Allison’s Red and Black
On this day in 1968 Manchester City wore Red & Black stripes for the first time. Malcolm Allison had suggested adopting AC Milan’s colours and City first wore them for their meeting at Everton on October 5 1968. Sadly, City were defeated 2-0 at Goodison and the colour change wasn’t popular with fans at first.…
The First FAC Tie: Ardwick 12 Liverpool Stanley 0
On this day (4 October) in 1890 Ardwick (the predecessors of Manchester City) defeated Liverpool Stanley 12-0 in the FA Cup. It remains the club’s highest score in the competition and was the first FA Cup tie played by the blue and whites of Ardwick. Ardwick were also nicknamed the Brewerymen back then. Money and…
Bananas, Leicester and City
On this day (3 October) in 1987 Paul Stewart & Imre Varadi both scored twice as Manchester City beat Leicester City 4-2 at Maine Road. Games with Leicester were often newsworthy in the 1980s. Sadly, there was the match in March 1989 when Paul Lake swallowed his tongue and there was the FA Cup tie in…
6-3 Manchester Derby
It was a highly memorable day for Manchester City fans as Pep Guardiola’s Blues defeated Manchester United 6-3 before 53,475 on this day (2 October) in 2022. You can watch highlights here: https://www.mancity.com/citytv/mens/manchester-city-united-premier-league-extended-highlights-63800321 The City scorers were Phil Foden (3) and Erling Haaland (3). What a great day to be a Blue!
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