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Worst example (in terms of impact) is Leeds City. If that were to happen today then City have no hope! The club paid its players when it shouldn’t have and the directors were deemed not to have cooperated with the FA enquiry. They were the first club expelled from the league for financial...

This is well worth remembering when someone throws ‘sportswashing’ at you…. Some academic research has been undertaken showing how nations accentuate their ‘attractiveness’ through sport. In essence you could argue this means sportswashing. For those wondering…. The UAE is 21st behind Portugal...

What a load of baloney in that article! It took City 30 years to recover etc. City were not relegated because of any punishment and finished 1907-08 3rd in the League. They had 1 season in Div 2 (1909-10) until relegation in 1926. They were the best supported club in the league in 1910-11...

City have never been relegated for illegal payments. City have only ever been relegated for their on the pitch performances.

I’ve just posted an interview I did with Steve a few years back. It’s free to read and he talks about his City career in it: https://gjfootballarchive.com/2025/03/05/remembering-steve-fleet/

Thanks. It looks like there will be at least 60 there so a good turn out. Cheers

If you’re doing nothing tomorrow…. I’m doing a free talk at Manchester Central Library on the pioneering women’s team the Manchester Corinthians. I’ll also have the book discounted to £20 (from £25) for anyone who comes along. So, a free talk and a discount! Details of the talk here...

It was definitely something the council wanted and the decision ultimately was given to Fergie to make (seriously). It’s all in Manchester A Football History. A compromise plan by the council was for Utd to play European games there but remain at OT.

Newton Heath became part of Manchester in 1890. They were formed 12 years before in 1878. To be fair West Gorton wasn’t part of Manchester either until 1890. A few people have brought this up on my social media accounts recently. Key thing to point out to any Utd fan who tries to go on about...

Yes, I talk about this in Manchester A Football History and include the story from an interview I did with Graeme Stringer. He talked of Fergie’s involvement. Manchester A Football History is one of the books that subscribers to my website can download PDFs of. See...

I’ve posted a comparison map which can be slid from one side to the other to show the site of the Etihad Stadium today and then how it was back in 1910 when Utd’s ground was nearby. You can see it here: https://gjfootballarchive.com/2025/03/01/uniteds-bank-street-and-citys-etihad-then-and-now/

***UPDATE ON EVENT IN NEXT POST**** I’ve been writing a series of articles on the pioneering Manchester Corinthians. The latest talks of the day Bert Trautmann asked the pioneering women’s team to go to Germany https://www.mancity.com/news/womens/manchester-corinthians-bert-trautmann-63874464...

Yes. That’s one of mine originally. I interviewed Harry in the 1990s and he was about 96. He had some wonderful stuff to say.

Bumped this as the meeting is Monday night. Free to attend. Cheers

Doing anything next Monday? If not then why not come along to Reddish where I’ll be talking about the Manchester Corinthians at Reddish Blues. Anyone who has been to a meeting where I’ve been guest will know that I’ll talk about City too (and that I can go on!). So why not come along? I’m sure...

I’ve seen a few obits for Denis Law say he retired in early August 1974 (or even earlier). He didn’t. He actually started the 1974-75 season playing (and scoring) in 1st team competitive games. For facts follow the link: https://gjfootballarchive.com/2025/01/18/denis-law-at-city/

If possible I’d like as many Blues as possible to share this film by John Tueart of the Manchester Corinthians. Their stories are remarkable. Give it a watch and see what you think: There’s background on it all here: https://www.imprintfilms.co.uk/oh-what-a-team Many of the women featured...

I’ve written a piece on Denis’s MCFC career including a few photos. Here: https://gjfootballarchive.com/2025/01/18/denis-law-at-city/ Another sad loss to football.

Not forgetting Bobby Kennedy either. Three significant MCFC deaths in a week or so. Awful times. Bobby was a member of City’s 1967-68 title squad for any Blues unfamiliar with his name.

The BBC have now made this a main story on their football page: https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/ckgr0ely6geo Thanks to whoever it was at the BBC who made this happen. Thoroughly deserved.