37 years ago today - City win the FA Youth Cup

[Stephen230]

Also went to both legs of the final a couple of years later when we lost to Watford.

Vague memories of us battering them but David James being MotM in both legs.

 

[paulchapo]

I was there, great night. I've no idea how some of those kids didn't bring us success, although as you say a few did go onto play a fair few games.

 

[Kumpel]

I went to both legs too. I met Steve Mills in South Africa during the 2010 World Cup. He’d moved there to try and play at a lower level due to injuries, but it didn’t work out. He stayed in SA and had a successful printing business.

 

[BrianW]

Seems like yesterday I was standing in the (very long) queue at Maine Road, wondering why the fuck they had only opened about two turnstiles.

 

[Mad Eyed Screamer]

I went to both legs too. I met Steve Mills in South Africa during the 2010 World Cup. He’d moved there to try and play at a lower level due to injuries, but it didn’t work out. He stayed in SA and had a successful printing business.

He's still there!

 

[Millwallawayveteran1988]

I was there in the main stand.Great night and those lads were mainstays in the side when I was watching us everywhere in the following few years.

 

[Mad Eyed Screamer]

Went the 2 youth final final games and roll on 3 years to 1989 we were in Poland to watch England v Poland in Katowice ( the 0-0 draw got us to Italia 90, Shilton superb). Afternoon before we went to watch the England under 21's in a place not Katowice. Lakey, Redmond, Brightwell ( scored) and Whitey were starters. Sure Hinchcliffe was on bench and maybe Scott., Moulden or both Paul Merson played and Steve Bull scored 2 as well as Brightwell in a 3-1 England u 21 win. Apologies if not 100% correct but near. Mad trip, mad days loved it.

10th October 1989
Doesn't give the subs, but Paul Moulden and Ian Scott were not selected for any U21's squad, while Andy Hinchcliffe only played once (v Denmark at Watford)

Poland 1 England 3 (Bull 2, Brightwell)

 

[Mad Eyed Screamer]

Steve Mills, Steve Crompton, Steve Redmond and Paul Moulden (John Bookbinder in the background right, drinking)

 

[blue b4 the moon]

I was there, great night. I've no idea how some of those kids didn't bring us success, although as you say a few did go onto play a fair few games.

If we'd had a few bob we'd have won something with a backbone of Manchester lads as it was they ended up carrying the first team.

 

[awest]

Hey mad eyed screamer did Bernard Halford ever release a book on his time at City?