Earliest City match attended by a forum member

donkinho said:
Unlike a lot of blues on here, City actually won the first game I attended - February 25th 1978. Brian Kidd scored the only goal with a header from a rebound. Always remember the newspaper headline the day after - “Kidd winner was offside !” complained then Everton manager Gordon Lee ( it wasn’t !!! ) Mind you - 1978 makes me a positive JCL compared to some on here...... is 1946 still winning ???
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It must be. I'm the current holder and still cross that I wasn't allowed to go to the Xmas day fixture v Plymouth that year because I had a bad cold. Cross cos I wanted to see a team wearing green and I couldn't. (I was obsessed with football teams' colours)
 
Big Swifty said:
It must be. I'm the current holder and still cross that I wasn't allowed to go to the Xmas day fixture v Plymouth that year because I had a bad cold. Cross cos I wanted to see a team wearing green and I couldn't. (I was obsessed with football teams' colours)
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Tell you what, Swifty, 1946... the club should be letting you in for free for that, mate! Well played.
 
Kakhaber The Great said:
Tell you what, Swifty, 1946... the club should be letting you in for free for that, mate! Well played.
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Too bloody true, mate. Can you imagine the decades of torture I've gone through giving my undivided love and support for this lot? And now things are getting better (I hope) I probably won't live to see us rule the world.....
 
beehive_bob said:
Good thread. I'm well beaten by many on here but the first game I can remember going to was a 3-0 defeat at Burnley on 29th September 1973. I remember it due to the level of abuse being dished out to Joe Corrigan, so probably a little before he turned it around!
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1 week after me. 22nd September against Chelsea, won 3-2 I think. Programme still in the drawer.
 
Big Swifty said:
Too bloody true, mate. Can you imagine the decades of torture I've gone through giving my undivided love and support for this lot? And now things are getting better (I hope) I probably won't live to see us rule the world.....
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Come on now, we're not far off global domination already... failing that you could always try cryogenic freezing...
 
HarrytheBlue said:
May 69 - we beat Liverpool 1 - 0 - Franny scored the only goal. You never forget those games.
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That reminds me of City’s first home match after winning promotion in 1965-66.

City started with a 1-1 draw against Southampton who had been promoted with City. One of a pals had decided to seek his fortune moving to the South Coast, possibly to Torquay, working as a plasterer. He had all his farewells at the Southampton match.

The next week City beat Liverpool 2-1 with goals from Colin Bell and Jimmy Murray.

Nick obviously reconsidered his move after this result and was back in Manchester three days later for the visit of Sunderland!
 
I can't remember the opposition but my first live game at Maine Road around 1954. Bert was in nets. Roy Paul, Joe Hayes, Dave Ewing, Ken Barnes. Can't be certain of the rest.
 
We’ve still not found a forum member who was at the Trautmann 1956 Cup Final, although one poster was at the 1955 Cup Final defeat. Anyone?
 
Jeez!
Two points:
Amazing some of you blues attending before I was born, and:
Sometime in the late 70's for me, but I haven't got a memory as good as you guys!
 
Didsbury Dave said:
We’ve still not found a forum member who was at the Trautmann 1956 Cup Final, although one poster was at the 1955 Cup Final defeat. Anyone?
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I was there. Went on York Motors coach, Charlton. I was 14, my mam saw us off, 9 o'clock Friday. Got there 8 o'clock Saturday. Wembley was like a dream . Bert hanging onto the nets - big Dave stopping everything. Still going now withs sons and grandsons.
 
I was there 1956, age 14. Coach from York Motors edge Lane, Chorlton. my mam saw me off 9 o'clock Friday night and I arrived in London 8 o'clock Saturday morning. Wembley was like a dream. Bert hanging onto the nets. Big Dave stopping everything. Still going now with son's and grandsons. Gets in your blood
 
Went to Bloomfield Road October 4th 1947. A beautiful sunny early autumn day

Got the Finglands coach (anyone remember them?) from near Birch Villa in Rusholme with dad & elder brother. Blackpool were crack team in those days, Matthews and Mortensen et al. We drew 1-1, think Morty scored for them. The rest of the game has disappeared from my memory, apart from the tannoy playing Glenn Miller's American Patrol as the crowd was leaving at full time. Strange selective thing, the memory. If I heard the tune again, I'd go back in time to Bloomfield Road on that sunny day.

I love this thread. I could dredge up some more old memories, but I won't bore you any more than I already have.
 
I went to both 55/56 finals,can’t remember if the coach was a “North Western” or Finglands,The lasting memory besides the football was the reverence shown by City,Birmingham,and Newcastle fans when the man on the rostrum started the hymn “Abide With Me””.Not many years after the war plus Korea,many fans breaking down with tears.Memories of Bert and also Big Dave Ewing late in the game.Now players go down at the slightest touch.Memories of a 9/10 year old.Thanks Dad.
 
Didsbury Dave said:
We’ve still not found a forum member who was at the Trautmann 1956 Cup Final, although one poster was at the 1955 Cup Final defeat. Anyone?
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Yes.
Fourth City match I saw. Two at Maine Road in between. But memories of both finals come more from books and youtube now than from being there.
 
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