League Division One · Matchday 08
Manchester City v Manchester United
0–0
Manchester United drew 0–0 with Manchester City at Maine Road on Saturday 20th September 1947 in the League Division One.
Match Facts
- A record crowd for a United match at Maine Road at the time: 71,364.
Starting XI
Player
Substitutes
Substitutes were not permitted
Managers
MUFC
Matt Busby
Manchester United
OPP
Wilf Wild
Manchester City
United vs Manchester City History
Meeting 47 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 47 times: 17W 16D 14L.
7 Feb 1931 L 1–3 D1 12 Sep 1936 W 3–2 D1 9 Jan 1937 L 0–1 D1
20 Sep 1947 D 0–0 This match
7 Apr 1948 D 1–1 D1 11 Sep 1948 D 0–0 D1 22 Jan 1949 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 →