Bramall Lane opened as a cricket ground in 1855, having been leased by Michael Ellison from the Duke of Norfolk at an annual rent of £70. The site was then away from the town's industrial area, and relatively free from smoke. It was built to host the matches of local cricket... |
0–3 | FA Cup Semi-Final | 46,450 |
| 24 February 1955 | Maine Road Maine Road Maine Road was a football stadium in Moss Side, Manchester, England that was home to Manchester City F.C. from its construction in 1923 until 2003... |
2–0 | FA Cup 4th Round | 75,000 |
| 24 October 1956 | Maine Road | 0–1 | FA Charity Shield Final | 30,495 |
| 3 December 1969 | Maine Road | 2–1 | League Cup Football League Cup The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup or, from current sponsorship, the Carling Cup, is an English association football competition. Like the FA Cup, it is played on a knockout basis... Semi-Final 1st Leg |
55,799 |
| 17 December 1969 | Old Trafford Old Trafford Old Trafford commonly refers to two sporting arenas:* Old Trafford, home of Manchester United F.C.* Old Trafford Cricket Ground, home of Lancashire County Cricket ClubOld Trafford can also refer to:... |
2–2 | League Cup Semi-Final 2nd Leg | 63,418 |
| 24 January 1970 | Old Trafford | 3–0 | FA Cup 4th Round | 63,417 |
| 9 October 1974 | Old Trafford | 1–0 | League Cup 3rd Round | 55,169 |
| 24 January 1975 | Maine Road | 4–0 | League Cup 4th Round | 50,182 |
| 10 January 1987 | Old Trafford | 1–0 | FA Cup 3rd Round | 54,294 |
| 18 February 1996 | Old Trafford | 2–1 | FA Cup 5th Round | 42,692 |
| 14 February 2004 | Old Trafford | 4–2 | FA Cup 5th Round | 67,228 |
| 19 January 2010 | City of Manchester City of Manchester Stadium The City of Manchester Stadium in Manchester, England – also known as the Etihad Stadium for sponsorship purposes– is the home ground of... |
2–1 | League Cup Semi-Final 1st Leg | 46,067 |
| 27 January 2010 | Old Trafford | 3–1 | League Cup Semi-Final 2nd Leg | 74,576 |
| 16 April 2011 | Wembley Stadium Wembley Stadium The original Wembley Stadium, officially known as the Empire Stadium, was a football stadium in Wembley, a suburb of north-west London, standing on the site now occupied by the new Wembley Stadium that opened in 2007... |
1–0 | FA Cup Semi-Final | 86,549 |
| 7 August 2011 | Wembley Stadium | 3–2 | 2011 Community Shield | 77,169 |
| United wins | Draws | City wins |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | 1 | 6 |
The first meeting between the sides in a national competition occurred in the first qualifying round of the 1891–92 FA Cup. In their early years the Manchester clubs sometimes regarded the FA Cup as a low priority. In the previous season Newton Heath named a reserve team for their tie against Bootle
Bootle F.C.
Bootle Football Club is an English football club based in Bootle, Merseyside. The club are currently members of the North West Counties League Premier Division and play at New Bucks Park.-Previous clubs in Bootle:...
, and Ardwick withdrew from their second round tie at Haliwell, opting to play a friendly against Higher Walton instead. This time both clubs treated the match as a senior fixture. Newton Heath won 5–1 at North Road.
The second FA cup derby was a far more prestigious occasion — a semi-final at Sheffield United
Sheffield United F.C.
Sheffield United Football Club is a professional English football club based in the city of Sheffield, South Yorkshire.They were the first sporting team to use the name 'United' and are nicknamed 'The Blades', thanks to Sheffield's worldwide reputation for steel production...
