| Locale | Greater Manchester |
|---|---|
| Teams | Manchester City Manchester United |
| First meeting | 12 November 1881 West Gorton 0–3 Newton Heath |
| Latest meeting | 6 November 2021 Premier League United 1–2 City |
| Next meeting | 6 March 2022 Premier League City v United |
| Stadiums | Old Trafford (United) Etihad Stadium (City) |
| Statistics | |
| Meetings total | 250 |
| Most wins | Manchester United (91) |
| Most player appearances | Ryan Giggs (36) |
| Top scorer | James Harrison (25) |
| All-time series | Manchester City: 49 Drawn: 60 Manchester United: 91 |
| Largest victory | United 1–6 City (1926) United 0–5 City (1955) United 5–0 City (1994) United 1–6 City (2011) United 6–1 City (2014) United 5–0 City (2014) United 5–0 City (2015) |
The Manchester derby refers to football matches between Manchester City and Manchester United, first contested in 1881. Manchester City play at the Etihad Stadium, while Manchester United play at Old Trafford. The teams have played 180 matches in all competitions, United winning 79, City 46, and the remaining 55 having been drawn.
Statistics[]
| Competition | City wins | Draws | United wins |
|---|---|---|---|
| League | 41 | 55 | 71 |
| FA Cup | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| League Cup | 5 | 2 | 9 |
| Community Shield | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Europe | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Total | 49 | 60 | 91 |
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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 Final. 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. In 2016 German midfielder İlkay Gündoğan was sold by United to City for £35 million the first time United had sold a player to City for 30 years.
| Player | Manchester City career | Manchester United career | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Span | League
apps |
League
goals |
Span | League
apps |
League
goals | |
 William Douglas
|
1890–1894 | 36 | 0 | 1894–1896 | 56 | 0 |
| Bob Milarvie
|
1891–1896 | 69 | 12 | 1890–1891 | 22 | 4 |
| Adam Carson
|
1893–1894 | 7 | 3 | 1892–1893 | 13 | 3 |
 Alf Edge
|
1894 | 1 | 0 | 1891–1892 | 19 | 7 |
 Billy Merdith
|
1894–1906 1921–1924 |
339 28 |
129 0 |
1906–1921 | 303 | 35 |
| Bert Read
|
1895–1902 | 115 | 2 | 1902–1908 | 35 | 0 |
| Joe Cassidy
|
1900–1901 | 32 | 14 | 1893 1895–1900 |
174 | 100 |
| Frank Barrett
|
1901–1902 | 5 | 0 | 1896–1900 | 118 | 0 |
| Jimmy Bannister
|
1902–1906 | 45 | 21 | 1906–1909 | 57 | 7 |
| Sandy Turnbull
|
1902–1906 | 110 | 53 | 1906–1915 | 220 | 90 |
| Herbert Burgess
|
1903–1906 | 85 | 2 | 1906–1910 | 49 | 0 |
| George Livingston
|
1903–1906 | 81 | 19 | 1909–1915 | 43 | 4 |
| Horace Blew
|
1906 | 1 | 0 | 1906 | 1 | 0 |
| Herbert Broomfield
|
1908–1910 | 4 | 0 | 1907–1908 | 9 | 0 |
 Mickey Hamill
|
1920–1924 | 118 | 1 | 1911–1914 | 57 | 2 |
| Wilf Woodcock
|
1920–1922 | 15 | 2 | 1912–1920 | 58 | 20 |
| Len Langford
|
1930–1934 | 112 | 0 | 1934–1937 | 15 | 0 |
| Bill Ridding
|
1930–1931 | 9 | 4 | 1931–1934 | 42 | 14 |
| Bill Dale
|
1931–1938 | 237 | 0 | 1925–1931 | 64 | 0 |
| Harry Rowley
|
1932–1933 | 18 | 4 | 1928–1932
1934–1937 |
95
78 |
24
27 |
| Denis Law
|
1960–1961 1973–1974 |
44 24 |
21 9 |
1962–1973 | 309 | 171 |
| Brian Kidd
|
1976–1979 | 98 | 44 | 1963–1974 | 203 | 52 |
| Wyn Davies
|
1971–1972 | 45 | 8 | 1972–1973 | 16 | 4 |
 Sammy McIlory
|
1985–1986 | 13 | 1 | 1971–1982 | 342 | 57 |
| Peter Barnes
|
1974–1979 1987–1988 |
115 8 |
15 0 |
1985–1987 | 20 | 2 |
| John Gidman
|
1986–1988 | 53 | 1 | 1981–1986 | 95 | 4 |
| Peter Beardsley
|
1998 | 6 | 0 | 1982–1983 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Robins
|
1999 | 2 | 0 | 1986–1992 | 48 | 11 |
 Andrei Kanchelskis
|
2001 | 10 | 0 | 1991–1995 | 123 | 28 |
 Peter Schmeichel
|
2002–2003 | 29 | 0 | 1991–1999 | 292 | 0 |
| Terry Cooke
|
1999–2002 | 20 | 2 | 1994–1999 | 4 | 0 |
| Andy Cole
|
2005–2006 | 22 | 9 | 1995–2001 | 195 | 93 |
 Carlos Tevez
|
2009–2013 | 105 | 57 | 2007–2009 | 63 | 19 |
| Owen Hargreaves
|
2011–2012 | 1 | 0 | 2007–2011 | 27 | 2 |
 İlkay Gündoğan
|
2016– | 240 | 46 | 2014–2016 | 53 | 7 |
| Harry Maguire
|
2019– | 85 | 5 | 2018–2019 | 50 | 3 |
Recent Results[]
| Date | Venue | Score | Competition | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 November 2021 | Old Trafford | 1–2 | Premier League | 101,864 |
| 27 October 2021 | Old Trafford | 1–0 | EFL Cup 4th Round | 101,665 |
| 4 May 2021 | Etihad Stadium | 1–1 | UEFA Champions League Semi-final Second Leg |
0 |
| 28 April 2021 | Old Trafford | 2–2 | UEFA Champions League Semi-final First Leg |
0 |
| 7 March 2021 | Etihad Stadium | 0–2 | Premier League | 0 |
| 6 January 2021 | Old Trafford | 2–2 (4–5 p) |
Premier League | 101,864 |
| 12 December 2020 | Old Trafford | 0–0 | Premier League | 0 |
| 8 March 2020 | Old Trafford | 2–0 | Premier League | 102,000 |
| 29 January 2020 | Etihad Stadium | 2–1 (5–4 p) |
EFL Cup Semi-final Second leg | 51,000 |
| 7 January 2020 | Old Trafford | 1–0 | EFL Cup Semi-final First leg | 86,115 |