Dennis Tueart - 50 Years A Blue

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Today marks the 50th anniversary of Dennis Tueart becoming one of us.

Before the takeover, Dennis, along with Big Dave Watson, was one of my favourite players, just behind Frannie.

He was a wonderful player, and scored some brilliant goals in Blue, including the one voted best League Cup final goal of all time.

He went on to become a director of the club, and is still held in high regard by many Blues.
 
Remember when he went seeing a local blue in a strange footie shirt which turned out to be a NY cosmos shirt. Thought it was a Northern Ireland jersey but had Tueart's name on it.
 
Vienna_70 said:
Today marks the 50th anniversary of Dennis Tueart becoming one of us.

Before the takeover, Dennis, along with Big Dave Watson, was one of my favourite players, just behind Frannie.

He was a wonderful player, and scored some brilliant goals in Blue, including the one voted best League Cup final goal of all time.

He went on to become a director of the club, and is still held in high regard by many Blues.
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My son named after him S tueart
 
Met him on a Junior Blues tour, I stayed behind to talk to him while the guided party went elsewhere.

In the days before mobiles I held the LC with him in the boardroom.

Gutted isn't the word when he left us, IIRC his last game was a third replay at the swamp v Luton also in the LC, which I watched from the Stretford End.
 
As it's 50 years today since Dennis Tueart arrived at City here's the video of an interview I did with him about 6 months ago about him... er... um... leaving MCFC and joining NY Cosmos (follow the link):

https://gjfootballarchive.com/2023/09/27/dennis-tueart-interview/

One day I'll get my old cassettes copied in time for moments like these. Years ago I did an audio interview with him about arriving at City and that coat he wore when he signed (he joked that he still had it and would bring it out to scare the kids!). Sadly that interview, like most of my interviews, is on an old tape.
 

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Blimey 50 years !! Loved Dennis and was gutted when he left in 78 and in his prime to go to the States of all places!!
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Big reason I became a City supporter. Pele retired the season before and they brought in Tueart. He was well received in New York. He was a good, skillful player who didn’t shirk the physical side of game game. As a result, he was very well liked during his time playing for the Cosmos.

Looking back on it I am embarrassed to say the Cosmos were very Raggy….so happy to say I quickly learned the error of my ways.
 
His brother, Kevin, lives round the corner from me. Newcastle let him go as a schoolboy and Dennis twice thought he was coming here to play, once when he left City and again after he finished with NYC.

Fantastic player, proud Geordie, pity about his cup win with the Mackems and that overhead kick.
 
Jessie said:
His brother, Kevin, lives round the corner from me. Newcastle let him go as a schoolboy and Dennis twice thought he was coming here to play, once when he left City and again after he finished with NYC.

Fantastic player, proud Geordie, pity about his cup win with the Mackems and that overhead kick.
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I know you won’t want to hear this, but that 1973 Cup final is probably my favourite non-City game. Second division Sunderland up against Revie's dirty Leeds at the height of their power.

I still clearly remember Ian Porterfield scoring, me jumping up, and shouting, "Yes!" and my Mum cautioning me that "There’s still a long way to go".

A brilliant day.
 
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I was just a young lad, where I lived it was 50/50 between NUFC/ SAFC supporters. Almost all of the NUFC supporters wanted SAFC to win in 73. The following year almost all of the SAFC supporters wanted Liverpool to win. Really does stick in my mind, never wanted SAFC to win any game since and my best mate supports them.
 
I remember as a lad waiting by the players car park collecting autographs. Dennis was (understandably) always popular with the youngsters. On this one occasion he put his arm round my shoulders and walked with me from the car park to the players entrance, asking me who I was, where I was from, how long I had supported City etc. As we got to the players entrance we stopped and he told me to hang on, disappeared for a few mins and then came back with a ticket for the Maine Stand. As a Kippax scruff he made me feel like royalty that day. Top man and top player.
 
On the 50th anniversary of the much loved Dennis Tueart signing for City here’s his 1977/78 First Division match worn away shirt featuring embroidered 76/77 League Runners Up COA badge.

Tuesday would bag a hat-trick wearing this shirt during City’s 4-1 win over Aston Villa at Villa Park on 24th August 1977.

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