Most Important City Goals

[Katsunari Takayama]

Yaya’s late late equaliser at Stoke when our title obituaries were already being written.

Sterling’s even later winner at Bournemouth to set us off on our record breaking run. The jury was still very much out on Pep and his City team at that time - the explosion of relief and happiness that moment brought coupled with the team bonding created by the deliriumof the celebration and Sergio helping a blue out in the aftermath lit the rocket boosters under a talented squad and we didn’t look back.

 

[Trevor Morley's Tache]

Wasn't that the day Eddie Large did the team talk?. Was it when we were 3:0 up at Half time, or is that just one of those 'urban myths?'.
Bournemouth penalty was in about the 97th minute, Luther Blissett scored I seem to remember.

Blisset Hattrick wasn't it?

 

[A57 the snake]

Wiekens away Wrexham on Boxing Day 98’ turning point in the season, turning point in the club’s history that season.

 

[Brightwell Bros.]

A couple that I'd stick in the top 20 that haven't been mentioned yet.

Gabby's last minute winner to clinch the 100 point total.

Sane's against Liverpool that set us on our run pipping then to the title.

 

[The Light Was Yellow Sir]

Blisset Hattrick wasn't it?

No. He got the third from a penalty. I remember that game as me and my mate thought we should sign Ian Bishop on the back of it!

 

[youngbob]

Emile Mpenza's winners up at Middlesbrough and Newcastle in March 2007.

6 games without a win, 5 defeats on the trot, no goals at home since New Year's Day, drifting towards relegation.

Then suddenly, Mpenza, signed only on a trial basis, grabs two massive goals that secure the 6 points to keep us up.

No Mpenza, no survival, no Sven in the summer, no takeover in 2008.

 

[youngbob]

Paulo Wanchope against Bobby Robson's Champions League-chasing Newcastle in 2004. Scored the goal that kept us up.

 

[youngbob]

Can't find a clip on YouTube, and it's not a goal either, but David James saving Paul Dickov's penalty at Leicester in 2004. Just as decisive as any goal we scored in that relegation battle to stay up. A Leicester win in that game would have allowed them and Leeds to catch us up, but the point meant that Leeds couldn't catch us anymore and that any win for us would see us stay up. Was a huge, huge save.

Premiership: Leicester City 1 - 1 Manchester City

Leicester City 1 - 1 Manchester City A chaotic match saw Leicester's Paul Dickov miss a penalty and the points shared.

www.theguardian.com

 

[There is a Light]

Any room for Paul Simpsons late lob at Portsmouth in 1985 ?? A 2-1 win at our promotion rivals during an injury crisis I have seen at City neither before nor since.

Our promotion charge had gone tits up thanks to those injuries (just imagined Klopps whining if he our gaffer that year...oh my good hed have been a teenager double the mithering!) and suspensions.

Our season was in tatters and Portsmouth had equalised minutes before and they would probably have gone passed us into third place as our form evaporated.

Without that goal there would never have been the 200000 crowd at home to Charlton. In the long game, didnt make too much difference as we only survived two seasons "in the big time" but at the time it was a crucial goal.

MCFC limbs unrivalled in the 80’s

 

[There is a Light]

June 2020 - UEFA 0 MCFC 1 (Al Mubarak 90)