Manchester Corinthians 2nd Edition Cover
Here’s the draft cover for the latest edition of Manchester Corinthians: The Authorised History. The book’s at the designer and we’ve colourised the early image on the cover to show the 1940s players in their original kit colours. The new edition of the book includes a few extra stories from players who have come forward…
Fifty Years Ago: Tony Book’s Views on Italian Football
After facing Juventus in the UEFA Cup Manchester City manager Tony Book was asked his views of Italian football prior to an England game in Rome a few days later. Book’s views, published on this day (14 November) in 1976, make interesting reading. I particularly like his story about Peter Barnes’s substitution. Had I found…
Manchester City: The Birth of the Blues
On this day (13 November) in 1880 the first reported game played by St. Mark’s Church side took place in Gorton and ended in a 2-1 defeat by the Baptist Church from Macclesfield. Both sides fielded 12 players. Please note this is the first reported game and at no time is it described as the first…
Manchester 1840-1919 (Part Ten)
I’ve missed a few weeks, but today we’re restarting the series of subscriber posts from my book ‘The Emergence of Footballing Cultures: Manchester 1840-1919’. It tells the story of men’s football in Manchester and today’s section is the ninth chapter of the book (a 9,000 word section). This may be quite topical in that it…
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