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Best Sports Bars and Pubs in Manchester

Picture the scene – it’s derby day, it’s raining (obviously) and you’re frantically looking for bars showing United v City before kick off. Sound familiar? Far from ideal isn’t it. Fortunately for you MatchPint, the UK and Ireland's best pub finder, is here to solve your boozer based woes. We’ve compiled a list of the best pubs Manchester has to offer and will tend to all your sporting needs. All the watering holes below are verified top places to watch any sport with a pint in hand. Just click the links to find out a bit more about what makes them such cracking venues and get down to enjoy a game in front of the big screen. Alternatively, for a full list of all the sports pubs in Manchester follow this link.

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Manchester

When Ian Brown famously said, 'Manchester has everything but a beach' he was wrong. What he should have said is, 'Manchester has everything but a beach and an excellent service for finding a pub showing the game you want to see'. Well, fortunately we have sorted out Ian's hypothetical issue and our service means you will never be stuck looking for a pub showing the Bury match or Lancashire battling it out in the T20 Blast. We've picked out a small selection of the best sports bars Manc has to offer, but will be adding to it in due course. Know of a brilliant sports showing boozer in the world's soggiest city? Let us know on info@matchpint.co.uk! Alternatively, if you're making a weekend of it in the North West, our list of the best pubs in Liverpool might be of use too.

Seven Oaks
Manchester M1 4HL

Seven Oaks

A cracking pub that has its priorities well and truly in order. Sport (lots of it), good beer and decent grub you can eat with your fingers are the key staples of this boozer located just a minute away from the city centre's Piccadilly Gardens central hub. Four screens, gourmet burgers and hot dogs as well as free bloody WiFi make this a real favourite. Get down and check it out.
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Shooters Sports Bar
Manchester M4 2BS

Shooters Sports Bar

Blessed with the ability to show every game going on their never-ending array of screens, Shooters is the perfect place to bed in for a long old day of sport on the box. Plenty of pool, great value drinks and traditional sports bar grub make this a firm favourite.
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The Directors Box
Manchester M2 4AA

The Directors Box

The Director's Box is a brilliant addition to Manchester's already cracking array of serious sports bars. This stylish spot has a heap of screens showing everything that Sky and BT have to offer and some awesome retro sporting decor. Expect great grub and the very best beers and craft ales on offer behind the bar.
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Tib St Tavern
Manchester M4 1LG

Tib St Tavern

Footballing mecca in at the heart of the Northern Quarter. Awesome food, the best bottled and cask beers plus a cracking atmosphere when any major game is taking place. Highly recommended.
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Shakespeare
Manchester M2 2AA

Shakespeare

Cracking boozer housed inside a beautiful old building. Expect wood paneling inside, pretty reasonable pints and heaps of screens to watch all the action on, 6 to be precise.
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Stokers Arms
Booking Available
MANCHESTER M20 6RA

Stokers Arms

Cracking pub in Didsbury that delivers an awesome atmosphere for the big events and has plenty going for it when there's no sport on the box. Great pub grub at decent prices as well as great selection of craft beers on tap make this a firm favourite.
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Trevor Arms (Chorlton-Cum-Hardy)
Lancashire M21 9EQ

Trevor Arms (Chorlton-Cum-Hardy)

Awesome community pub in Chorlton, the Trevor is a dream spot to head for a quiet pint or take in the big game.
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