's Bramall Lane
Bramall Lane
-Cricket at the Lane:Bramall Lane opened as a cricket ground in 1855, having been leased by Michael Ellison from the Duke of Norfolk at an annual rent of £70. The site was then away from the town's industrial area, and relatively free from smoke. It was built to host the matches of local cricket...
in 1926. City won 3–0, but were beaten in the final by Bolton Wanderers
Bolton Wanderers F.C.
Bolton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the area of Horwich in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester. They began their current spell in the Premier League in 2001....
. 29 years later City overcame United 2–0 in the Fourth Round, and again reached the final only to be runners-up.
The first League Cup derby was in the 1969–70 season. City won a two-legged semi-final 4–3 on aggregate, and this win went on to win the competition. One month later the teams met once more, in the FA Cup Fourth Round. United avenged their earlier defeat with a 3–0 win. The clubs met in the League Cup twice more in the 1970s, both in the fourth round. In 1974–75 United won 1–0 at Old Trafford. This match is the only competitive derby to have occurred while the clubs were in different divisions. Manchester United were in the Second Division, having been relegated the previous season. The following season the teams met in the competition again, with United a First Division team once more. City won 4–0 at Maine Road, and went on to win the competition. However, the match also saw Colin Bell
Colin Bell
Colin Bell MBE , is a former English football player who was born in Hesleden, County Durham, England. Nicknamed "The King of the Kippax" , and Nijinsky after the famous racehorse , Bell is widely regarded as Manchester City's greatest ever player...
suffer a knee injury that eventually led to his retirement.
In the 34 years following City's triumph in 1975, only three cup fixtures occurred perhaps symbolising City's worst decline of their 130 year history. All three cup fixtures were in the FA Cup, all at Old Trafford and all won by United. The only cup derby of the 1980s was a 1–0 United win in the 1987 FA Cup Third Round. The next cup meeting was at Old Trafford in 1996, was decided by a hotly disputed penalty for United, described by The Independent as "like prosecuting someone for littering during a riot". Eight years later the next cup meeting was at Old Trafford in the FA Cup with United emerging victorious in an eventful 4-2 victory which saw Gary Neville
Gary Neville
Gary Alexander Neville is a former English footballer. He is England's most capped right-back and was Manchester United's club captain for five years....
sent-off for head-butting Steve McManaman
Steve McManaman
Steven McManaman is a retired English footballer who played as a midfielder, winger and playmaker. Having spent his playing career at two of European football's most successful clubs of the 20th century, Liverpool and Real Madrid, as well as a spell at Manchester City, McManaman is the most...
.
Players who have played for both clubs
The first transfers of note between the clubs occurred in 1906. During the 1905–06 season City became embroiled in a financial scandal, which resulted in the suspension of seventeen players, including most of the team that had won the 1904 FA Cup Final1904 FA Cup Final
The 1904 FA Cup Final was a football match between Bolton Wanderers and Manchester City on 23 April 1904 at Crystal Palace in London. The showpiece match of English football's primary cup competition, the Football Association Challenge Cup , it was the 32nd Cup final, and the tenth at Crystal...
. United signed four of these players: Billy Meredith
Billy Meredith
William Henry "Billy" Meredith was a Welsh footballer. He was considered one of the early superstars of football due to his performances, notably for Manchester City and Manchester United. He won each domestic trophy in the English football league and also gained 48 caps for Wales, for whom he...
, Sandy Turnbull
Sandy Turnbull
Alexander "Sandy" Turnbull was a Scottish football player who played as a forward for both Manchester City and Manchester United in the early 20th century....
, Herbert Burgess
Herbert Burgess
Herbert Larry Burgess was an English football player.Born in Openshaw, Manchester, Burgess began his football career with Glossop North End, but soon signed for Manchester City. He made his debut for City on 5 September 1903, playing at left back away to Stoke City on the opening day of the...
and Jimmy Bannister
Jimmy Bannister
James "Jimmy" Bannister was an English football player. Bannister was purchased by Manchester United from Manchester City in 1906. He helped the club to the 1908 league championship. He left United in 1909 to go to Preston North End....
