The series of features/articles covering Manchester City in the 1970s continues with this cutting from today (29 January) in 1972. It’s a story which basically quotes Bill Nicholson, the Spurs manager, who believed that City were the best team Tottenham had faced all season. It came prior to City’s 5-2 thrashing of Wolves that day.
City and Spurs had met at White Hart Lane 21 days earlier and that match had ended in a 1-1 draw (Wyn Davies scoring for City).
People tend to forget how wonderful this period was in City history. The 70s was a brilliant decade with the Blues, for example, winning their first European trophy (beating Liverpool, Chelsea & many others to this feat). They also won more major trophies in the 1970s than United. It’s often overlooked but for much of the 70s City and Liverpool saw themselves as THE Granadaland rivals, especially when United were in the Second Division or when the two clubs challenged each other for the League.
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