Manchester City vs Manchester United: League Head-to-Head Record
Manchester City vs Manchester United: 174 recorded league meetings, 53 Manchester City wins, 53 draws and 68 Manchester United wins.
Manchester City and Manchester United have 174 recorded league meetings in this database, from to .
Scope: recorded English league matches only. Domestic cups, European competitions, friendlies and separate end-of-season test matches are not included. Club names follow the database's historical naming conventions.
Generated from the results CSV on . The database contains results through . These records refresh with the site's automatic updates; they are not live scores.
Overall league head-to-head record
Across 174 recorded league meetings, Manchester City have 53 wins, Manchester United have 68 wins, and 53 matches have been drawn.
| Measure | Manchester City | Manchester United |
|---|---|---|
| Wins | 53 | 68 |
| Goals scored | 244 | 243 |
The first recorded league meeting in this dataset was Manchester City 2–5 Manchester United on 3 November 1894 (Football League Second Division). The latest included meeting was Manchester United 2–0 Manchester City on 17 January 2026.
Wins over time
Cumulative league wins. Hover or tap to see a match; click a team's name to hide or show its line. Swipe vertically to scroll the page.
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Home and away records
| Home team | Played | Manchester City wins | Draws | Manchester United wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester City | 87 | 30 | 25 | 32 |
| Manchester United | 87 | 23 | 28 | 36 |
A home/away split is descriptive, not a forecast. Read about how home advantage has changed in English football before treating a long-run record as a measure of today's teams.
Premier League era
Restricting the record to top-tier league meetings from August 1992 gives 58 matches: 21 Manchester City wins, 10 draws and 27 Manchester United wins. This is a subset of the all-history total, not an additional set of matches.
Biggest league wins
Manchester City: 5-goal margin
- Manchester United 1–6 Manchester City, 23 January 1926 (Football League First Division).
- Manchester United 0–5 Manchester City, 12 February 1955 (Football League First Division).
- Manchester United 1–6 Manchester City, 23 October 2011 (Premier League).
Manchester United: 5-goal margin
- Manchester United 5–0 Manchester City, 10 November 1994 (Premier League).
“Biggest” means the largest winning margin; every tied record in the dataset is listed.
Recent league results
| Date | Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester United | 2–0 | Manchester City | |
| Manchester City | 3–0 | Manchester United | |
| Manchester United | 0–0 | Manchester City | |
| Manchester City | 1–2 | Manchester United | |
| Manchester City | 3–1 | Manchester United | |
| Manchester United | 0–3 | Manchester City | |
| Manchester United | 2–1 | Manchester City | |
| Manchester City | 6–3 | Manchester United | |
| Manchester City | 4–1 | Manchester United | |
| Manchester United | 0–2 | Manchester City |
Explore the full match history
Compare Manchester City and Manchester United in the interactive head-to-head tool to see the current database, all recorded meetings, season/date filters and charts. You can also reconstruct the league table for a season or compare team-strength ratings over time.