Thanks for all the comments both last night and on here. It really is appreciated. I hope we proved last night that City does have 'history'. There's a lot more to the club than what we saw last night but hopefully it gave everyone something of interest.
On a personal level I really was delighted with the attendance, feedback and general views of those attending - thank you all.
Those that attended the first showing will have missed my latest info on the 1961 colour footage of the game between City and a team in yellow originally thought to be Spurs then suggested (by me) that it was Everton due to the 'Sweet Lady' in front of the Platt Lane.
Further research this last few days has identified that the game must be against Spurs (as the original notes from the family who donated it say) because the goalkeeper is not Bert Trautmann and is actually Steve Fleet. Fleet only made 5 League (& 1 League Cup) appearance for City and 2 of those games were in Feb/Mar 1961 - City V Spurs and City V United. The Spurs game on 25/2/61 is the match the original donor said the film is of and so it all fits. However, this now raises another area for research... what was the 'Sweet Lady' in Everton colours doing at City?
I have a very vague recollection of someone throwing sweets into the crowd at the Platt Lane end when I was a young kid in the early 70s and have assumed in recent years that she would've been at an Everton match, however I'm now beginning to wonder if City also did this from time to time.
Older blues we need you! Can anyone remember sweets being thrown into the crowd by an Everton style Sweet Lady?
This is the beauty of old film and photos. As well as answering questions they tend to generate further lines of investigation. As I said last night I could comment and talk about any one of those films for some considerable time as there's so much of interest.
Thanks again to all who came. Cheers
