Fifty Years Ago Today: Colin Bell Scores in 2nd Comeback Game
An unlucky away game at Leeds on this day (17 April) in 1976 was noteworthy for a goal by Colin Bell, playing his second comeback game for Manchester City. Journalist Alan Thompson writing for the Daily Express summed up the game well: ‘Leeds were awful for most of the first half, went in a goal…
Were You There 60 Years Ago Today? Manchester City 4 Bolton Wanderers 1
Today (16 April) in 1966 Manchester City defeated Bolton 4-1 at Maine Road in the Second Division. The City scorers were Dave Connor, Johnny Crossan, Bobby Kennedy and Cliff Sear. Future PFA chief Gordon Taylor scored for Bolton. Subscribers can read some contemporary match reports from this game below. Were you there that day? If…
15 Years Ago: The All-Manchester FA Cup Semi Final
On 16 April 2011 Manchester City faced Manchester United in the FA Cup semi final. Five years ago I produced Restored 2011: The All-Manchester FA Cup Semi Final and I think it’s well worth listening to today to get a feel for how significant this game actually was. This special 1 hour audio recording looked at…
Trautmann’s Testimonial
On this day (15 April) in 1964 Maine Road staged a remarkable testimonial for legendary goalkeeper Bert Trautmann. You can read about this incredible night, which set an attendance record for testimonials, below. This article is for subscribers to the site. If you’d like to know more about subscribing then see:
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