40 Years Ago Today: Paul Moulden
Paul Moulden signed professional forms for Manchester City on this day (6 September) in 1986. You can find several articles that mention Paul throughout this website. Start looking here: https://gjfootballarchive.com/tag/paul-moulden/
Another Record Attendance at Manchester City Set Today
For the third successive home game Manchester City have established a record attendance for a football game at the Etihad Stadium. The four highest football attendances at the stadium are: 60,765 Manchester City vs Coventry City 5 September 2026 (photo is my image of the Pep Guardiola Stand during today’s game) 60,645 Manchester City vs…
Manchester City 4 WBA 1
On this day (5 September) in 1970 Manchester City defeated West Bromwich Albion 4-1 with goals from Colin Bell (2), Francis Lee & Mike Summerbee. You can read more on the entire 1970-71 season below. This is a 5,200 word article for subscribers. If you want to know more on this incredible decade for Manchester…
45 Years Ago: Trevor Francis Debut At Stoke
45 Years ago today (September 5, 1981) I attended my first away game. That day my parents told me we were going to Stoke v Manchester City. The reason why? It was to be the debut of new City striker Trevor Francis. This was perceived as a huge transfer at the time (don’t be fooled…
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