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Thanks. It made me chuckle that.

60 years ago this week City announced that their FA Cup quarter final with Everton was a 63,000 sell out. Why is this significant? Because the attendance was larger than any domestic crowd at Old Trafford that season, but why is that significant? Because at the start of the season United’s Pat...

What Arsenal thought of City 100 years ago (follow the link): https://gjfootballarchive.com/2025/08/17/an-arsenal-appreciation/

2-1… Have a read of this if you get chance. Lots like this from that season on the website: https://gjfootballarchive.com/2026/03/19/colin-bells-city-debut-goal/

Lots on Hyde Road on my website such as this on an 1890 floodlit game at the old ground: https://gjfootballarchive.com/2025/07/25/ardwick-v-everton-under-floodlights-in-1890/ Lots more tagged Hyde Road, for example: https://gjfootballarchive.com/category/manchester-city/hyde-road/page/3/

It was Colin Bell’s debut 60 years ago today and he scored a goal. Were you there that day? I’ve written about it here and include a photo of the goal: https://gjfootballarchive.com/2026/03/19/colin-bells-city-debut-goal/

Here’s the replay: https://gjfootballarchive.com/2026/03/09/were-you-there-60-years-ago-today-leicester-v-manchester-city-fac-replay/?fbclid=IwY2xjawQcA4NleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA80MDk5NjI2MjMwODU2MDkAAR586V0r6Y57iQ-5xLoH8DoFsxAZxHp52Z_uELZ6amEMbZJn4q81jr7LWyHcAA_aem_PF5cffKgndC_OE7nBUFleQ

Yes we did and Maine Rd still holds the league record on a club ground (not Wembley) but it’s for MUFC v Arsenal, 83,260 (though Utd oddly claim this as 81,962 which would mean it’s not the League club ground record).

102 years City have held a record attendance (before you say it was 1934 when it was set have a read of the article). Follow the link for the story: https://gjfootballarchive.com/2026/03/08/102-years-of-a-national-crowd-record-for-manchester-city/ Might be worth telling those that football...

Great stuff. The replay and Leeds game will also be featured on my website. Thanks for sharing.

Any older Blues at the Leicester game(s) in 66? https://gjfootballarchive.com/2026/03/05/were-you-there-60-years-ago-today-manchester-city-v-leicester-fac/

https://gjfootballarchive.com/2026/03/03/the-origins-of-manchester-city-the-earliest-known-game/

True, but there were several clubs utilising Manchester in their name prior to City. The biggest in some ways was Manchester AFC who entered the FA Cup and were a prominent team during the 1870s-80s. There's a free to download academic article I wrote a decade or so ago that covers some of the...

Free period ends later today so if you want to watch best to do it soon. Thanks

Here’s the free video: https://gjfootballarchive.com/2026/02/09/free-for-24-hours-history-talk-video-on-the-origins-of-manchester-city-fc/

Here for the next 24 hours is a video of a presentation I did a few years ago on the origins of Manchester City FC, focusing on St Mark’s & the club’s development prior to its re-birth as Ardwick AFC. It lasts about 1 hour and was recorded on 1 February 2023. There are lots of myths out there...

It's all part of a crucial journey. Without actions in the 1870s, 1880s and 1890s there'd be no MCFC today, so it's important and there are connections from the 1980s that last into the 1940s. But it is also a fact that MCFC was a new club and the founders of that insisted on that being...

I do help City occasionally with projects but, for me, it's important to remain impartial and be able to challenge where necessary. I'm always happy to help of course.

This may be of interest to those who would like to know more on the origins of Manchester City: https://gjfootballarchive.com/2026/02/08/st-marks-west-gorton-gorton-manchester-city-and-key-early-figures/ Also, tomorrow (Monday 9 Feb) I'll be posting a video talk I did a few years ago on the...

This will be Trautmann’s testimonial.