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The Manchester derby refers to football matches between Manchester City and Manchester United, first contested in 1881.City play at the City of Manchester Stadium in Bradford, east Manchester, while United play at Old Trafford in the borough of Trafford, Greater Manchester; the two grounds are separated by approximately 4 miles (6.4 km).
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A Manchester derby in the 2011 FA Community Shield The Merseyside derby in Liverpool is another major North English football rivalry. A62 derby: Huddersfield Town vs. Oldham Athletic [175] [176] A627 derby: Oldham Athletic vs. Rochdale [176] Accrington-Morecambe rivalry: Accrington Stanley vs. Morecambe [177] [178] Ashton derby: Ashton United ...
The game was a break with tradition as Charity Shield matches were typically played at the home ground of the league champions, but as Old Trafford had yet to install lights, the game was played at Maine Road. Prior to this, the first floodlit Manchester derby was played on 26 February 1889 at the Belle Vue Athletic Ground.
Red Rose of Lancaster White Rose of York. The rivalry is considered to be a sporting manifestation of the established rivalry between the counties of Yorkshire and Lancashire, which can loosely be traced back to the Wars of the Roses, [3] a series of civil wars fought between the rival Plantagenet royal houses of York and Lancaster for the throne of England during the 15th century.
The Liverpool F.C.–Manchester United F.C. rivalry, sometimes referred to as the Northwest derby, is a high-profile inter-city rivalry between English professional football clubs Liverpool and Manchester United. It is considered one of the biggest fixtures in English football and one of the biggest and fiercest rivalries in world football.
The Manchester derby had taken place 73 times in history, since 5 January 1895. The outcomes at Old Trafford are 32 wins for United, 25 draws and 16 wins for City. [6] In the Premier League, the teams had met 14 times; Manchester United had won nine matches, Manchester City had won one and there were four draws. [7]
The first match between Manchester United and Manchester City in the 2009–10 Premier League football season was played on 20 September 2009 at Old Trafford, Trafford.It was the 153rd Manchester derby between the two clubs.