League Division One · Matchday 33
Manchester United v Manchester City
1–3
Manchester United lost 1–3 to Manchester City at Old Trafford on Wednesday 27th March 1968 in the League Division One. George Best (1') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 1' George Best 1–0
- 18' Colin Bell 1–1
- Half Time
- 57' George Heslop 1–2
- 82' Francis Lee pen 1–3
- Minute not recorded
- — John Aston Jnr
- Full Time 1–3
Match Facts
Starting XI
Player
Substitutes
Managers
MUFC
Matt Busby
Manchester United
OPP
Joe Mercer
Manchester City
United vs Manchester City History
Meeting 82 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 82 times: 32W 27D 23L.
17 Sep 1966 W 1–0 D1 21 Jan 1967 D 1–1 D1 30 Sep 1967 W 2–1 D1
27 Mar 1968 L 1–3 This match
17 Aug 1968 D 0–0 D1 8 Mar 1969 L 0–1 D1 15 Nov 1969 L 0–4 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 →