40 Years Ago Today: Paul Moulden
Paul Moulden signed professional forms for Manchester City on this day (6 September) in 1986. You can find several articles that mention Paul throughout this website. Start looking here: https://gjfootballarchive.com/tag/paul-moulden/
Another Record Attendance at Manchester City Set Today
For the third successive home game Manchester City have established a record attendance for a football game at the Etihad Stadium. The four highest football attendances at the stadium are: 60,765 Manchester City vs Coventry City 5 September 2026 (photo is my image of the Pep Guardiola Stand during today’s game) 60,645 Manchester City vs…
Manchester City 4 WBA 1
On this day (5 September) in 1970 Manchester City defeated West Bromwich Albion 4-1 with goals from Colin Bell (2), Francis Lee & Mike Summerbee. You can read more on the entire 1970-71 season below. This is a 5,200 word article for subscribers. If you want to know more on this incredible decade for Manchester…
45 Years Ago: Trevor Francis Debut At Stoke
45 Years ago today (September 5, 1981) I attended my first away game. That day my parents told me we were going to Stoke v Manchester City. The reason why? It was to be the debut of new City striker Trevor Francis. This was perceived as a huge transfer at the time (don’t be fooled…
City v Coventry
It’s Manchester’s Sky Blues against Coventry’s today for the first time in the League for over 24 years. There was a time when City-Coventry games were a regular fixture so, depending on your age, it’ll be interesting to see how you feel about Coventry’s historical status. As with many clubs they found it difficult to…
Trevor Francis Arrives
On this day (4 September) in 1981 Manchester City signed Trevor Francis from Nottingham Forest. The transfer meant that the Blues were the first English side to sign three separate £1m or £1m+ players. Peter Swales often boasted of this point (and did so in an interview I did with him years later). The earlier…
Manchester City Profits
This month (September) in 1967 this article was published highlighting the profitability of Manchester City. I know this is a long time ago but for those who believe City’s profitability is a recent thing it’s worth stating that the Blues were a hugely profitable club until chairman Peter Swales took power. No time to go…
Hartford For City Manager?
On this day thirty years ago (3 September 1996) caretaker Manchester City manager Asa Hartford was being tipped for the job on a permanent basis. Some reports, like this, claimed a win in the game against Charlton that night would help his case. CIty did win the game – 2-1 with goals from Creaney and…
Manchester City 3 Fulham 1
On this day (2 September) in 1959 Ian Barton, a key member of the Manchester City Supporters Club, attended his first game. I spoke with Ian years ago about this and here’s his story of that day all those years ago: ‘It may not be the most significant game in City’s history but for me…
Football League Stop United From Playing In European Cup
On this day (1 September) in 1958 a really distasteful moment in League football saw Manchester United prevented from taking a special place that had been awarded to them in the European Cup. It was the Football League that effectively banned United from competing. THe background is that UEFA had offered United a place in…
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