Maine Road 100 – Day 15
With a European final coming for City later this month it seems appropriate to include an image of a major European trophy at Maine Road for day 15 of my posts counting down to the centenary of Maine Road’s opening game. This team photo is from 1970 and shows the Manchester City team in front…
The First All-Manchester FA Final
This weekend the 2023 FA Cup final at Wembley will be the first all-Manchester FA Cup final but it is not the first all-Manchester FA Final. That came in 1985-86 when the two Manchester clubs reached the FA Youth Cup final. In the build-up to Wembley this final will probably be overlooked but I wanted…
Maine Road 100 – Day 14
Day 14 of my posts counting down to the centenary of Maine Road’s opening game… I mentioned on a previous day how during 2002-03 I managed to wander around the stadium often exploring what the stadium had hidden away. Sometimes I’d wander with club photographer Ed Garvey but mostly I’d just go on a search…
Maine Road 100 – Day 13 Answer
The answer to yesterday’s name the year question is…. Clues: The year was 1953. This image was taken that close season, before the original floodlights were erected in each corner (used for the first time in October 1953). If you’d like to read more on the history of Maine Road, take a look at Farewell…
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