The 1967-68 Season

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Something like this happened in 1971-72 with games taking place after City's final game of the season. I've not checked but from memory (and I was only 4 at the time) my dad was pacing up and down hoping results would go City's way for days after our season ended. We'd finished our season but other teams - Liverpool, Derby and maybe Leeds? - still had to play. City were top of the League on the day their season ended but there was still about 12 days left for one of the others and we ended up finishing 4th. City didn't really stand a chance of winning the League on the final day, but if my memory is right that didn't stop my dad thinking it was possible. For me I was just happy to be playing with my Tonka truck.

I remember this well. City finished their games top of the league on 57 points but couldn't win it. Leeds (56), Liverpool (56) and Derby (55) all had a game to play but, irrespective of Derby's result, Leeds and Liverpool had to play each other and whoever won would go above City and a draw would see both go above City. As it turned out they drew and both leapfrogged City on goal average while Derby won and took the title by one point.

City should have walked the title that year but a run of poor results late in the season (often blamed on Allison unbalancing the side by buying Rodney Marsh two months before the end of the season) left them nudged into 4th by a point although Derby also had a better goal average.

 

[droylsdenblue]

Something like this happened in 1971-72 with games taking place after City's final game of the season. I've not checked but from memory (and I was only 4 at the time) my dad was pacing up and down hoping results would go City's way for days after our season ended. We'd finished our season but other teams - Liverpool, Derby and maybe Leeds? - still had to play. City were top of the League on the day their season ended but there was still about 12 days left for one of the others and we ended up finishing 4th. City didn't really stand a chance of winning the League on the final day, but if my memory is right that didn't stop my dad thinking it was possible. For me I was just happy to be playing with my Tonka truck.

I remember this well. City finished their games top of the league on 57 points but couldn't win it. Leeds (56), Liverpool (56) and Derby (55) all had a game to play but, irrespective of Derby's result, Leeds and Liverpool had to play each other and whoever won would go above City and a draw would see both go above City. As it turned out they drew and both leapfrogged City on goal average while Derby won and took the title by one point.

City should have walked the title that year but a run of poor results late in the season (often blamed on Allison unbalancing the side by buying Rodney Marsh two months before the end of the season) left them nudged into 4th by a point although Derby also had a better goal average.

Stoke City at home :-(

 

[Lovebitesandeveryfing]

They were the only team double over us 67/68,I was at both games over Xmas.They had a good team and won the f a cup that season.

West brom tonct us twice over Christmas thanks dick kryswicki ?

Yeah, but we got our revenge in the Charity Shield match, didn't we?

 

[xgorton]

Yeah, but we got our revenge in the Charity Shield match, didn't we?

Yes we put 6 past them at Maine Rd.

 

[hateutd]

 

[Lovebitesandeveryfing]

Yeah, but we got our revenge in the Charity Shield match, didn't we?

Yes we put 6 past them at Maine Rd.

I know. I was there! The best dead-ball goal I've ever seen in my life. Franny…

I never much liked that epithet "City slickers", but that day that's exactly what we were.