When Archie Gemmill scored a last minute penalty on this day (18 October) in 1980 to give Birmingham all the points at Maine Road Manchester City were struggling at the foot of Division One. Malcolm Allison had been sacked, and these were the first few days of John Bond’s reign. Looking back on City at this time Bond said: “They’d only got 4 points out of 10 games, hadn’t won a match, hadn’t got a left-back of any description on their books, and the players lacked direction and confidence. To be honest any fool could have turned them around to a limited extent.”
Bond soon turned City around and he was named manager of the month for both November and December. You can read more on the 1980-81 season by subscribing. Here’s a ten thousand word long read on that season. Enjoy!
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