Happy 80th Birthday Mike Summerbee

Happy birthday Buzzer.

Top man, have a signed picture in my hallway of him, one of the Trinity when I started going to games...and along with Cooky bought me drinks at a couple of away European games which was nice.
 
Well it is his 80th Birthday so here’s City legend Mike Summerbee’s match worn shirt & shorts from the iconic 1981 film Escape To Victory in which he starred as Sid ‘Buzzer’ Harmer alongside the likes of Pele, Bobby Moore and Sylvester Stallone. The kit was produced by Stockport based manufactures Bukta and donated by Summerbee to Charity event in the late 1980’s.

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City_Shirts said:
Happy 80th Birthday to City legend and current club ambassador Mike Summerbee.

One of the most popular City players of all time, Summerbee made his professional debut for Swindon Town in 1959, aged just 16. By the time Joe Mercer brought him to Manchester City in 1965 for £35,000, the 22-year-old had more than 200 league appearances under his belt. He was to spend a decade at the heart of the stylish, attacking City side that at the time was seen as the greatest in the club’s history.
As an incisive, goal-scoring right winger, he was a key component in the team that won four trophies between 1968 and 1970. Alongside team mates Colin Bell and Francis Lee he was the third member of the “Holy Trinity”. In the deciding League fixture of 1968, he scored one of City’s goals in the thrilling 4-3 win over Newcastle which clinched the Championship. During the 1969 FA Cup Final, Summerbee’s run down the wing and eventual cross set up Neil Young’s goal; the only one of the game.
Something of a practical joker, Summerbee (or "Buzzer" as teammates nicknamed him) was also known for a fiery temperament, a trait described by teammate Francis Lee as "retaliating first”.
Over a five-year period, which encompassed the 1970 World Cup, Summerbee played for England eight times. He made his international debut against Scotland in front of 134,000 spectators at Hampden Park on 24 February 1968, and helped to secure a 1–1 draw to clinch qualification to the UEFA Euro Championships in 1968.
After a career at City spanning 10 years Summerbee left Manchester City in June 1975, moving to Burnley, for a £25,000 fee.

He made 449 appearances for City scoring 67 times.

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A few of us took my mate's Dad (Ken) to the City v Gillingham game in 1999 at Maine Road for his 70th birthday. As a treat we took him in one of the corporate suites where Buzzer was one of the Ambassadors.

By this time Ken was in the very early stage of dementia but he knew most of what was going on, one of the lads had a word with Buzzer as we got there and told him about Ken who had played for Stalybridge Celtic in the 50’s. So we’re having our nosebag and Buzzer was walking past our table, he suddenly stopped and said “Kennny R, isn’t it? I remember you playing for Stalybridge”. They had a chat for few minutes and Ken had the biggest grin on his face, it made his day, he absolutely loved it.

So happy Birthday Buzzer, a legend and a gentleman on and off the pitch.
 
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