. All four were subsequently part of the team which won United's first major trophy, the 1908 league championship.
In recent years, direct transfers between the clubs have been rare. Carlos Tévez
Carlos Tévez
Carlos Alberto Tévez is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for English club Manchester City...
joined City in 2009 having spent the previous two seasons on loan at United. City then produced billboard posters featuring Tévez and the slogan "Welcome to Manchester".
| Player | Manchester City career | Manchester United career | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Span | League apps |
League goals |
Span | League apps |
League goals |
|
 Jimmy BannisterJimmy Bannister James "Jimmy" Bannister was an English football player. Bannister was purchased by Manchester United from Manchester City in 1906. He helped the club to the 1908 league championship. He left United in 1909 to go to Preston North End.... |
1902–1906 | 45 | 21 | 1906–1909 | 57 | 7 |
| Peter Barnes Peter Barnes (footballer) Peter Simon Barnes is an English former international footballer, and the son of footballer Ken Barnes. A textbook journeyman player, he played for numerous clubs across England, Wales, Greece, Spain, Portugal, Australia, Ireland, and the United States... |
1974–1979 1987–1988 |
115 8 |
15 0 |
1985–1987 | 20 | 2 |
 Frank BarrettFrank Barrett (footballer) Francis "Frank" Barrett was a Scottish football goalkeeper. He was born in Dundee.Barrett played for Dundee Harp before joining Dundee upon their foundation in 1893. While with the Dark Blues, he won two caps for Scotland in 1894 and 1895. In September 1896, he signed for Newton Heath... |
1901–1902 | 5 | 0 | 1896–1900 | 118 | 0 |
| Peter Beardsley Peter Beardsley Peter Andrew Beardsley MBE is an English former footballer who played between 1979 and 1999. He once set a record transfer fee in the game and represented his country 59 times between 1986 and 1996, once as captain... |
1998 | 6 | 0 | 1982–1983 | 0 | 0 |
 Horace BlewHorace Blew Horace Elford Blew was a Welsh footballer who played at full back. He holds the rare distinction of representing Wales on 22 occasions despite playing in League football only twice in his career... |
1906 | 1 | 0 | 1906 | 1 | 0 |
| Herbert Burgess Herbert Burgess Herbert Larry Burgess was an English football player.Born in Openshaw, Manchester, Burgess began his football career with Glossop North End, but soon signed for Manchester City. He made his debut for City on 5 September 1903, playing at left back away to Stoke City on the opening day of the... |
1903–1906 | 85 | 2 | 1906–1910 | 49 | 0 |
| Andy Cole |
2005–2006 | 22 | 9 | 1995–2001 | 195 | 93 |
| Terry Cooke Terry Cooke Terence John "Terry" Cooke is an English footballer, currently without a club. He began his career with Manchester United, but struggled to break into the first team and had loan spells with Sunderland, Birmingham City and Wrexham before moving to United's local rivals Manchester City in 1999... |
1999–2002 | 20 | 2 | 1994–1999 | 4 | 0 |
| Bill Dale |
1931–1938 | 237 | 0 | 1925–1931 | 64 | 0 |
| Wyn Davies Wyn Davies Ronald Wyn Davies is a Welsh former professional footballer who made over 550 Football League appearances in the 1960s and 1970s, and who was also capped by Wales.-Domestic career:... |
1971–1972 | 45 | 8 | 1972–1973 | 16 | 4 |
| John Gidman John Gidman John Gidman was an English football player. His favoured position was right back.Gidman played for the Liverpool youth team without ever playing for their first team, before he joined Aston Villa in 1971. He was a member of the 1977 League Cup winning side, before being signed by Everton in 1979... |
1986–1988 | 53 | 1 | 1981–1986 | 95 | 4 |
| Owen Hargreaves Owen Hargreaves Owen Lee Hargreaves is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for English Premier League club Manchester City and the English national football team.... |
2011– | 1 | 0 | 2007–2011 | 27 | 2 |
