League Division One · Matchday 09

Manchester United v Manchester City

2–3

Saturday 15th September 1962 · Old Trafford · Att: 49,193

Manchester United lost 2–3 to Manchester City at Old Trafford on Saturday 15th September 1962 in the League Division One. Denis Law (46', 70') scored for United.

Timeline

Running score

Kick Off
17' Peter Dobing pen 0–1
23' Joe Hayes 0–2
Half Time
46' Denis Law 1–2
70' Denis Law 2–2
90' Alex Harley 2–3
Full Time 2–3

Match Facts

Denis Law's brace took him to 3 in 1962-1963 and 3 for United.

Starting XI

Player

10 Denis Law 46', 70'

11 Noel Cantwell

Substitutes

Substitutes were not permitted

Managers

MUFC

Matt Busby

Manchester United

OPP

Les McDowall

Manchester City

United vs Manchester City History

Meeting 77 of 199

199

Played

Won

Drawn

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 77 times: 30W 25D 22L.

4 Mar 1961 W 3–1 D1 23 Sep 1961 W 3–2 D1 10 Feb 1962 W 2–0 D1

15 Sep 1962 L 2–3 This match

15 May 1963 D 1–1 D1 17 Sep 1966 W 1–0 D1 21 Jan 1967 D 1–1 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

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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 →