Category Archives: Manchester City

The 1980s: Bury 1 Manchester City 2 at Old Trafford

On this day (25 September) in 1985 Manchester City defeated Bury 2-1 at Old Trafford in the League Cup. The game was played at Manchester United’s ground as Bury hoped for a big attendance. In the end the crowd of 11,377 wasn’t that much more than Gigg Lane could hold. Many City fans had stayed away simply because the game was at Old Trafford! Here’s a plan of OT as it was back then from the back of my ticket for the game:

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Tomorrow’s feature is on the 1986-87 season. If you missed the earlier features then start here:

The 1980s: 1980-1981 Gow, Hutchison & McDonald

Huddersfield Town v Manchester City: Earliest Film

It’s Huddersfield v City tonight in the League Cup. These two teams have a long history of playing each other with some dramatic games and record breakers too. Here’s the earliest known film of them. It’s from a FA Cup tie almost 100 years ago and saw City defeat League Champions Huddersfield Town 4-0 in front of 74,799. Enjoy:

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You can see other games between the clubs on film here:

MCFC v Huddersfield On Film

The 1920s: Nottm Forest 4 Manchester City 5

A remarkable game on this day (24 September) in 1927 ended with City beating Forest 5-4 at the City Ground, Nottingham. Manchester’s Blues had been winning 5-1 shortly into the second half before Forest started a fightback.

24 September 1927 MCFC 5 Nottingham Forest 4

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40 Years Ago Today: Ian Scott

Ian Scott signed professional forms for Manchester City on this day (24 September) in 1985. You can find several articles that mention Ian throughout this website. Start looking here:

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5-1! We beat United 5-1!

On this day (23 September 1989) bargain basement Manchester City defeated big spending Manchester United 5-1 in the Manchester Derby. It was a game that entered Mancunian folklore. These days beating United is a lot more commonplace than it was back then, so if you’d like to understand how and why this became an important, never to be forgotten day then read the following 1700 word article…

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The 1920s: Everton 2 Manchester City 3

On this day (21 September 1929) Manchester City defeated Everton 3-2 with goals from Bobby Marshall (2, photographed) and Fred Tilson at Goodison Park, watched by a crowd of 32,711. You can find out more on the 1929-30 season below in this piece for subscribers (see below). I hope you enjoy it. If you don’t subscribe then why not try it for a month (£3 per month or sign up for a year at a discounted £20 per year)?

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Arsenal v MCFC

it’s one of the oldest fixtures either club has with a rich history stretching back to the 1890s. Both sides have found major success with City’s first major trophy coming in 1904 and Arsenal’s arriving 26 years later. As you’d expect with such a long history there are plenty of articles on my website about both clubs. Here’s a link to all those tagged Arsenal:

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The 1920s: Manchester City 4 Everton 4

100 years ago today (19 September) Manchester City went a goal behind after three minutes to Everton (scored by Goodison legend William Ralph ‘Dixie’ Dean) and were losing 3-0 within 30 minutes. But this day would see a remarkable City fightback – down to ten men for most of the match too!

The fightback started when Tommy Browell made it 3-1 but Everton’s Kennedy netted again for the visitors. City’s Billy Austin went off injured (according to some reports) and, with no subs allowed, City went off for half-time 4-1 down on a miserably wet Manchester day. Some reports also suggest an Everton player went off during the second half and that City’s Sam Cookson was seriously injured and should have gone off but he stayed on the field, presumably to keep 10 City men there.

The second half began with City determined to challenge and Tommy Browell scored his and the Blues’ second after only two minutes of the second half. With twenty minutes to go the same man scored a header and then five minutes from time he scored the equaliser. The game ended 4-4.

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Manchester City 3 Arsenal 1

On this day (18 September) in 1920 Arsenal were defeated by Manchester City 3-1 with goals from Horace Barnes, Tommy Browell and Billy Murphy. A crowd recorded as 38,000 at the time watched the match at Hyde Road.

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Arsenal 0 Manchester City 1

On this day (17 September) in 1921 Manchester City defeated Arsenal for the second time in a week. This time the Blues won 1-0 at Arsenal with a goal from Horace Barnes. You can read more on Manchester City during this season if you subscribe (see below). I hope you enjoy it. If you are not currently a subscriber then why not try it for a month (£3 per month or sign up for a year at a discounted £20 per year)?

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