125 years

[Bozo]

Expected City to kick up more of a fuss about this on their social media! Only seen one boring little post.

 

[pride in battle]

Up near stagecoach buses bennent st way

Thanks

 

[The perfect fumble]

Man City launch new stadium tour as they celebrate 125th birthday
https://www.manchestereveningnews.c...ball-news/man-city-stadium-tour-2019-16132400

Manchester City celebrate anniversary by launching a new history-rich tour for fans 125 years after the club changed its name from Ardwick AFC
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/f...e-anniversary-launching-new-stadium-tour.html

Gallery: Manchester City launch new stadium tour
https://www.mancity.com/news/club-news/picture-special/2019/april/man-city-new-stadium-tour-gallery

 

[Deleted member 77198]

We are 125 years old today

Next season will be the 125th anniversary season

 

[Deleted member 77198]

Why 1894 and not 1880? I know the name was changed in 1894, but the Club was established in 1880.

Because St Mark’s turned into Gorton AFC who turned into Ardwick AFC who went bust and Manchester City were formed independently from those clubs, despite having some members who formed Manchester City associated with them.

Manchester City FC were formed as a club from scratch on 16th April 1894. We were not known by any other name before that as there was no club before then. St Mark’s/Gorton/Ardwick are not who we were before Manchester City like Newton Heath were before they were Manchester United.

 

[urban genie]

Because St Mark’s turned into Gorton AFC who turned into Ardwick AFC who went bust and Manchester City were formed independently from those clubs, despite having some members who formed Manchester City associated with them.

Manchester City FC were formed as a club from scratch on 16th April 1894. We were not known by any other name before that as there was no club before then. St Mark’s/Gorton/Ardwick are not who we were before Manchester City like Newton Heath were before they were Manchester United.

Dissagree, yes we are Manchester city from 1894 onwards, but the other teams that came before us are deiffately the same club under different names in escence.

Parbly was Secrerary and Manager throughout the change and I do believe we started the 1893/94 season as ardwick and 2 days after the last game we announced Manchester City would be our name as a club and in trading terms and played post season friendlys as them before the new season officially started in July so finished ardwicks last season under the city name.

We also stayed at our ground, and even thoigh we wore sky blue/ white that first season it wasn't until a few years later tgat we settle on it as permammet kit.

So for me we were formed in 1880, but we arrived in 1894.

 

[blueparrot]

Dissagree, yes we are Manchester city from 1894 onwards, but the other teams that came before us are deiffately the same club under different names in escence.

Parbly was Secrerary and Manager throughout the change and I do believe we started the 1893/94 season as ardwick and 2 days after the last game we announced Manchester City would be our name as a club and in trading terms and played post season friendlys as them before the new season officially started in July so finished ardwicks last season under the city name.

We also stayed at our ground, and even thoigh we wore sky blue/ white that first season it wasn't until a few years later tgat we settle on it as permammet kit.

So for me we were formed in 1880, but we arrived in 1894.

See it as a pregnancy, we were formed before but celebrate our birthday when we were born :)

 

[Gary James]

Dissagree, yes we are Manchester city from 1894 onwards, but the other teams that came before us are deiffately the same club under different names in escence.

Parbly was Secrerary and Manager throughout the change and I do believe we started the 1893/94 season as ardwick and 2 days after the last game we announced Manchester City would be our name as a club and in trading terms and played post season friendlys as them before the new season officially started in July so finished ardwicks last season under the city name.

We also stayed at our ground, and even thoigh we wore sky blue/ white that first season it wasn't until a few years later tgat we settle on it as permammet kit.

So for me we were formed in 1880, but we arrived in 1894.

Sorry, that’s wrong. MCFC was launched as a new club. Ardwick and City played at the same time. Once it became clear MCFC was popular Ardwick men joined the new club. Parlby.... well read my Folklore book. I explained most of this at my talk last week. Everything connected with Ardwick and Gorton etc important BUT MCFC established as a new club.

 

[urban genie]

Sorry, that’s wrong. MCFC was launched as a new club. Ardwick and City played at the same time. Once it became clear MCFC was popular Ardwick men joined the new club. Parlby.... well read my Folklore book. I explained most of this at my talk last week. Everything connected with Ardwick and Gorton etc important BUT MCFC established as a new club.

Ok, I stand corrected, but I do find this dissmissing of ardwick and Gorton by some fans as our history but not part of city, unfair on those 2 clubs.
Maybe it's because I was brought up in the 80s with 1880 and St Mark's always talked as by blues as city, 1894 was never really talked about in depth when our formation was mentioned

 

[BufordUSABlue]

Sorry, that’s wrong. MCFC was launched as a new club. Ardwick and City played at the same time. Once it became clear MCFC was popular Ardwick men joined the new club. Parlby.... well read my Folklore book. I explained most of this at my talk last week. Everything connected with Ardwick and Gorton etc important BUT MCFC established as a new club.

Bloody ell, so are we having a cake or not today???? Its like Yaya-Cake Gate all over again FFS ;-))