 Andrei KanchelskisAndrei Kanchelskis Andrei Antanasovich Kanchelskis is a Ukrainian-born Russian football manager and former association footballer who played as a right winger. Kanchelskis is the only player in history to have scored in each of the Glasgow, Merseyside and Manchester local derbies.Currently, he is managing FC... |
2001 | 10 | 0 | 1991–1995 | 123 | 28 |
| Brian Kidd Brian Kidd Brian Kidd is an English football coach and former player, who is currently Assistant Manager to Roberto Mancini at Manchester City.... |
1976–1979 | 98 | 44 | 1963–1974 | 203 | 52 |
| Denis Law Denis Law Denis Law is a retired Scottish football player, who enjoyed a long and successful career as a striker from the 1950s to the 1970s.... |
1960–1961 1973–1974 |
44 24 |
21 9 |
1962–1973 | 309 | 171 |
| George Livingstone George Livingstone George Turner "Geordie" Livingstone was a Scottish football player. His regular position was at inside-forward.... |
1903–1906 | 81 | 19 | 1909–1915 | 43 | 4 |
 Sammy McIlroySammy McIlroy Samuel Baxter "Sammy" McIlroy is a former Northern Ireland international footballer whose clubs included Manchester United.... |
1985–1986 | 13 | 1 | 1971–1982 | 342 | 57 |
| Billy Meredith Billy Meredith William Henry "Billy" Meredith was a Welsh footballer. He was considered one of the early superstars of football due to his performances, notably for Manchester City and Manchester United. He won each domestic trophy in the English football league and also gained 48 caps for Wales, for whom he... |
1894–1906 1921–1924 |
339 28 |
129 0 |
1906–1921 | 303 | 35 |
| Bob Milarvie Bob Milarvie Robert "Bob" Milarvie was a Scottish footballer.-Playing career:Milarvie played for Pollokshield and Hibernian before moving south to the English Midlands to join Stoke. He moved on to nearby Burslem Port Vale in the summer of 1889... |
1891–1896 | 69 | 12 | 1890–1891 | 4 | 0 |
| Mark Robins Mark Robins Mark Gordon Robins is an English football manager, appointed manager of Barnsley in 2009.As a player, he was most notable for his exploits with Manchester United, Norwich City and Leicester City... |
1999 | 2 | 0 | 1986–1992 | 48 | 11 |
| Harry Rowley Harry Rowley Harry Rowley, , was an English football player. He played for many clubs during his career, including Manchester City, Manchester United, Shrewsbury Town, Oldham Athletic, and Burton Albion. During his United career, he scored 55 goals in seven seasons.... |
1932–1933 | 18 | 4 | 1928–1932 1934–1937 |
95 78 |
24 27 |
 Peter SchmeichelPeter Schmeichel Peter Bolesław Schmeichel MBE is a retired Danish professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper, and was voted the "World's Best Goalkeeper" in 1992 and 1993... |
2002–2003 | 29 | 0 | 1991–1999 | 292 | 0 |
 Carlos TévezCarlos Tévez Carlos Alberto Tévez is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for English club Manchester City... |
2009– | 65 | 43 | 2007–2009 | 63 | 19 |
| Sandy Turnbull Sandy Turnbull Alexander "Sandy" Turnbull was a Scottish football player who played as a forward for both Manchester City and Manchester United in the early 20th century.... |
1902–1906 | 110 | 53 | 1906–1915 | 220 | 90 |
Played for one, managed the other
Matt BusbyMatt Busby
Sir Alexander Matthew "Matt" Busby, CBE, KCSG was a Scottish football player and manager, most noted for managing Manchester United between 1945 and 1969 and again for the second half of the 1970–1971 season...
made more than 200 appearances for Manchester City in the 1920s and 1930s, winning an FA Cup medal in 1934. Immediately after the Second World War, Busby became Manchester United manager, completely transforming the club in a 24 year tenure. With United he won a European Cup, five league titles and two FA Cups, and rebuilt the team after seven players were killed in the Munich air disaster
Munich air disaster
The Munich air disaster occurred on 6 February 1958, when British European Airways Flight 609 crashed on its third attempt to take off from a slush-covered runway at Munich-Riem Airport in Munich, West Germany. On board the plane was the Manchester United football team, nicknamed the "Busby Babes",...
in 1958.
