Quick quiz - City v Rags Derby Days

1. When was the first meeting between the sides (before they got their current names)?

-1881

2.What were Manchester City called at the time?

-St Marks (West Gorton)

3. What was special about Newton Heath's 5-2 win over City in the 1894-95 season?

-First football league meeting

4.Who was the first player to get sent off in a Manchester derby?

-Sandy Turnbull

5.Whose leg did George Best break during a heated derby in 1970?

-Pardoe

6.A season later, Francis Lee was so furious at one United player's perceived diving that he theatrically threw himself to the floor to protest. Who was the guilty party?

-Best

7.Who scored his first career goal in the derby in May 1991?

-Giggs

8.In the 2008 derby at Old Trafford, United wore a special kit to commemorate the Munich disaster. But what was the score that day?

- 2-1 City

9.Who is the top goalscorer in Manchester derby games?

-Rooney

5 Glyn Pardoe

6. Was it George Best?

9. 1 would guess Rooney

2. ardwick?

8 1-0 to city or was it 1-3? Was it Benjani's debut for us? bugger, my memory is failing me

....well done MCM....some correct answers there....Dawg? Nope.

8. only 2-1 or 2-0 to city left really. I know we won the game.

2. west gorton

Topdawg wrote:8. only 2-1 or 2-0 to city left really. I know we won the game.

2-1 to us.

Topdawg wrote:2. west gorton

Full name please..

2. St Marks or something similar

7. Scholes, Giggs, Beckham, Neville

8. 2-1 to City i think

West Gorton (St Marks)?

1:  A fucking long time ago!

3:  First time the derby was played in the football league

well done guys..will update

1 1884

Topdawg wrote:1 1884

nope, but close Dawg.

blueboy wrote:

Topdawg wrote:1 1884

nope, but close Dawg.

1883

As for the first player sent off, am I right in thinking that it was relatively recent?  As in, since the 60s?

4. Martin Buchan? If there's any justice.

The year...getting warmer...the player for the sending off, way out.

Not sure you will get the player......

But his life was marred in scandal until he died in WW1.....he also played for United as well.

Just cheated and looked online! That is a story that I wasn't aware of, so i'll have a good read of it when i get home.

No probs....the answer is Sandy Turnbull.

Never heard of it myself, but did a little reading up on it.

Oh...and the year was 1881.

I'd have got the year in two more guesses

leopold wrote:I'd have got the year in two more guesses

I know you would...you would've just taken 117 off your lads year of birth and come up with it.