The Manchester derby refers to football matches between Manchester City and Manchester United, first contested in 1881. City play at the Etihad 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 192 matches in all competitions, United winning 78, City 61, and the remaining 53 having been drawn. Amongst the most successful clubs in England, they have won a combined 101 honours: 67 for Manchester United and 34 for Manchester City. They are also the first cross-city rivals to have won the treble; United's success came first in 1999, while City's own happened 24 years later.
Manchester derby, Premier League, 6 November 2021
Denis Law scored the winning goal for Manchester City at Old Trafford near the end of the 1973–74 season.
Commemorative scarves given out for the 50th anniversary of the Munich air disaster which coincided with the Manchester derby in February 2008. Blue scarves were also given to Manchester City supporters.
Wembley pictured before the 2010–11 FA Cup semi-final – only the second semi-final between both clubs and the first ever meeting at Wembley (new or old).
Manchester City Football Club is a professional football club based in Manchester, England, that competes in the Premier League, the top flight of English football. Founded in 1880 as St. Mark's , they became Ardwick Association Football Club in 1887 and Manchester City in 1894. The club's home ground is the City of Manchester Stadium in east Manchester, to which they moved in 2003, having played at Maine Road since 1923. Manchester City adopted their sky blue home shirts in 1894, the first season with the current name. Over the course of its history, the club has won nine league titles, seven FA Cups, eight League Cups, six FA Community Shields, one UEFA Champions League, one European Cup Winners' Cup, one UEFA Super Cup and one FIFA Club World Cup.
St. Marks (Gorton) in 1884 – the reason for the cross pattée on the shirts is now unknown.
The Manchester City team which won the FA Cup in 1903–04.
Manchester City supporters invade the pitch following their 2011–12 Premier League title victory.
Manchester City moved into their new complex at the Etihad Campus adjacent to the City of Manchester Stadium in 2014.
