Peter Dobing
Last night I heard the news that the former Blackburn, Manchester City and Stoke player Peter Dobing had died. Here is a profile of him written by the late Manchester City historian John Maddocks and given to me by John around the year 2000. John was a real expert on City’s former players and had…
Female Footballers 70 Years Ago
I love this photo from the 1950s of two truly important Manchester Corinthians. It really captures the moment and professionalism of the club. I called to see Mary (taller player) the other week. She’s in her 90s but still talks with a passion about playing football back then. The kit they are wearing is actually…
An Amazing Game: Newcastle 5 Manchester City 4
On this day (27 October) in 1894 Manchester City’s match away at Newcastle was outstanding for neutrals (and those supporting the winning team). It followed the pattern of one team scores, then the other equalises all the way through until the final goal. Here’s a brief contemporary report of it: In official records one of…
Manchester Corinthians: Last Chance To Order
The revised and updated edition of Manchester Corinthians: The Authorised History will be published at the end of November 2026. There’s been a slight delay to the publication of the book which means we can take a couple more orders before the final pages go to press. If you’re interested in ordering before publication you will be…
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