An Amazing Game: Newcastle 5 Manchester City 4
On this day (27 October) in 1894 Manchester City’s match away at Newcastle was outstanding for neutrals (and those supporting the winning team). It followed the pattern of one team scores, then the other equalises all the way through until the final goal. Here’s a brief contemporary report of it: In official records one of…
Manchester Corinthians: Last Chance To Order
The revised and updated edition of Manchester Corinthians: The Authorised History will be published at the end of November 2026. There’s been a slight delay to the publication of the book which means we can take a couple more orders before the final pages go to press. If you’re interested in ordering before publication you will be…
This Is Our City
This doesn’t feel that long ago but it’s 21 years (the article below is from 26 October 2005) since the This Is Our City campaign was doing the rounds on Manchester billboards. Back then phrases like ‘Real Manchester’ formed part of a campaign by City to make the club’s presence felt across the city. Some…
City Crisis!
On this day (25 October) in 1985 the Daily Mirror covered the staggering news that Manchester City’s financial crisis meant that they were paying £1,000 a day in bank loan interest alone. City had gone from a profitable, major trophy challenging club, prior to Swales’ time as chairman to a debt-ridden club that seemed to…
City v Oldham Reserves
90 years ago today (24 October) Manchester City reserves defeated Oldham Athletic reserves 3-0 at Maine Road. Here’s the cover and team sheet page of the programme for this game. Look at the adverts too – any one fancy going to see George Robey and Jimmy James after the match? My series on Manchester City…
The First Charity Shield Manchester Derby
Seventy years ago today (24 October 1956) the first Manchester Derby in the Charity Shield (now Community Shield) took place. Charity is much in evidence, as the Reds are allowed to replace ‘keeper Wood with their reserve David Gaskell when injury strikes. Attendance: 30,495; City 0 United 1. The Champions beat the Cup holders under floodlights…
Name That Statue: The Answer
Yesterday I asked if anybody recognised this player, captured in a bronze statue I stumbled across the other week. The statue is at Vicenza and is, of course, the great Italian international Paolo Rossi.
50 Years Old Today: The “Best Team in the Land and all the World” Chant
On this day (23 October) in 1976 Manchester City fans first did their ‘Viking Call’. The chant eventually evolved into ‘The best team in the land and all the world’ but for some time was basically City fans doing a C-iii-ttt-yy chant to the first part of the song. You can hear the song and…
Name That Statue
Here’s a statue I stumbled across the other week. Anyone recognise the player? Answer tomorrow.
The Origins of City In The Community
In 1979 Manchester City established a programme of community work called ‘The Manchester City Way’. It was so successful that academic studies were performed on it and it was then used to form ideas that led to the establishment of the PFA’s Football in the Community. In 1986 City became one of the clubs that…
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