Two years later he joined City and made 98 appearances over a three year stretch. Following retirement, Kidd became assistant manager to Sir Alex Ferguson at United and won four Premier League titles and numerous domestic trophies, in 2009 he became Mark Hughes assistant at City and would remain in the position under the next three managers serving as assistant manager to Roberto Mancini, Manuel Pellegrini before leaving Pep Guardiola's coaching staff at the end of the 2020–21 season, having won numerous titles with City.
Northern Ireland international Lynda Shepherd[104][105] and England international Izzy Christiansen[106][107] are two such examples of Manchester United academy products that departed when United did not have a women's team and subsequently played professionally for Manchester City. With the establishment of a professional team in 2018, Ella Toone was the first player to make professional appearances for both clubs, having joined Manchester City from United in 2016 before returning for United's debut season. Fran Bentley was the other member of Manchester United's inaugural squad to join from City having also originally moved from United although she never made a senior appearance for City. [108][109] In preparation for their first WSL campaign, Manchester United signed two former-City players with no previous affiliation to United: Abbie McManus joined directly from City[110] while Jane Ross joined from West Ham United where she had spent the previous season following her departure from City.
[98] The teams had not met in either domestic cup competition the season prior so the first derby between the sides was United's first ever WSL game. In response to the record viewing figures during the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup, it was announced on 8 July 2019 that the fixture will be played at the City of Manchester Stadium instead of the much smaller Academy Stadium the women's team usually plays at. [99][100][101] The game set a new FA WSL attendance record of 31, 213. [102] Table correct as of 5 March 2022. FA WSL FA Women's Championship FA Women's Cup FA Women's League Cup FA Women's Community Shield UEFA Women's Cup/Champions League 4 As of 11 December 2022 Manchester City W. vs Manchester United Supporters Club Ladies era 30 September 1990 Wythenshawe Sports Ground NW Women's Regional League Div. 2 12 January 1991 NW Women's Regional League Div.
[111] In September 2020, former United captain Alex Greenwood joined City following a one-year spell with French side Lyon, the first to join City after appearing for United. [112] The following summer, Aoife Mannion joined United having been released by City after an injury-struck two-year spell. [113] Players who have played for both clubs Notes[edit] References[edit] Bibliography Buckley, Andy; Burgess, Richard (2000). Blue Moon Rising: The Fall and Rise of Manchester City.
vs Manchester City W. era 29 March 2020 Leigh Sports Village C–C — 14 November 2020 9 October 2021 3, 797 31 January 1993 NW Women's Regional League Cup 12 September 1993 Women's Cup 1 March 1998 10 November 2000 20 October 2019 League Cup group stage 4, 042 26 January 2020 1, 948 19 November 2020 0–0(4–3 p) 17 November 2021 2, 369 27 February 2022 FA Cup fourth round 2, 335 With no senior team at Manchester United following their disbandment in 2005 shortly after Malcolm Glazer's completed takeover, [103] it was not uncommon for players coming up through Manchester United's academy to join one of United's North West rivals, including Manchester City.
In their early years the Manchester clubs sometimes regarded the FA Cup as a low priority. In the previous season Newton Heath named a reserve team for their tie against Bootle, [74] and Ardwick withdrew from their second round tie at Haliwell, opting to play a friendly against Higher Walton instead. [75] This time both clubs treated the match as a senior fixture. Newton Heath won 5–1 at North Road.
1 7 March 1993 10 October 1993 8 January 1995 19 November 1995 1 December 1996 3–5 Date unknown, 2000–01 Valley Road Northern Combination Manchester City W. vs Manchester United W. era 7 September 2019 City of Manchester Stadium 31, 213 10 February 2021 Academy Stadium 13 February 2022 5, 317 11 December 2022 WSL 44, 259 Manchester United Supporters Club Ladies vs Manchester City W. era 5 May 1991 26 January 1992 29 November 1992 5–2 16 January 1994 27 November 1994 22 October 1995 2 March 1997 1 October 2000 0–4 Manchester United W.
The Old Trafford derby on 23 October 1982 ended in a 2–2 draw, but United won the return game at Maine Road 2–1 on 5 March 1983. [16] City regained their First Division status for the 1985–86 season, and hosted United at Maine Road on 14 September 1985. United won this game 3–0, to extend their winning start to the league season to eight games. They would go on to win all of their opening 10 games and lead the First Division table into the new year, but eventually finished fourth. Although City finished 15th in the league this season, they did come to Old Trafford on 22 March 1986 and hold the hosts to a 2–2 draw, costing them two vital points as their title hopes continued to fade. [17] 1986–87 brought relegation for City, while United finished 11th in a season which saw them replace Ron Atkinson with Alex Ferguson as manager on 6 November 1986.
After 80 minutes, with no score, Francis Lee played the ball towards former United player Denis Law who was standing with his back to goal. Law back-heeled the ball past goalkeeper Alex Stepney into the net. This was Law's last appearance in league football, announcing his retirement soon after. In the closing minutes of the match, United supporters invaded the pitch and forced an abandonment. However, the result stood, and other results meant that United would have still been relegated if the match had ended in a United win or a draw. United returned to the First Division a year later.
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