Joe Corrigan MBE

[Jam Tomorrow]

Well done Joe.

 

[Durutti City]

Well done, Joe.

My first City hero. When I was 10 my mum wrote off to the club asking for a signed picture of him. And it's been following me around ever since.

The signature has faded. But the memories remain.

 

[The Stockport Iniesta]

Well done, Joe.

My first City hero. When I was 10 my mum wrote off to the club asking for a signed picture of him. And it's been following me around ever since.

The signature has faded. But the memories remain.

My Nan got big Joe's autograph for me when I was a kid, he was a great keeper.

Joe was handing out the trophies at an awards do at the City social club for a Women's pub darts league.

 

[lancs blue]

The BBC list all the sporting gong winners with a nice extra mention for Moyes and Hansen.
No mention of Joe Corrigan whatsoever in the list

I think I know why, the official list reads

Joseph Thomas CORRIGAN For services to Charitable Fundraising
(Macclesfield, Cheshire)

No mention of football.

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/676a8be3ff2c870561bdea50/NEW_YEAR_HONOURS_LIST_2025.pdf

 

[BillCarlisle]

I think I know why, the official list reads

Joseph Thomas CORRIGAN For services to Charitable Fundraising
(Macclesfield, Cheshire)

No mention of football.

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/676a8be3ff2c870561bdea50/NEW_YEAR_HONOURS_LIST_2025.pdf

That's typical isn't it ? No mention of City. Would have been different if Joe had played for any of the red tops. Anyway, well done Big Joe. You won more trophies in your career than Sir Waistcoat did.

 

[OaklandBlue]

Met him when I was a kid at Maine road in school holidays. Always had time for all the Fans
Well done Joe

 

[cheekybids]

It’s funny you mention that. Being 52 he was my first footballing hero (I can still remember the top Trump cards state “height 6 foot 4 and an half”!). When I was older and was talking to a United fan who was quite a bit older he told me he was a joke and a bad keeper and I was gobsmacked. I couldn’t equate what I remembered with what he was saying. It was only later I read the stories like kicking the ball up the field and turning his back on play only for the opposition to score.

Same with me & same age.

 

[cheekybids]

Disgraceful omission from the BBC***s. Waste of time complaining though. If he played in red it would have been prominent on their pages.

They’ve not forgiven him for stealing the bottle of wine from the kop.

 

[Sheikh Rattle n Roll]

Like others on here Big Joe was my first City hero. I have certain memories that will never fade. He was a great keeper and should have had loads more England caps than the nine he got. My biggest shock with Joe was in January 1979, Gay Meadow, me as a 12 year old kid stood behind the goal as City took a battering from the mighty Shrewsbury, hearing my hero swear as some bloke shouted something toward Joe. I vividly remembering him turning round next to the goal line wearing his tracksuit bottoms on the rock hard icy pitch and Joe shouting, 'Don't fucking tell me, tell them'......wow I was so shocked, I never knew my hero could swear.

Big Joe was very resepcted. Following City away as a young kid, I saw that he always got a great reception from fans in the home end, apart from maybe at Leeds and the Rags and I don't think he gave a fuck about that, but I am sure he must have felt good with the receptions he got from other fans who recognised him as a great keeper, yes, ever Scousers!

Congratulations Big Joe!!!

 

[GornikDaze]

I think I know why, the official list reads

Joseph Thomas CORRIGAN For services to Charitable Fundraising
(Macclesfield, Cheshire)

No mention of football.

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/676a8be3ff2c870561bdea50/NEW_YEAR_HONOURS_LIST_2025.pdf

Sloppy journalism as ever by the BBC. Just for balance they’re always quick to point out that the new Georgian president once played for City.
In any event congrats to Big Joe - one of my heroes growing up