League Division One · Matchday 27
Manchester City v Manchester United
2–4
Manchester United beat Manchester City 4–2 at Maine Road on Saturday 2nd February 1957 in the League Division One. Billy Whelan (3'), Tommy Taylor (30'), Dennis Viollet (31') and Duncan Edwards (80') scored for United.
Timeline
- Kick Off
- 3' Billy Whelan
- 12' Roy Clarke
- 30' Tommy Taylor
- 31' Dennis Viollet
- Half Time
- 80' Duncan Edwards
- Full Time 2–4
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
Starting XI
Substitutes
Substitutes were not permitted
Managers
MUFC
Matt Busby
Manchester United
OPP
Les McDowall
Manchester City
United vs Manchester City History
Meeting 66 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 66 times: 24W 22D 20L.
31 Dec 1955 W 2–1 D1 22 Sep 1956 W 2–0 D1 24 Oct 1956 W 1–0 CS
2 Feb 1957 W 4–2 This match
31 Aug 1957 W 4–1 D1 28 Dec 1957 D 2–2 D1 27 Sep 1958 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 |
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 →