League Division Two · Matchday 17
Manchester City v Manchester United
4–0
Manchester United lost 0–4 to Manchester City at Hyde Road on Monday 26th December 1898 in the League Division Two.
Timeline
- Kick Off
- Half Time
- 85' Billy Meredith
- Minute not recorded
- — Fred Williams
- — Billie Gillespie
- — George Dougal
- Full Time 4–0
Running score not shown: the recorded goals for this match don’t include every minute, or don’t reconcile with the final score.
Match Facts
- United's heaviest defeat to Manchester City at the time, in their 11th meeting.
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 11 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 11 times: 6W 3D 2L.
16 Oct 1897 D 1–1 D2 25 Dec 1897 W 1–0 D2 10 Sep 1898 W 3–0 D2
26 Dec 1898 L 0–4 This match
25 Dec 1902 D 1–1 D2 10 Apr 1903 W 2–0 D2 1 Dec 1906 L 0–3 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 →