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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).
26 December 1995: A Boxing Day London derby at Highbury sees Arsenal beat QPR 3–0 to send the hosts fifth in the Premier League and leave the hosts fourth from bottom. [39] 27 December 1995: Manchester United cut the lead in the FA Premier League to seven points with a 2–0 home win against Newcastle with goals from Andy Cole and Roy Keane.
The 1995–96 season was Manchester United's fourth season in the Premier League, and their 21st consecutive season in the top division of English football. [1] United finished the season by becoming the first English team to win the Double (league title and FA Cup ) twice.
Pages in category "Manchester derby matches" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9.
25 January 1995 saw one of the most controversial events in the history of Manchester United football club. In the 48th minute of a 1–1 league draw with struggling Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park , Eric Cantona was sent off for kicking out at Palace defender Richard Shaw , and then faced verbal abuse from the Palace fans.
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 ...
30 May 1995 – Manchester City, still looking for a new manager following the dismissal of Brian Horton, agree to sell striker Niall Quinn to Sporting CP of Portugal in a £2million deal. 31 May 1995 – Dutch superstar Ruud Gullit accepts an offer to join Chelsea on a free transfer from Sampdoria.
United broke the English transfer record again on 10 January 1995 by paying £7 million (£6 million in cash plus winger Keith Gillespie, who was valued at £1 million) for Newcastle United's free-scoring striker Andy Cole. He had been signed just two weeks before the Cantona incident as an eventual replacement for 31-year-old Mark Hughes, who ...