On this day (27 November) in 1996 two penalties from Gio Kinkladze helped Manchester City defeat West Bromwich Albion 3-2. Use Rosler netted the other City goal. This was the first victory of caretaker manager Phil Neal’s reign at City and you can read more on that season here:
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Trautmann’s Debut
On this day (November 26) in 1949 Bert Trautmann played his first Maine Road League game. Trautmann’s debut had come a week earlier at Bolton. Here’s a 1400 word article on Trautmann’s arrival, the proposed boycotts and the general situation at Maine Road that led to the gamble on playing the former Prisoner of War.
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Managerial Change at MCFC
On this day (November 25) in 1989 Brian Gayle played his last League match for City. The game ended in a 1-1 draw (Clive Allen scored) and Chairman Peter Swales decided the time was right to dismiss manager Mel Machin. Machin, who had guided the side to promotion the previous May, was dismissed that weekend and not replaced until 8th December.
You can read more about this era of Manchester City’s history here:
Petrov and Ireland
On this day (24 November) in 2007 Martin Petrov (11 mins) and Stephen Ireland gave Manchester City a 2-1 victory over Reading. Ireland’s goal came in the last minute of the game. You can see highlights of the game here:
You can read other articles about this era and these players elsewhere on the site. Why not start with this:
Or this?
A ‘Keeper’s Debut
On this day (23 November) in 1957 Manchester City goalkeeper Steve Fleet made his debut in a 4-3 defeat by League leaders Wolves. I’ve met and interviewed Steve often over the years and here’s a 2,500 interview I did with him where he talks about the circumstances around his debut, the game (it was an extraordinary match) and the rest of his career. I’ve also included a match report. Enjoy!
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An Incident VAR Officials Would Have Loved!
On this day (22 November) in 1969 Manchester City and Arsenal drew 1-1 before a Highbury crowd of 42,923. The goals were scored by Ian Bowyer (City) and Terry Neill (penalty for Arsenal). However, there was major controversy when the referee appeared to book Arsenal’s much-loved Charlie George. Have a read of this article and see what you think. How would the modern day VAR world have coped with this?
You can read a 3,000 word interview I performed with Ian Bowyer here:
https://gjfootballarchive.com/2022/10/25/in-search-of-the-blues-ian-bowyer/
Trautmann Dispute: Police Intervene
An odd one this but that’s football… On this day (21 November) 1960 Portsmouth became the first side ever to beat Manchester City in the League Cup. The round three tie ended 2-0 before a Fratton Park crowd of 10,386. Future City boss Ron Saunders scored both Portsmouth goals. Ah well! Here’s a contemporary report of the game (it seems Trautmann got into a bit of a dispute with the crowd and the police had to intervene!)
You can read about Ron Saunders’ time at City here:
Portsmouth Beaten
On this day (20 November) in 2004 goals from Wright-Phillips, Sibierski & Bosvelt gave Manchester City a 3-1 victory at Portsmouth. You can watch highlights here (City are in white):
Goalden Moulden
On this day (19 November) in 1988 Paul ‘Goalden’ Moulden scored the only goal of Manchester City’s win at Bournemouth in Division Two. Subscribers can read an interview I performed with Paul here:
Corradi’s first
On this day (18 November) in 2006 two goals from Corradi (12th & 32nd mins) and Barton (45th min) helped Manchester City to a 3-1 victory over Fulham. The first Corradi goal was his first for the club and resulted in him celebrating by going over to the South Stand corner, picking up the corner flag and knighting the other players as you can see in this video clip:
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