The Ultimate Manchester Derby Quiz

1. The very first recorded meeting between the two clubs — when St. Mark’s (West Gorton) hosted Newton Heath — took place in which year?

2. Who is the all-time top scorer in competitive Manchester derbies (most goals overall)?

3. Which player holds the record for the most appearances in Manchester derbies (competitive matches)?

4. Who scored the very first Manchester derby goal of the Premier League era (December 1992)?

5. The record attendance for a Manchester derby on a club ground (≈78,000) occurred in 1947 — at which ground was it played?

6. Which manager has the most wins in Manchester derbies (as manager of either club)?

7. The infamous “back-heel” goal that is (wrongly) said to have relegated Manchester United in 1974 was scored by which former United great playing for City?

8. Which two players both scored hat-tricks in the same Manchester derby?

9. Wayne Rooney’s iconic overhead/bicycle-kick derby winner at Old Trafford — the one widely voted among Premier League’s best goals — came on which date?

10. In Manchester City’s famous 6–1 Old Trafford victory (2011), who opened the scoring?

11. Which player scored Manchester United’s solitary “consolation” goal in that 6–1 Old Trafford defeat in October 2011?

12. The last-minute winner that sealed Manchester United’s dramatic 4–3 victory at Old Trafford on 20 September 2009 was scored by:

13. Who scored a hat-trick for Manchester United in the 5–0 Old Trafford derby win of November 1994?

14. Which of these players scored four goals in a single Manchester derby (a 19th-century match often noted in old records)?

15. The first Football League meeting between the two clubs (the first league “Manchester derby”) occurred in which season?

16. When Old Trafford was being repaired after Second World War bomb damage, where did Manchester United play their home games?

17. Which manager has made the most Manchester derby appearances on the touchline?

18. Who scored Manchester United’s winning goal in their 3–2 comeback victory against Manchester City at the Etihad in April 2018?

19. Which referee was in charge of the 2011 Old Trafford 6–1 game?

20. Which former City player later became Manchester United manager?

21. United’s longest unbeaten streak in the derby (competitive matches) ran through which approximate span?

22. In the modern Premier League era, how many times have both clubs met with one team scoring 6 goals in a competitive derby (i.e., a 6-goal haul by one side)?

23. Which of these players has scored in Manchester derbies for both clubs during their career?

24. Which Manchester derby is often described as the day City completed “the shift of power” by beating United 6–1 at Old Trafford — famously noted as one of the earliest signs of City’s new era? Which season was that?

25. Eric Cantona made his Manchester United debut in the first Premier League Manchester derby — which year was that match?