League Division One · Matchday 16
Manchester City v Manchester United
3–3
Manchester United drew 3–3 with Manchester City at Maine Road on Saturday 6th November 1971 in the League Division One. Sammy McIlroy (39'), Brian Kidd (46') and Alan Gowling (64') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 39' Sammy McIlroy 0–1
- Half Time
- 46' Brian Kidd 0–2
- 57' Francis Lee pen 1–2
- 64' Alan Gowling 1–3
- 64' Colin Bell 2–3
- 88' Mike Summerbee 3–3
- Minute not recorded
- — John Aston Jnr
- Full Time 3–3
Match Facts
Starting XI
Substitutes
Managers
MUFC
Frank O'Farrell
Manchester United
OPP
Malcolm Allison
Manchester City
United vs Manchester City History
Meeting 92 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 92 times: 34W 30D 28L.
28 Mar 1970 L 1–2 D1 12 Dec 1970 L 1–4 D1 5 May 1971 W 4–3 D1
6 Nov 1971 D 3–3 This match
12 Apr 1972 L 1–3 D1 18 Nov 1972 L 0–3 D1 21 Apr 1973 D 0–0 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 →