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[Gary James]

On this day in 1920 City’s Main Stand burned down but was this a stray firework, a discarded cig or terrorist activity and how did MUFC react to City’s request to play at OT instead (I think most Blues can guess the answer to that last one!)?

Follow the link for a rare photo of the aftermath:

Manchester City Main Stand Burns Down

Only a few months after the King had visited Manchester City suffered a major blow when their Main Stand was destroyed by fire (6 November) 1920. Subscribers can read the story of this below (including the story of how City asked United if they could use Old Trafford temporarily which resulted...

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[City_Shirts]

Fascinating read as always Gary thank you

 

[pride in battle]

To think we are embarking on a new state of the art stand...makes you humble reading about our past, thank you Gary.

 

[BlueFurn]

On this day in 1920 City’s Main Stand burned down but was this a stray firework, a discarded cig or terrorist activity and how did MUFC react to City’s request to play at OT instead (I think most Blues can guess the answer to that last one!)?

Follow the link for a rare photo of the aftermath:

Manchester City Main Stand Burns Down

Only a few months after the King had visited Manchester City suffered a major blow when their Main Stand was destroyed by fire (6 November) 1920. Subscribers can read the story of this below (including the story of how City asked United if they could use Old Trafford temporarily which resulted...

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Didn’t realise we asked to use the swamp in 1920. 1963 but not the earlier one. Makes me wonder even more about us voting to deny Manchester Central a league place in 1927(?) on behalf of those twats.

 

[Jacko1956]

Didn’t realise we asked to use the swamp in 1920. 1963 but not the earlier one. Makes me wonder even more about us voting to deny Manchester Central a league place in 1927(?) on behalf of those twats.

If Central had been elected United would have gone bust ! Should never have voted for them as they were getting crowds as low as 6k or 7k back then and non league Central over 20k for some games !

 

[jimharri]

1920? That's clearly fake. Everyone (and his dog) knows we've only been in existence for 15 years.

 

[BlueFurn]

Should have sunk the fuckers at the first opportunity, 10 years after they moved out of Manchester.

 

[Gary James]

If Central had been elected United would have gone bust ! Should never have voted for them as they were getting crowds as low as 6k or 7k back then and non league Central over 20k for some games !

For anyone wondering about Manchester Central here‘s an article I wrote for When Saturday Comes on that time:

Alternative Manchester

Seventy-five years ago, City and United clubbed together to strangle a new rival. Gary James explains how football history in the north-west could hav

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[Mad Eyed Screamer]

If Central had been elected United would have gone bust ! Should never have voted for them as they were getting crowds as low as 6k or 7k back then and non league Central over 20k for some games !

Central's highest attendance was around 9,000 and the rags lowest around 5,000

 

[Citizen of Legoland]

Should have sunk the fuckers at the first opportunity, 10 years after they moved out of Manchester.

If City were the dominant club at the time, why would you vote for a club that was better run than your main rivals? It wouldn’t make sense.

Seriously, Manchester Central were being too ambitious attempting to force their way into the football league after just one year in existence, it’s no wonder they made enemies. I haven’t checked but I am guessing most teams elected at that time and since had been established for longer than half a decade, apart from maybe in the 1890s.