Lesser known / Quirky records City hold

[plattlanebenches]

You're correct. A memory slip I think. Didn't they have cheer leaders on before and at half time?

I think there were also parachutists with banners tied to them that landed before kick off? Could be wrong, memory not what it used to be.

 

[Deleted member 77198]

Maine road is the home for both City’s and the rags record attendance

rather amusingly United don't hold the record attendance at old Trafford either

Wolves v Grimsby?

 

[Deleted member 77198]

I noticed in 1937,the season when we got relegated after winning it the previous season, we went down with a positive goal difference. That can’t have happened too often ..

We were the top scorers in the league with 80 goals n’all

 

[Charlesfarsbar]

Wolves v Grimsby?

Yes FA cup semi final

 

[Brightwell’s left peg]

I can’t guarantee it, but I would be pretty sure we’re the only side in history to run the ball into the corner, in the last few minutes of a game, to secure a draw when a win was needed to stay up.

 

[s1ty m]

First team to win a European and domestic trophy in the same season. 1970.

 

[The Black Shed]

First ever Monday Night Football I think, against QPR

And we lost, typical

 

[East Level 2]

And we lost, typical

Thought we drew 1-1? David White scored our goal.

 

[The Black Shed]

Ill

Thought we drew 1-1?

I'll check

 

[The Black Shed]

Thought we drew 1-1? David White scored our goal.

Correct. Felt like a defeat to me though

 

[Vienna_70]

And joint highest FA Cup final scorers with Bury FC

If only Stones had scored in the last minute.....

 

[Vienna_70]

And we lost, typical

No we didn’t.

It ended 1-1.

 

[Mad Eyed Screamer]

First team to win a European and domestic trophy in the same season. 1970.

Yes but no......it's open to interpretation.....

Leeds won the 67/68 Inter Cities Fairs Cup - this was not a UEFA sanctioned trophy so some say it counts, some do not. Leeds also won the League Cup that season too.

However, the Fairs Cup actually ended during the early stages of the 68/ 69 season..... So was that a double or not?
Although Leeds went on to be Champions in May 69 so if you dismiss the first year, they did win 2 cups the 2nd year.

 

[s1ty m]

Yes but no......it's open to interpretation.....

Leeds won the 67/68 Inter Cities Fairs Cup - this was not a UEFA sanctioned trophy so some say it counts, some do not. Leeds also won the League Cup that season too.

However, the Fairs Cup actually ended during the early stages of the 68/ 69 season..... So was that a double or not?
Although Leeds went on to be Champions in May 69 so if you dismiss the first year, they did win 2 cups the 2nd year.

Ah, the old Fairs Cup thing. It's a no from me, Phil, it was a quirky competition for sure. Was it not rooted in an invitational thing based on cities staging a fair, or something weird?

By the way, good to see you on the Ian Cheeseman vlog.

 

[give it to gordon]

We are the only premier league club in Manchester !

 

[lancs blue]

First PPV game.

First PPV goal, courtesy of the Goat. The first PPV game was Oxford v Sunderland which finished in a thrilling(!) 0-0 draw.

 

[portisheadblue]

I think Navas holds the PL record (maybe the whole world) for scoring 2 goals (a pair)in one game with the longest time interval between them

Against Spurs he scored after about 12 seconds and got his second in about 4th minute of added-on time at the end

 

[Ribchester]

First ever Monday Night Football I think, against QPR

Think we were first for a Friday night aswell

 

[Ribchester]

For a short while we were part of Wembley history ref 2 teams having players score a hat trick in same game till some twert scrubbed one of mark lillis’s


It would have also been the fastest hat trick in wembley istory

first team to play full members cup final

created in the wake of Heysel massacre

 

[yeseye]

Ederson Guinness Book Of Records
Kicked the ball over 75 Metres.