Earliest City match attended by a forum member

[Beanies Nosebag]

1964, City lost 4-1 to Grimsby Town at home.
Loved them ever since

 

[johnevans]

1967 City 5 Sheff United 2 think it was October time

As ‘Big Swifty’ says, that was a cracking game.. We were on a bit of a roll then, having survived the first season back after promotion in 1966, with a run of consecutive wins that took us near the top (of course, we went and lost the next three to Arsenal, the Red Filth and Sunderland!.. but we did recover to put a great run in to win the title that season!)

Stands out in my memory not only for the Stan Bowles debut, as ‘Big Swifty’ says but also for the crowd. With my team mates from youth club, we were at the ground collecting for the Manchester Lads’ Clubs Federation that day, and so got free entrance to the Platt Lane stand for the game. I’d been going to Maine Road since 1959 and had seen some big crowds and that day was a big one, with loads of Blades fans crossing the Pennines. I’ve always thought there must’ve been around 45000 there that day and Platt Lane was crammed, as was the Scoreboard End where The Old Man was that day. On the way back to Hulme he also said the crowd size must’ve been around 45000 plus.

Next day in the papers, the crowd was reported as just under 32000. Never in a million years! The Old Man looked up from reading it in the Sunday Express and said something about how Albert Alexander, our chairman, was ‘up to his tricks’ as usual to avoid paying tax! Eee, ‘appy days!

 

[Winchester]

1970

Home to West Ham lost 1-5

 

[JGL07]

1964, City lost 4-1 to Grimsby Town at home.
Loved them ever since

Except that the result was City 0 Grimsby 4!

I remember it all too well!

 

[Blue and still suffering]

1970

Home to West Ham lost 1-5

That was the game where Ronnie Boyce volleyed Joe Corrigan's goral kick straight back into the net

 

[Winchester]

That was the game where Ronnie Boyce volleyed Joe Corrigan's goral kick straight back into the net

It certainly was

My dad nearly swallowed his cigarette in sheer horror !

 

[JGL07]

1970

Home to West Ham lost 1-5

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