League Division Two · Matchday 16
Manchester United v Manchester City
2–1
Manchester United beat Manchester City 2–1 at Bank Street on Friday 25th December 1896 in the League Division Two. Richard Smith (??') and Bob Donaldson (??') scored for United.
Timeline
- Kick Off
- Minute not recorded
- — Richard Smith
- — Bob Donaldson
- — Robert Hill
- Full Time 2–1
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
Alf Albut
Manchester United
OPP
Sam Omerod
Manchester City
United vs Manchester City History
Meeting 7 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 7 times: 4W 2D 1L.
5 Oct 1895 D 1–1 D2 7 Dec 1895 L 1–2 D2 3 Oct 1896 D 0–0 D2
25 Dec 1896 W 2–1 This match
16 Oct 1897 D 1–1 D2 25 Dec 1897 W 1–0 D2 10 Sep 1898 W 3–0 D2 | 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 →