Steve Coppell
Steve Coppell
Stephen James "Steve" Coppell is an English former footballer and manager, currently without a club.As a player, he was a highly regarded right winger known for his speed and work rate. He won domestic honours with Manchester United and represented England at the World Cup...
played over 300 games as a right winger for United, winning the FA Cup in 1977. He became City manager in 1996, but resigned after only 32 days, becoming the shortest serving manager in the club's history.
| Manager | Played for | Managed | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Span | League apps |
League goals |
Team | Span | G | W | D | L | Win % | |
| Matt Busby Matt Busby Sir Alexander Matthew "Matt" Busby, CBE, KCSG was a Scottish football player and manager, most noted for managing Manchester United between 1945 and 1969 and again for the second half of the 1970–1971 season... |
Manchester City Manchester City F.C. Manchester City Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Manchester. Founded in 1880 as St. Mark's , they became Ardwick Association Football Club in 1887 and Manchester City in 1894... |
1928–1936 | 226 | 14 | Manchester United Manchester United F.C. Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, that plays in the Premier League. Founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, the club changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to Old Trafford in 1910.The 1958... |
1945–1969 1970–1971 |
1120 21 |
565 11 |
263 3 |
292 7 |
|
| Steve Coppell Steve Coppell Stephen James "Steve" Coppell is an English former footballer and manager, currently without a club.As a player, he was a highly regarded right winger known for his speed and work rate. He won domestic honours with Manchester United and represented England at the World Cup... |
Manchester United Manchester United F.C. Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, that plays in the Premier League. Founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, the club changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to Old Trafford in 1910.The 1958... |
1975–1983 | 322 | 53 | Manchester City Manchester City F.C. Manchester City Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Manchester. Founded in 1880 as St. Mark's , they became Ardwick Association Football Club in 1887 and Manchester City in 1894... |
1996 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Mark Hughes Mark Hughes Leslie Mark Hughes, OBE , is a former Welsh international footballer. As an international footballer, he made 72 appearances and scored 16 goals.... |
Manchester United Manchester United F.C. Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, that plays in the Premier League. Founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, the club changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to Old Trafford in 1910.The 1958... |
1980–1986 1988–1995 |
89 256 |
37 82 |
Manchester City Manchester City F.C. Manchester City Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Manchester. Founded in 1880 as St. Mark's , they became Ardwick Association Football Club in 1887 and Manchester City in 1894... |
2008–2009 | 77 | 36 | 15 | 26 |
Managed both clubs
Ernest Mangnall is the only man to have managed both clubs. He oversaw United's first national trophy wins, gaining two league titles and one FA Cup. In September 1912, Mangnall agreed to join City, but remained in charge of United for two more games. His final match in charge of United was a derby, which his new employers City won 1–0. He signed Billy Meredith for United from City in 1906, and did the same again in 1921, but in the opposite direction. Off the field, he played an important role in both United's move to Old Trafford in 1910 and City's move to Maine Road in 1923.| Manager | Manchester City career | Manchester United career | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Span | G | W | D | L | Win % | Span | G | W | D | L | Win % | |
| Ernest Mangnall |
1912–1924 | 350 | 151 | 117 | 82 | 1903–1912 | 471 | 242 | 139 | 90 |
External links
- Manchester: A City United at FIFA.com
- Derby with more history than antipathy at independent.co.uk