Manchester United v Manchester City 1949/50

 MANCHESTER UNITED 2 CITY 1

League Division 1

3rd September 1949

attendance 47,706

Scorers City Munro United Williams(og), Pearson

Ref A Ellis

City Swift, Williams, Westwood, Emptage, Fagan, Walsh, Munro, Linacre, Smith, Black, OakesUnited Crompton, Carey, Aston, Warner, Lynn, Cockburn, Delaney, Buckle, Rowley, Pearson, Mitten It was the first Derby back at Old Trafford since City had allowed United to ground share after the Red Devil's ground had been bomb damaged in World War II. City threatened to ruin United's day as late in the first half Jimmy Munro hit a 20 yard shot past Crompton to make it 1-0 to City. City's dominance continued into the second half but the nearest they came to increasing their lead was an Andy Black header that hit the United crossbar. However against the run of play United grabbed two late goals to snatch victory. In a hard fought game fighting broke out between Billy Linacre and Henry Cockburn with just two minutes to go and they were both sent off.