Manchester United 2 v 1 Manchester City, League Division Two, Matchday 16, 25th December 1896, Season 1896-1897, Venue: Bank Street
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Starting 11 & match stats of Manchester United football club first team League Division Two match v opponent Manchester City football club, played on Friday 25th December 1896 at Bank Street stadium during the 1896-1897 season.
Scoreboard
Manchester United 2
Richard Smith ??', Bob Donaldson ??'
Manchester City 1
Robert Hill ??'
First MATCH (7) Last
Misc match information
Future forward Billy Meredith features for Manchester City. A pitch invasion from the Pop side section of the crowd delays the start of the second half.
Red Card logo
Portrait Player Name RED CARD
Clean Sheets
Portrait Player Name Clean Sheets
The Managers
Albut, Alf Omerod, Sam
Albut, Alf Omerod, Sam
Match details

Friday 25th December 1896
League Division Two
1896-1897
Matchday 16
League Division Two Trophy
Venue: Bank Street (H)
Attendance: 18000
Head to head record
Match 7 of 195 vs Manchester City
Manchester City

Manchester City
P W D L F A Diff Win%
96 43 28 25 150 123 +27 0.45
93 35 25 33 121 142 -21 0.38
6 2 1 3 7 10 -3 0.33
195 80 54 61 278 275 +3 0.41
Match shirt
Image used with kind permission from https://www.unitedkits.com/
Manchester United shirt worn for game v Manchester City played on Friday 25th December 1896 at Bank Street stadium during the 1896-1897 season.
EVERY GAME VS Manchester City
Manchester United Starting 11
Manchester United shirt number Manchester United portraits Manchester United player name Manchester United red cards Manchester United National flag Manchester United substitutes Goal Goal time
Manchester United squad number 1 Manchester United player portrait of Barrett, Frank Barrett, Frank
Manchester United squad number 2 Manchester United player portrait of Stafford, Harry Stafford, Harry
Manchester United squad number 3 Manchester United player portrait of Erentz, Fredrick Erentz, Fredrick
Manchester United squad number 4 Manchester United player portrait of Draycott, Levi Draycott, Levi
Manchester United squad number 5 Manchester United player portrait of Jenkyns, Ceaser Jenkyns, Ceaser
Manchester United squad number 6 Manchester United player portrait of McNaught, James McNaught, James
Manchester United squad number 7 Manchester United player portrait of Bryant, Willie Bryant, Willie
Manchester United squad number 8 Manchester United player portrait of Smith, Richard Smith, Richard "Dick"
Manchester United squad number 9 Manchester United player portrait of Cassidy, Joe Cassidy, Joe
Manchester United squad number 10 Manchester United player portrait of Gillespie, Matthew Gillespie, Matthew
Manchester United squad number 11 Manchester United player portrait of Donaldson, Robert Donaldson, Robert
Newspaper Match Report
 

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