Mad Eyed Screamer
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Did we win the toss?
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Lesser known / Quirky records City hold
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Vienna_70
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One year, we played Argyle home and away - I can’t remember which way around - on Christmas Day and Boxing Day.Playing on successive days was common back in the day. It was usual for teams to play Friday, Saturday and Monday over Easter (apart from the Midlands where it was Saturday, Monday and Tuesday). It was similar over Christmas.
manclad
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I was at that game,my Dad took me as a 12 (almost 13) year old schoolboy. Sadly I didn't give a toss who won the toss up,I was more interested in the result at the end of the match.Did we win the toss?
I am sure somebody on BM could provide us with the info. Afterall there are a lot of experienced and knowledgeable tossers on this forum!!!
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He had some great defenders in front of him too; Vinnie and Joleon, Zaba and Micah at right-back and AK and Gaël on the other side.As of yesterday, we hold the most golden gloves by team. You can thank Joe Hart for 4 of them... what a goalkeeper he was.
Manchester City: 5
Chelsea: 4
Liverpool: 4
Arsenal: 2
United: 2
Mad Eyed Screamer
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Remember reading about that.One year, we played Argyle home and away - I can’t remember which way around - on Christmas Day and Boxing Day.
The players of both clubs travelled to the 2nd game on the train together.
The year City won the League in 36/37 we played at Grimsby Xmas Day and home to Middlesbrough Boxing Day
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Indeed. All clean sheets are kept by the XI men on the pitch at any one time (and how good or bad the opposition’s shooting is), not the goalkeeper.He had some great defenders in front of him too; Vinnie and Joleon, Zaba and Micah at right-back and AK and Gaël on the other side.
Thanks - though the camera gave me a couple of extra chins.....
Yes entry was around some international trade fair but seems there were plenty of them around (Leeds beat Hibs, Rangers and Dundee United on their way to winning it!) And only one club per city could enter.
Newcastle won it in 1969 having qualified finishing in 10th place!
City as champioms and United as the holders qualified for the EC, Liverpool (3rd) and Leeds (4th) took the first 2 (of 4) Fairs Cup places. Everton (5th) couldn't because Liverpool had qualified so Chelsea in 6th took the 3rd spot meaning Spurs (7th) and Arsenal (9th) were ruled out. West Brom (8th) as FA Cup winners went into the ECWC so Newcastle in 10th place took the final Fairs Cup spot and went on to win it!
I see. Erm, really straightforward, then. Lol. As I thought, a bit of a naff competition.
manclad
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Not a very good record to hold (own goals) but nearly everybody (including myself) all love The Dunney Monster.Richard Dunne has most career own goals and equal most sendings off on in Premier League. (Some of these are for other teams, but some for City, so counts towards records?)
Always gave his best and was City through and through.