League Division One · Matchday 16
Derby County v Manchester United
1–1
Manchester United drew 1–1 with Derby County at Baseball Ground on Saturday 15th November 1947 in the League Division One. Johnny Carey (42') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 42' Johnny Carey 0–1
- Half Time
- 86' Reg Harrison 1–1
- Full Time 1–1
Match Facts
- A record crowd for a United match at Baseball Ground at the time: 32,990.
- James Pegg made his Manchester United debut.
- Johnny Carey's 1st goal of 1947-1948, and his 11th for United.
Starting XI
Player
4 Johnny Carey 42'
Substitutes
Substitutes were not permitted
Managers
MUFC
Matt Busby
Manchester United
OPP
Stuart McMillan
Derby County
United vs Derby County History
Meeting 40 of 107
107
Played
47
Won
30
Drawn
30
Lost
193
Goals For
156
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 31st December 1892. After this match United had played Derby County 40 times: 7W 16D 17L.
25 Feb 1939 D 1–1 D1 9 Nov 1946 W 4–1 D1 15 Mar 1947 L 3–4 D1
15 Nov 1947 D 1–1 This match
13 Mar 1948 W 3–1 FAC 3 Apr 1948 W 1–0 D1 21 Aug 1948 L 1–2 D1 | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 50 | 27 | 12 | 11 | 97 | 50 | 54.0 |
| Away | 55 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 91 | 105 | 32.7 |
| Neutral | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 100.0 |
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 →