Today’s game with Burnley and the return of Vincent Kompany provides a great opportunity to remember some key games and stories from years gone by featuring the two clubs. I’ve written a lot about City & Burnley games over the years so sit back and get yourself in the mood for tonight’s game by having a look at these articles:
A game in 2001:
An amazing crowd for a second tier match:
Another incredible crowd for a City-Burnley match:
Sterling inspired City here:
One of my quests to find missing objects involves the 1904 FA Cup final ball. I know it was in Burnley for over 40 years and was still there in the 1950s but where is it today? Can you help find it? Have a read of this:
Jimmy Ross was a brilliant footballer for both City and Burnley but he’s often forgotten. You can find out who he was here:
More on Ross here:
John Bond managed both. Here’s an exclusive interview I did with him many years ago where we talked about his career at both:
A season when City and Burnley challenged each other for the title:
The earliest known surviving film of a City Ladies (now Women) match was against Burnley:
There are of course several articles mentioning Burnley manager Vincent Kompany’s time at MCFC. You can access some of them here:
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