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Late 1950s. City related anecdotes in my Autobiography "Trains, Planes and Computers" and sometimes on Bluemoon.

I hope my occasional reminiscences of City matches long ago against the current opposition are of interest? Refutation of idiots who say w have no history. City v Newcastle. My first memory is of the 1955 cup final which I only saw on black and white TV. Bobby Mitchell scored the first...

Sorry I intended to add that. Was in the Kippax. Candidate for all-time City low.

City and Luton The two met several times during the 1950/60s. On one occasion in 1958 the City returning football special ran into the back of another train at Chinley fortunately with no deaths and only 8 injuries. In many of these matches Trautmann at Luton had a rare difficulty with...

City and Spurs By an act of fate Manchester City always seemed to get involved with Tottenham Hotspurs more than random chance would otherwise indicate. Up to my late teens this seemed to take the form of City being to some degree Spurs bogey side. This was no more so than in Spurs double...

Nothing including the PL charges would make me less passionate for City. My support goes back to approximately 1950 when as a small boy at the back of the Main Maine Rd stand i could only see the nearest 5 yds of the pitch I can vividly remember that all I could see City`s intricate passing...