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60 Years Ago Today: Manchester City 3 Rotherham Utd 1

On this day (12 January) in 1966 Manchester City defeated Rotherham 3-1 with goals from Mike Doyle (2) and Johnny Crossan (a penalty). Subscribers can read a contemporary match report of that important game in City’s quest to earn promotion from the second tier. What also made the day special was that City ended the day level on points with the Second Division leaders Huddersfield Town.

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Record Etihad Score: City 10 Exeter City 1

It’s been an enjoyable day at the Etihad today (10 January 2026). Manchester City established a new record score at the Etihad Stadium and an incredible nine different players scored City’s goals (2 goals judged to be own goals it seems). The FA Cup game ended 10-1 which is not quite City’s highest score in the FA Cup but it is a record home score for the Etihad.

For many of us it brought back memories of another 10-1 – back in 1987 when we beat Huddersfield Town 10-1 in the League. That day City had three hat trick heroes – Tony Adcock, Paul Stewart and David White (I bumped into David pre-match today. It must have been a good omen) – whereas today had so many scorers.

The scorers were:

Manchester City

  • M. Alleyne (12′)
  • Rodri (24′)
  • J. Doyle-Hayes (42′ og)
  • J. Fitzwater (45’+2 og)
  • R. Lewis (49′, 90’+1)
  • A. Semenyo (54′)
  • T. Reijnders (71′)
  • N. O’Reilly (79′)
  • R. McAidoo (86′)

Exeter City

  • G. Birch (90′)

Interestingly the goal scoring pattern was similar to 1987 – 4-0 at half time, City take a 9-0 lead, opposition make it 9-1 and then City score a tenth.

Remember When City Scored Ten!

Manchester City 3 Bolton Wanderers 1

On this day (2 October) in 1920 Bolton Wanderers were defeated by Manchester City 3-1 with goals from Tommy Browell, Fred Fayers and Wilf Woodcock. A crowd recorded as 40,000 at the time watched the match at Hyde Road.

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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:

https://www.britishpathe.com/asset/51830/

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

MCFC v Huddersfield On Film

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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Manchester City 3 Liverpool 2

On this day (4 September) in 1920 Liverpool were defeated by Manchester City 3-2 with a City hat trick from Tommy Browell. A crowd recorded as 30,000 at the time watched the match at Hyde Road.

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Manchester City 3 Aston Villa 1

On this day (30 August) in 1920 Aston Villa were defeated by Manchester City 3-1 with goals from Tommy Browell (2) and Billy Murphy. A crowd recorded as 40,000 at the time watched the match at Hyde Road.

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The 1920s: A Neighbour In Need

The new series on Manchester City in the 1920s continues today with a 2,350 word subscriber article on the 1920-21 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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The 1930s: 1937-1938 Making History

My series on Manchester City in the 1930s continues today with a 1,800 word subscriber article on the 1937-38 season. If you subscribe (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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The 1930s: 1936-1937 Champions

My series on Manchester City in the 1930s continues today with a 2,500 word subscriber article on the 1936-37 season. If you subscribe (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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