Manchester derby
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Key facts
- Location
- Greater Manchester
- Teams
- Manchester City Manchester United
- First meeting
- 12 November 1881, St. Mark's (West Gorton) 0–3 Newton Heath LYR
- Latest meeting
- 17 January 2026, Premier League , Manchester United 2–0 Manchester City
- Stadiums
- City of Manchester Stadium (City) , Old Trafford (United)
- Most wins
- Manchester United (81)
- Most player appearances
- Ryan Giggs (36)
- Top scorer
- Wayne Rooney (11)
- All time series
- City: 62, Drawn: 55, United: 81
- Largest victory
- United 1–6 City (1926), United 0–5 City (1955), United 5–0 City (1994), United 1–6 City (2011)
- Largest goal scoring
- City 6–3 United (2022)
- Longest win streak
- 8 games, Manchester United, (1993–2000)
- Longest unbeaten streak
- 16 games, Manchester United, (1990–2001)
- Current unbeaten streak
- 1 game, Manchester United, (2026–present)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- sports competition
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Sport
- association football
- Image
- Wembley Manchester derby pre-kick-off (edited).jpg
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- participating team
- Manchester City F.C.
- Commons category
- Manchester derby
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Encyclopedic overview
The Manchester derby refers to football matches between Manchester City and Manchester United, first contested in 1881. City play at the City of Manchester Stadium in Bradford, east Manchester, while United play at Old Trafford in the borough of Trafford, Greater Manchester; the two grounds are separated by approximately 4 miles (6.4 km). The teams have played 198 matches in all competitions; United winning 81, City 62 and the remaining 55 have been drawn. Amongst the most successful clubs in England, they have won a combined 105 honours: 68 for Manchester United and 37 for Manchester City. They are also the first two English clubs and world's first cross-city rivals to have won a continental treble; United's success came in 1999, while City's occurred 24 years later.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Manchester derby” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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