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    40 Years Ago Today

    40 Years Ago Today - Boxing Day - 26th December 1985 City 1 Liverpool 0 Scorer: Clive Wilson Team: Nixon, Reid, Power, Clements, McCarthy, Phillips, Melrose, May, Davies, McNab, Wilson
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    Publishing - Literary agents

    Any Blues on here work in publishing or as literary agents please as looking for some advice regarding a City project I'm working on.
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    Any Blues At This One 42 Years Ago Today - Cambridge United away

    42 Years ago today Mick McCarthy made a City debut during a 0-0 draw at Cambridge United in front of a 5,204 crowd. Despite only joining in December, he would go on to win the player of year award and play a vital role the following season as Billy McNeill’s men clinched promotion back to...
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    Happy Birthday Mike Summerbee MBE

    Happy 83td Birthday to City legend and current club ambassador Mike Summerbee OBE One of the most popular City players of all time, Summerbee made his professional debut for Swindon Town in 1959, aged just 16. By the time Joe Mercer brought him to Manchester City in 1965 for £35,000, the...
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    Happy Birthday Johnny Crossan

    Wishing a very Happy 87th Birthday to former City skipper Johnny Crossan. The Northern Irish inside forward would appear 110 times for the club between 1964 & 1967 including skippering Joe Mercer’s 1965/66 Division Two Championship winning side. Great to see Johnny with his copy of Another...
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    Tony Hnery

    TALES OF BLUE: MCMWS Page caught up with former City player Tony Henry to share his blues memories of six years a blue, team-mates, 1981 FA Cup Final member & 80 games & 12 goals. 1. Which team did a young Tony Henry grow up supporting and who were your first football idols ? Sunderland was...
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    Trevor Christie

    MCMWS page caught up with Trevor Christie to hear his side, of his brief Maine Road story. Trevor Christie may not be a name that rolls of the tongue to many blues but the majority of die-hard 80’s City fans will recall the striker joining in the summer of 1986 in an exchange deal for the ever...
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    Robert Hopkins - September 1986 to October 1986 !

    Robert Hopkins arrived at Maine Road during September 1986 after being coveted by manager Billy McNeill for some time. Signed from his boyhood club Birmingham City, he came with a reputation as a hot-headed player but with an abundance of skill and passion for the game. A City debut in a 2-2...
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    11th May 1985 Match Ticket

    Long shot I know but wondered if anyone can help with tracing a ticket from our 1985 Promotion clinching fixture as would love to add one to memorabilia of the day which includes a squad signed match day programme and also Paul Simpson’s match shirt. Will happily pay a fee, or Charity donation...
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    The ‘Beating You When Were Shit’ Thread

    Which games spring to mind when you here that familiar chant response. I’ll start with Boxing Day 26th December 1985 City 1 Liverpool 0 Scorer: Clive Wilson Team: Nixon, Reid, Power, Clements, McCarthy, Phillips, Melrose, May, Davies, McNab, Wilson. Sub: Simpson
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    Clive Wilson

    Tales of Blue caught up with popular former Blues player Clive Wilson for a Q&A on his City memories. 1.Born in Manchester what are your earliest football playing memories as a child ? Earliest memories were of my dad buying footballs for myself and my two brothers. He even bought them in...
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    The Five Friday Night City Quiz Challenge

    Show Your City Knowledge… Hands Off Google!" "Think You Know City?.........Prove It...............Five Friday Night Quiz Teasers — No Cheating!" Each week I will be posting five City quiz teasers to test your City skills just for fun which can be used to test your fellow blues also. Name the...
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    'Fergie Out' Banner - Maine Road Derby 89

    Pretty sure a this banner was on display in the away end during the September 1989 Maine Road Massacre Derby Day, or am I imaging it !! Doe anyone recall this
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    Manchester City Football Book - 101 Match Worn Shirts – Perfect Xmas Gift

    A fantastic football-related gift for any Manchester City supporter or football shirt enthusiast, especially with Christmas fast approaching! Following on from his first acclaimed release, Mark McCarthy returns with Another 101 Manchester City Match Worn Shirts — a stunning follow-up that takes...
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    Mick McCarthy

    MCMWS Page caught up with former City defender Mick McCarthy to talk all things football and his City memories. 1. Which team did a young Mick McCarthy support as child ? Leeds United although I also supported Barnsley with them being my home town team. 2. Who were your footballing hero’s...
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    26th October 1986 Memories

    The first ever live televised Manchester Derby took place on Sunday 14th October 1986 in which City's Mick McCarthy would score a brilliant bullet header to cancel out United's Frank Stapleton's opening goal during frantic a 1-1 draw. John Gidman, signed a few days before from United, Imre...
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    2026 Match Shirt Calendar

    Exciting project underway I’m producing a limited-edition 2026 Manchester City 1980's & 90's calendar featuring authentic match-worn shirts from my personal collection — each month paired with a classic kit, info, and a quiz question for fellow City fans. The goal is to have them ready for...
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    Just 8 more Saturdays until Christmas!

    Signed copies of both my 101 MCFC Match Worn Shirts books are still available at £20 each including UK postage. A signed dedicated message of choice to that special blue in your life can be added.
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    Colin Bell Football League 1969 v Ireland

    I have the following special shirt of The King's available for sale Colin Bell signed match worn Football League shirt dated 27th November 1968 at Windsor Park against an Irish League X1. Shirt originally sold at auction by the City legend. DM Interest - Serious Collectors Only
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    A Special Day With A Special Player

    Had the honour to chat City and football with the greatest City player I’ve seen live yesterday when my wife and I were treated as VIP guests at the magician’s beech club he owns close to where he grew up and played football as a young boy. I was gifting him some of his match worn shirts while...

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