In the 1950's I used to try and recite the Team to distract me when I was at the Dentist being tortured by some ex nazi camp guard at Hall Lane Baguley. Trautmann ,Cliff Sears, Colin Barlow,Bobby Johnstone I recall. Peter Dobing lived on Blackcarr Road, Baguley where I grew up .. Malcolm Alison moved in the next road in the 60's. Every kid on my road used to jump in a furniture van and go to Maine Rd, circa 1958-My first match attended was the 3-0 home defeat to Blackpool on 4 May 1963.
Bert Trautmann
Bill Leivers
Bobby Kennedy
Alan Oakes
Alf Woods
David Shawcross
Colin Barlow
Peter Dobing
Alex Harley
Matt Gray
David Wagstaffe
https://bluemoon-mcfc.co.uk/History/Matches/Match.aspx?id=2475
My grandfather took me to my first game in 1949 Frank Swift in goal can’t remember who they played, started going regularly in 1955.
Beat me by 2 weeks!City v Blackpool April 1959 as a special birthday treat......I was four years old. Only thing I remember was kicking a ball against a wall at the Platt Lane End.Oh and we lost.
I remember going to this one, the City fans forced the gate down so loads got in free, I remember loads of fight outside the pubs from the station.League cup 3rd round 71/72 season v Bolton burnden park lost 3-0 packed to capacity remember getting the bus afterwards very scary for a nipper into Manchester
I remember going to this one, the City fans forced the gate down so loads got in free, I remember loads of fight outside the pubs from the station.
Notable only for the Danny Mills screamer. (Remember him? I do, unfortunately)Everton at home in 2005. Kicked off at 11.15
Bollocks. That was his grandson.@oakiecokie saw our win against Stalybridge Clarence in March 1881.
Anyone remember the song supporters sang in 50s 'Bless em all' the long and the short and the tall,
Beat me to it...
... pretty sure the first half was the quietest half of football City ever played.
No wonder they never scheduled any more games at 11:15AM on a Sunday.
It was for the Asian tv market as we had Sun Jihai and they had, I think, a South Korean player
Think it might have been a worldwide record tv audience for a pl match at the time
They had Li Tie in midfield. He's the manager of the Chinese national team these days, and it was definitely reported as the biggest worldwide audience at the time.It was for the Asian tv market as we had Sun Jihai and they had, I think, a South Korean player
Think it might have been a worldwide record tv audience for a pl match at the time