On this day (10 January) in 1954 future Manchester United and Manchester City full-back John Gidman was born. Gidman briefly became a cult hero at Maine Road by stating that City were the only side he would leave Old Trafford for at the time of his transfer in 1986. He went on to make 66 (plus 1 as substitute) appearances for the Blues.
Peter Barnes played a part in getting Gidman to Manchester City. The full story is in my biography of Peter which can be bought here:
Do you have memories of John Gidman at City? If you do why not leave your memory as a comment or email it to me for possible future use on this website?
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