Joe Mercer Appointed Manager Today 1965

[Gary James]

Typical City sacked Joe, he was a casualty of the board split. A long time later, after Joe’s death, the club was reconciled to Joe’s missus.

The shameful day when Joe left City:

A Shameful Day

On 15 June 1972 one of the most shameful days in the history of Manchester City Football Club occurred when Joe Mercer resigned to take over at Coventry City. It’s a long story, which I go in…

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[KS55]

The shameful day when Joe left City:

A Shameful Day

On 15 June 1972 one of the most shameful days in the history of Manchester City Football Club occurred when Joe Mercer resigned to take over at Coventry City. It’s a long story, which I go in…

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Thanks for that Gary. Always good to remember the major events of our non-existent history. Astonishing how ignorant Ian Niven was. In the end these events led to some very dark days. We didn’t always have the likes of Khaldoon in charge.

 

[Gone for a Burton]

Sir Joe,a gentleman who was loved and respected by so so many.

 

[Vienna_70]

Sir Joe,a gentleman who was loved and respected by so so many.

He was manager, when I first started following City, and it was a very sad day for me, when he left for Coventry.

My first match at Maine Road was the first one, after he died.

The minute's silence was ruined by some idiots among the Everton support, who really should have known better, especially coming that the Toffees were Sir Joe's first club.

I’ve said this a few times; @Gary James' biography of Joe is my favourite football book.

 

[JGL07]

Brand was not a success for us. Having scored better than a goal every other game for Rangers, he scored just twice for us. Iirc, he went most of his first season waiting to break his duck.

That is untrue. Brand scored at Maine Road against Bristol City in a 2-2 on 28 August 1965. It was his third match for City.

The problem was the huge wait for his second goal!

 

[Vienna_70]

That is untrue. Brand scored at Maine Road against Bristol City in a 2-2 on 28 August 1965. It was his third match for City.

The problem was the huge wait for his second goal!

According to his page in the history section, he scored two goals:

Ralph Brand - MCFC Players - Manchester City, Man City History - Bluemoon-MCFC

Ralph Brand - MCFC Players - Manchester City, Man City History - Bluemoon-MCFC

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A forerunner to Adrian Heath.

 

[jimharri]

According to his page in the history section, he scored two goals:

Ralph Brand - MCFC Players - Manchester City, Man City History - Bluemoon-MCFC

Ralph Brand - MCFC Players - Manchester City, Man City History - Bluemoon-MCFC

bluemoon-mcfc.co.uk

A forerunner to Adrian Heath.

Corradi and Samaras both say "who?"

 

[JGL07]

According to his page in the history section, he scored two goals:

A forerunner to Adrian Heath.

His second goal was at Deepdale on 23 October 1965 in a 3-0 win.

He looked like a player who ought to have thrived in the Second tier after being prolific for Rangers. I am uncertain what his position was. We thought he was a centre forward though he was labelled an inside forward elsewhere. However it appears from some accounts that he was originally a winger.

127 goals from 206 matches for Rangers was impressive although some of the opposition would have been part time players back then. Maybe his legs were gone but he joined City at 28 years of age?

 

[xgorton]

His second goal was at Deepdale on 23 October 1965 in a 3-0 win.

He looked like a player who ought to have thrived in the Second tier after being prolific for Rangers. I am uncertain what his position was. We thought he was a centre forward though he was labelled an inside forward elsewhere. However it appears from some accounts that he was originally a winger.

127 goals from 206 matches for Rangers was impressive although some of the opposition would have been part time players back then. Maybe his legs were gone but he joined City at 28 years of age?

I was at Preston that day we played in all Maroon.

 

[Gary James]

He was manager, when I first started following City, and it was a very sad day for me, when he left for Coventry.

My first match at Maine Road was the first one, after he died.

The minute's silence was ruined by some idiots among the Everton support, who really should have known better, especially coming that the Toffees were Sir Joe's first club.

I’ve said this a few times; @Gary James' biography of Joe is my favourite football book.

Thanks for that. It was my favourite book to research and write too. It was my 3rd book and I’ve never bettered it. Throughout my research and writing I felt this overwhelming need to get it right and make it a worthy tribute.