League Division One · Matchday 03
Manchester City v Manchester United
2–2
Manchester United drew 2–2 with Manchester City at Maine Road on Saturday 1st September 1928 in the League Division One. John Wilson (??') and William Johnston (??') scored for United.
Timeline
- Kick Off
- 5' Frank Roberts
- Half Time
- 53' Tommy Johnson
- Minute not recorded
- — John Wilson
- — William Johnston
- Full Time 2–2
Running score not shown: the recorded goals for this match don’t include every minute, or don’t reconcile with the final score.
Starting XI
Player
Substitutes
Substitutes were not permitted
Managers
MUFC
Herbert Bamlett
Manchester United
OPP
Peter Hodge
Manchester City
United vs Manchester City History
Meeting 39 of 199
199
Played
81
Won
55
Drawn
63
Lost
280
Goals For
279
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 3rd October 1891. After this match United had played Manchester City 39 times: 15W 15D 9L.
12 Sep 1925 D 1–1 D1 23 Jan 1926 L 1–6 D1 27 Mar 1926 L 0–3 FAC
1 Sep 1928 D 2–2 This match
5 Jan 1929 L 1–2 D1 5 Oct 1929 L 1–3 D1 8 Feb 1930 W 1–0 D1 | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 99 | 44 | 29 | 26 | 152 | 124 | 44.4 |
| Away | 94 | 35 | 25 | 34 | 121 | 145 | 37.2 |
| Neutral | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 33.3 |
Match results, lineups and goalscorers compiled from mufcinfo.com; advanced match statistics (xG, shots, possession) via FBref and FotMob where available. Last updated 29 September 2026. How we compile this data →