Long Lost Corinthians’ Trophies
Had another enjoyable day today catching up with a couple of Manchester Corinthians Ladies FC players (2 of over 50 interviewed for the book). One had tracked down a couple of missing trophies won by the Corinthians – one of these was the first league title won by the club. More on this soon. There’s…
Manchester City v Wolves, 2021
On 2 March 2021 Manchester City defeated Wolves 4-1, extending the Club’s unbeaten run to an outstanding 21 games in all competitions (it was widely reported at this time that no other Premier League team had managed more than four wins in a row so far in 2020-21!). In addition City had extended their unbeaten…
The 1930s: Manchester City 4 Liverpool 3
On this day (1 March 1930) Manchester City defeated Liverpool 4-3 at Maine Road with goals from Tommy Tait (2), Eric Brook and Tommy Johnson. This match at Maine Road was watched by 29,973. You can find out more on the 1929-30 season below in this piece for subscribers (see below). I hope you enjoy…
Fifty Years Ago Today: 1976 League Cup Final
Manchester City travelled to Wembley for the League Cup final on this day (28 February) in 1976. Here’s a story of that day… The huge demand for tickets had seen City secretary Bernard Halford take the unusual step of writing to all the other League clubs, apart from Newcastle of course, asking for any spare…
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