Monthly Archives: Mar 2025

The 1950s: FA Cup 6th Round Birmingham v MCFC

Here’s film of the FA Cup 6th round tie from this day (12 March) in 1955 when Manchester City defeated Birmingham City 1-0. Johnny Hart was the City scorer. Enjoy!

https://www.britishpathe.com/asset/59426/

This series on Manchester City in the 1950s includes free items and items only available to subscribers. If you’d like to find out more on the 1954-55 season then subscribe and read the following 3,400 word article on it. It’s a season when City reached the FA Cup final and Don Revie was FWA Footballer of the Year.

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The 1950s: The 1956-57 Season

The new series on Manchester City in the 1950s continues today with this article on the 1956-57 season. Enjoy!

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The 1950s: The 1955-56 Season

The new series on Manchester City in the 1950s continues today with this 3,900 word article on the 1955-56 season when City won the FA Cup final (nowadays known as the Trautmann Final) and Bert Trautmann was FWA Footballer of the Year (presented in the days before the final). Enjoy!

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Manchester Corinthians Talks and Events

Thanks to all those who came to the Manchester Corinthians event last Wednesday (5 March) at Manchester Central Library. It was great to hear so many interested in the story and I’m sure the addition of Corinthians in the audience added to the event. They truly are remarkable women and there are so many angles to this wonderful football team that toured the globe between 1948 and 1992. There’s another talk tonight in Irlam and others arranged for the coming weeks too. On Wednesday, I promised to post some links in the aftermath of the event for those who want to find out more…

Firstly, Manchester Corinthians: The Authorised History. This book is a must for anyone interested in Manchester or women’s football and consists of 356 pages. It is illustrated throughout and you can order it now for £25 (including UK postage and packaging).

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UK ONLY – Manchester Corinthians: The Authorised History

The story of a pioneering women’s club as told to Gary James by those who were there. This will be published in late December 2024. This is UK only at £25 (incl UK postage and packaging). Outside UK contact for additional postage costs.

£25.00

Next, here’s the wonderful 18 minute film put together by Imprint Films on the Corinthians. It includes brief interviews with a small group of the women I interviewed, plus I help to explain why they are so significant.

https://www.imprintfilms.co.uk/oh-what-a-team

IYou can also find out more about the book here:

Manchester Corinthians

The 1950s: The 1954-55 Season

The new series on Manchester City in the 1950s continues today with this 3,400 word article on the 1954-55 season when City reached the FA Cup final and Don Revie was FWA Footballer of the Year. Enjoy!

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Happy International Women’s Day #IWD2025

Another wonderful video and feature from @mancity on the Manchester Corinthians from our visit the other week. A few of the Corinthians were guests of the club and this video on them is well worth watching:

https://www.mancity.com/features/manchester-corinthians/

The 1950s: The 1953-54 Season

The new series on the 1950s continues today with this 1,700 word article on the 1953-54 season. Enjoy!

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The 1950s: The 1952-53 Season

The new series on the 1950s continues today with this 2,000 word article on the 1952-53 season. Enjoy!

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The 1950s: The 1951-52 Season

The new series on the 1950s continues today with this article on the 1951-52 season. Enjoy!

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Happy World Book Day: Manchester Corinthians Book

As it’s World Book Day I’m going to mention Manchester Corinthians: The Authorised History. We had a good event last night at Manchester Library and we’ve heard some wonderful stuff on the book. Thanks for all these positive responses which, inevitably, are down to the women who played – they are truly remarkable. A few reviews and features on the Manchester Corinthians book have appeared, alongside a whole series of articles (Watch this space for news of articles at Manchester City and in United We Stand). The Tameside Reporter had this piece a while ago (see page 39):

https://www.notreallyheremedia.com/news/tameside-reporter/

Also, thanks to Tom Urwin who has posted a review on the Amazon page here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Manchester-Corinthians-Authorised-History-James/dp/1916885217/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?crid=AP0CBG832SBI&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.yEYl6LQvVu2iEy2RG1m2NA.repTMUuXskmEuKB2EJEzDMxzfhyjkpdeESrz-kyB0o0&dib_tag=se&keywords=manchester+corinthians+the+authorised+history&nsdOptOutParam=true&qid=1735638025&sprefix=manchester+corint%2Caps%2C264&sr=8-1

The book is similar in style to Manchester City Women: An Oral History, published five years ago. However, this book is hardback.

The purchase price is £25. All orders made directly via this website will be signed by author Gary James.

Those with a delivery address in the UK can order here (outside UK please contact for additional postage costs):

UK ONLY – Manchester Corinthians: The Authorised History

The story of a pioneering women’s club as told to Gary James by those who were there. This is UK only at £25 (incl UK postage and packaging). Outside UK contact for additional postage costs.

£25.00

You can find out more on the book here:

Manchester Corinthians