Interesting silly City facts.

[Bluemoon dan]

City are the only team to win the Premier League having been 2nd at some point in the final afternoon. And we've done it twice.

 

[Dave Ewing's Back 'eader]

The first game at Wembley where players wore numbers on their back was the 1933 FA cup final, Everton 3 City 0. Players wore 1-22. "Dixie" Dean played for Everton.


City still hold the highest attendance record for any game In England outside Wembley, 84,569 in March 1934 v Stoke City. City won 1-0 due to an Eric Brook shot from near the corner flag. City went on to win the final beating Portsmouth. (My dad was at Maine Road that day)


City's lowest ever attendance for a league game was in 1965 at Maine Road, City 1 Swindon 2 8,015. Mike Summerbee scored for Swindon. ( I stood on the freezing Scoreboard end with my scarf and rattle)

Me, too! The City fans these days don't know they're born!

 

[jimmygrimblesboots]

City are the only team to overturn a half time 0-3 deficit with ten men and win 4-3

 

[horlock_was_super]

City are the only team in the top one ( thank you Brian Clough) to not score at spuds new stadium.

 

[MCFC Wirral]

So did the other assistant manager when Pep and his number 2 both had covid. Swindon in the FA Cup I think it was.
And Brian Kidd - 1 game, 1 win

Kidd only managed one? Who took charge after Mancini was fired? There was Reading Away which I know as I was there and someone at home. Maybe Norwich.

Thought Kidd managed both.

 

[TravisBickle]

Before 1973 City and Liverpool won the same number of trophies. (8 each)
Since 1990 City have won more than Liverpool. (17 - 14)
So for most of each clubs 120+ year history City have been the more successful club.
(Admittedly in those middle 17 years they smashed us to bits!)

Was it only 3 trophy’s before they starting cheating with their Littlewoods windfall
Some history that lol

 

[ColinBellsjockstrap]

The correct term is outside of FA Cup finals as some FA Cup finals played prior to Wembley had crowds above City v Stoke.
One had over 100,000 at Stamford Bridge

You're not on Eggheads now you know.

 

[ColinBellsjockstrap]

City used to wear their numbers on the front, so the fans thought they were attacking.






Bernard Manning (Embassy club 1977)

 

[ysmsa]

The correct term is outside of FA Cup finals as some FA Cup finals played prior to Wembley had crowds above City v Stoke.
One had over 100,000 at Stamford Bridge

Always thought it was outside of London tbh!

Still works I guess.

 

[East Level 2]

City are the only team to overturn a half time 0-3 deficit with ten men and win 4-3

@Spursy

 

[dawlishdave]

I know its a old one but some of the yougsters may not know, playing for City, Denis Law once scored 6 goals in a FA cup tie against Luton Town & still ended up on the losing side.

Scored one in the replay so 7 in total

 

[Moss Side's Finest]

That's a lot of history for a club with no history

 

[J.G.Blue.]

Scored one in the replay so 7 in total

Yep, Its already been pointed out thanks, My old brain lets me down sometimes :-(

 

[oldhamblue]

Statistically there is a higher probability of being bummed by a clown than the rags finishing above us

 

[Irlamblue]

Before 1973 City and Liverpool won the same number of trophies. (8 each)
Since 1990 City have won more than Liverpool. (17 - 14)
So for most of each clubs 120+ year history City have been the more successful club.
(Admittedly in those middle 17 years they smashed us to bits!)

yeah but, nobody remembers the "pass back to the goalie years"

 

[Yankunian]

City fans started the inflatable craze in the late 80's, City fans started the song 'City til I die' which is rarely sung these days but other clubs adopted and YNWA was actually a City song before Dippers sung it.

 

[JASR]

yeah but, nobody remembers the "pass back to the goalie years"

Well they do… it’s remembered as probably the most boring period of watching top flight English football imaginable. There was more action on the terraces and around the stadium…

 

[Bluesince1979]

Personal fact:

The 10-1 huddefield game was the only home game me and dad missed all season because he said “its cold and itll be a boring game”.

Horrified as i was sat there listening to piccadilly repeatedly say “ITS A GOAL” and fell out with me dad

 

[Bluesince1979]

What actually happened with Coppell and his 30 odd day managership? I've never heard the full story.

I think there are lots and lots of rumours but didnt he just shit his knickers at the scale of the job and the mess we were in?

 

[Scaring Europe to Death]

There were some scandalous rumours going around at the time but I think it was mainly down to the personal situation regarding his divorce and the fact he just realised it was just the wrong time for him to do such a big task. He was a good manager and probably would have improved us in time, even though he was linked to the dark side I still didn’t mind the appointment.

I always found it strange that the scandalous rumours about Coppell surfaced in the same month as the scandalous rumours about Arsene Wenger.