Fifty Years Ago Today: City v Liverpool
Maine Road’s highest crowd of the season, 50,439, witnessed a pulsating game against League title hopefuls Liverpool on this day (19 April) in 1976. The game was goalless until the 74th minute when Steve Heighway scored the opener. In the 87thminute, as City searched for an equaliser, the Blues were unlucky when a David Fairclough attempt…
Ask Your Mam or Nan if She Played for the Corinthians
I’ll be publishing the second edition of the non-profit making book on the Manchester Corinthians soon. I’m desperate to include the names of as many former Corinthians as possible in the book and so I’m making another call for the names of women who played for the Corinthians at some point during the club’s astounding…
Fifty Years Ago Today: Colin Bell Scores in 2nd Comeback Game
An unlucky away game at Leeds on this day (17 April) in 1976 was noteworthy for a goal by Colin Bell, playing his second comeback game for Manchester City. Journalist Alan Thompson writing for the Daily Express summed up the game well: ‘Leeds were awful for most of the first half, went in a goal…
Were You There 60 Years Ago Today? Manchester City 4 Bolton Wanderers 1
Today (16 April) in 1966 Manchester City defeated Bolton 4-1 at Maine Road in the Second Division. The City scorers were Dave Connor, Johnny Crossan, Bobby Kennedy and Cliff Sear. Future PFA chief Gordon Taylor scored for Bolton. Subscribers can read some contemporary match reports from this game below. Were you there that day? If…
15 Years Ago: The All-Manchester FA Cup Semi Final
On 16 April 2011 Manchester City faced Manchester United in the FA Cup semi final. Five years ago I produced Restored 2011: The All-Manchester FA Cup Semi Final and I think it’s well worth listening to today to get a feel for how significant this game actually was. This special 1 hour audio recording looked at…
Trautmann’s Testimonial
On this day (15 April) in 1964 Maine Road staged a remarkable testimonial for legendary goalkeeper Bert Trautmann. You can read about this incredible night, which set an attendance record for testimonials, below. This article is for subscribers to the site. If you’d like to know more about subscribing then see:
The 2020s: Victory over Borussia Dortmund
After a surprising defeat in the League at home to Leeds (who were down to ten men throughout the second half) Manchester City’s return leg with Borussia Dortmund on this day (14 April) in 2021, ended with the same result as the first – 2-1. Dortmund had scored first on the night via Jude Bellingham,…
Manchester City Women: The First Game After Relaunch
On this day (April 13) in 2014 Manchester City’s women’s team played its first competitive game after the relaunch. It was a FA Cup tie against Reading played at the Regional Athletics Arena. Here for subscribers is a section of Manchester City Women: An Oral History discussing that opening game: If you would like to…
Manchester City v Arsenal: History Comparison
‘History Tradition Class’ is often used on Arsenal banners (particularly when they play City it seems; there was one at Wembley) and with the two sides meeting on Sunday (19 April 2026) it seems like the same lines will be trotted out again. So for today’s feature I’ve decided to have a look at the…
A Manchester City Origins Event
How time flies? On this day (April 11) in 2019 I staged an event at the Dancehouse in central Manchester to commemorate the 125th anniversary of Manchester City. We had a packed audience for the event and I intended to stage at least one event like this every year (then Covid happened!). In 2019 I…
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