The 1950s: Manchester City 3 West Ham 1
On this day (30 March) in 1960 Manchester City defeated West Ham United 3-1 with goals from Colin Barlow, Denis Law and Billy McAdams. You can read more on this period for City with a series of articles posted on the 1950s and 1960s. Why not start with the following subscriber article on Manchester City…
1966 FAC Quarter Final Replay: Everton V Manchester City
60 years ago today (29 March 1966) 60,349 watched a goalless FA Cup quarter final replay at Goodison Park between Everton and Manchester City. Once again City ‘keeper Harry Dowd was one of the star men but a curious team selection issue cropped up before the game. City striker Neil Young went down with flu…
Trautmann’s Last
On this day (28 March) in 1964 legendary Bert Trautmann played his last competitive first team game for Manchester City. At the time he was the Blues’ record appearance holder with a total of 545 first team appearances. Sadly his final game ended in a 2-0 League defeat at Preston and the great man was…
100 Years Ago Today – The First All-Manchester FAC Semi-Final
100 years ago today (27 March 1926) the first all-Manchester FA Cup semi final occurred. You can see film of that game here and subscribers can read about the match below. Here’s the film from Bramall Lane: https://www.britishpathe.com/asset/51947/ Subscribers can read the article below:
Fifty Years Ago Today: Controversial Hartford Dismissal
A hugely controversial away game at QPR on this day (27 March) in 1976 brought unsavoury headlines. Manchester City lost 1-0 to an 81st minute goal to the League leaders but that wasn’t the real issue this day, it was the extremely negative way the London club played. This all led to a controversial incident following…
1966 FAC Quarter Final: Manchester City V Everton
60 years ago today (26 March 1966) 63,034 watched a goalless FA Cup quarter final at Maine Road between Everton and Manchester City. It was a day that ultimately brought a lot of attention City’s way and City ‘keeper Harry Dowd was the star man according to some journalists. Here for subscribers are match reports…
Manchester Corinthians The Authorised History Revised and Updated: Subscribe Now
I’m delighted to say that a revised and updated edition of Manchester Corinthians: The Authorised History will be published this year. As with the first edition this book will be non-profit. Also, anyone ordering a copy now will get their name published in the book as a supporter of the project. Copies can be ordered…
1966 FAC Quarter Final MCFC V Everton
60 years ago Manchester City and Everton were due to meet in the following day’s FA Cup quarter final (to be played on 26 March – more on that tomorrow). City were a Second Division team that season and were managed by former Evertonian Joe Mercer. Everton had finished the previous season fourth and had…
Beagrie Arrives
On this day (24 March) in 1994 Peter Beagrie signed for Manchester City from Everton and soon established himself as a hero. With his trademark somersaulting goal celebrations Beagrie scored 5 goals in 58 (plus 7 as substitute) appearances, but his contribution to the exciting style of play enjoyed under Brian Horton was much more…
Celebrate Every Success As If It’s Your First
Congratulations to Manchester City on winning the League Cup last night (22 March 2026). It was, once again, great to be there and clashes between the top two are always special. Years ago the former Manchester City trophy winning assistant manager (and later manager) Malcolm Allison was in a reflective mood when he told me:…
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