First game....

I can’t remember mine. The Bell comeback one was one of them but doubt it was the first. I think 1976/1977 was the season as I remember watching the 76 League cup final and knew my dad was there but don’t remember going to a game before that. Think it may have been the season after. The Bell game was my first memory.
 
Guess what mine was ? Yeah live on the coast and also follow Fleetwood those days in the northern prem. Dad mad keen blue from Whaley Range. At school with a blue originally from Midtown only blues in a school full of dippers and Rags. We decided to go to the Spurs FA cup quarter final. I was 12 very nervous going with my 13 year old mate. Rags at home to Everton same day over 100,000 people watched football in Manchester that day. Atmosphere unbelievable, won one nil with a late goal I think by Francis Lee hooked then forever . Regret since the move to the Etihad have become largely arm chair with a season ticket at Fleetwood Town but blues always my first love.
 
Spurs quarter 69 said:
Guess what mine was ? Yeah live on the coast and also follow Fleetwood those days in the northern prem. Dad mad keen blue from Whaley Range. At school with a blue originally from Midtown only blues in a school full of dippers and Rags. We decided to go to the Spurs FA cup quarter final. I was 12 very nervous going with my 13 year old mate. Rags at home to Everton same day over 100,000 people watched football in Manchester that day. Atmosphere unbelievable, won one nil with a late goal I think by Francis Lee hooked then forever . Regret since the move to the Etihad have become largely arm chair with a season ticket at Fleetwood Town but blues always my first love.
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Moston not midtown, bloody predictive text
 
My first City game was at Maine Road, on the 14 Oct 1969 , against Everton in the League Cup 4th round , we won the game 2-1 ....... we had beaten Liverpool 3-2 at Maine Road in the previous round, and our chances of success were looking increasingly good .... and so it proved , we actually won the Cup that season!

Geez, so hard to believe that was 50 years ago , and i had only just left short troosers!

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Zabbasbeard said:
Forty years ago today, on 1st November 1980, was my first visit to Maine Road. My parents were newly separated and Dad was looking for something to do on a Saturday afternoon. I liked football but had been more into cricket so didn't have a team of my own as such, even at 15. City were bottom of the old First Division but the team played with great spirit. What grabbed me most was the fans, chanting "We love you City we do" to a team that was rock bottom in the league. Paul Power, Dave Bennett, Nicky Reid, Joe Corrigan and one Gerry Gow, making his debut, stood out to me. Particularly Gerry Gow. Dave Bennett missed a good chance but Paul Power scored the winner and everyone went home happy. The fans, the players, the ground, the aroma of soup, pies, beer and tobacco were a heady mix that I will never forget. I was bitten by the bug that day. I wanted more. I wanted to be one of those fans. Despite the mostly thin and thinner of the first 28 years, 5 relegations, 5 promotions and the latent success of the last 10 years, I've never regretted a moment. The lows, as painful as they were, have made the highs that bit better. Thanks Dad even if you're no longer with us. Here's to a few years more...

What was your first game? What grabbed you!? Maybe you were already a Blue.

Manchester City vs Norwich City, Division One (Old), Sat 01 November 1980

Details of every game played by Manchester City Football Club
bluemoon-mcfc.co.uk bluemoon-mcfc.co.uk

Thanks Ric, Gary, Colin and co for this site. Love it.
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Great post mate. There is so much downbeat moaning drivel on this site, it was nice to read that
 
November 1970
City 1 Derby 1
Someone on City's board was trying to get my dad to move up North and work for them. He promised to let me go into the tunnel at half time and meet my heroes. Half time came and I got the call. But, something occurred that even to this day I deeply regret, I froze and fear over came me and i turned down the chance. My 8 year old self had given up the opportunity to meet Colin bell and I still haven't forgiven him!
 
1983 when we got relegated by Luton. Cried all the way home in the car, set the tone for the next 25 years.
 
1971. 3-1 home defeat to forest. Score didn’t matter it was the noise and characters of the crowd that hooked me.
 
City v Leeds 1974. Fckin great game. The King scored the winner at the North Stand end where I was sat. Think it was Cloughies first game with Dirty Leeds. Even made it on telly the next day at the zoom in to cute kid in crowd shot...more chance of getting on Crimewatch now! Fckin magic and no wonder I was hooked.
 
Rags at home Sept 1967.
8 years old sat on a barrier with my dad, a lifelong blue, hanging onto me for dear life!
We lost 1-2 King Colin for us, Charlton for them.
We had the last laugh though....
 
PeteBeard said:
Mine was 13 March 1970 (I think)

City 1

West Ham 5

What a welcome to The First Division

Bell Lee Sunnerbee etc

And Greaves Hurst Peters Moore etc

Beaten but hooked

50 years later still loving it !
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Close - it was 21 March! The infamous Ron Boyce goal from near the half way line past a bemused Joe Corrigan, who had just taken a clearance and was sauntering back to his goal, when the ball went sailing past him into the net! If you look at the history section, there's a brief video of the match. The pitch was immaculate.

Would you believe that we won the away match 4-0 earlier in the season? On the way home from London, it was foggy all the way back, and we got home about 8am, as we had to stop on the motorway services as we just couldn't see!

Don't remember anything of my first match. My birthday is in mid April, so it must have been the last home match of the 1958/59 season.
I was 9!!
 
Boxing Day 1977 at home to Newcastle. My dad was a red, but relented and took me as a Christmas present. For those old enough, you will know it was the game Colin Bell came back from injury as a sub. I was young and the significance was lost on me if I’m honest, but I remember my dad saying I had seen a historic City moment at my first game, and we won.
 
crazyg said:
Close - it was 21 March! The infamous Ron Boyce goal from the near half way line past a bemused Joe Corrigan, who had just taken a clearance and was sauntering back to his goal, when the ball went sailing past him into the net! If you look at the history section, there's a brief video of the match. The pitch was immaculate.

Would you believe that we won the away match 4-0 earlier in the season? On the way home from London, it was foggy all the way back. and got home about 8am, as we had to stop on the motorway services as we just couldn't see!

Don't remember anything of my first match. My birthday is in mid April, so it must have been the last home match of the 1958/59 season.
I was 9!!
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Aha thanks My Memory let me down there
 
Lee won pen said:
Rags at home Sept 1967.
8 years old sat on a barrier with my dad, a lifelong blue, hanging onto me for dear life!
We lost 1-2 King Colin for us, Charlton for them.
We had the last laugh though....
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Bobby Charlton been diagnosed with dementia today ....
 
PeteBeard said:
Mine was 13 March 1970 (I think)

City 1

West Ham 5

What a welcome to The First Division

Bell Lee Sunnerbee etc

And Greaves Hurst Peters Moore etc

Beaten but hooked

50 years later still loving it !
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Yep i remember that game very well, i was there too ... iin fact i'm still in shock from it!

 
My first game was at Maine Road way back around 1964. I was 9yrs old. One of why dad's friends took me. We stood on the old score board end, If I remember correctly, I think it was a 1-1draw with Bury. Four years later was my second match in the 1967/68 season at home to Leicester City. In goal for Leicester that day was Peter Shilton. We won the game by a score of 6-0. We went on to win the First Division title by beating Newcastle United. While our neighbours lost to Sunderland.
 
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