To the people that think we have no history

[Chinley Blues Jr]

Just been reading threads with some city fans saying we have no history and we're not a big club.

we may not have won endless amounts of major trophies and success but....



* Football League First Division (first tier)[63][64]
o Winners (2): 1936–37, 1967–68
o Runners-up (3): 1903–04, 1920–21, 1976–77

* Football League Second Division / Football League First Division (second tier)
o Winners (7, record): 1898–99, 1902–03, 1909–10, 1927–28, 1946–47, 1965–66, 2001–02
o Runners-up (4): 1895–96, 1950–51, 1936–37, 1999–2000

* Football League Second Division (third tier)
o Play-off winners: 1998–99

* FA Cup
o Winners (4): 1904, 1934, 1956, 1969
o Runners-up (4): 1926, 1933, 1955, 1981

* League Cup
o Winners (2): 1970, 1976
o Runners-up (1): 1974

* Charity Shield
o Winners (3): 1937, 1968, 1972
o Runners-up (4): 1934, 1956, 1969, 1973

* Full Members Cup
o Runners-up (1): 1986

European

* European Cup Winners' Cup
o Winners (1): 1970

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1999 playoff
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TqXdJ7x9f90&feature=fvw[/youtube]

Blackburn v Man City - 2000 Promotion Decider
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmTRt52pWsY[/youtube]

city vs united 3-1 goater owns chuckle
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=un951V_bz0A&feature=related[/youtube]

Last day at main road
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EfIgew2tIQY[/youtube]

Man City v Hamburg best atmosphere at coms
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xp1y2YozebQ&feature=related[/youtube]

The Takeover
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffFacTaO_9s[/youtube]

City sign Tevez
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cVVw8FZgYw&feature=related[/youtube]


This is just a small insight into our history, sure its not as glorious and Uniteds or Liverpools but its OURS, its what defines our club today.

You should be proud of our history!

 

[southstand117]

Just been reading threads with some city fans saying we have no history and we're not a big club.

we may not have won endless amounts of major trophies and success but....



* Football League First Division (first tier)[63][64]
o Winners (2): 1936–37, 1967–68
o Runners-up (3): 1903–04, 1920–21, 1976–77

* Football League Second Division / Football League First Division (second tier)
o Winners (7, record): 1898–99, 1902–03, 1909–10, 1927–28, 1946–47, 1965–66, 2001–02
o Runners-up (4): 1895–96, 1950–51, 1936–37, 1999–2000

* Football League Second Division (third tier)
o Play-off winners: 1998–99

* FA Cup
o Winners (4): 1904, 1934, 1956, 1969
o Runners-up (4): 1926, 1933, 1955, 1981

* League Cup
o Winners (2): 1970, 1976
o Runners-up (1): 1974

* Charity Shield
o Winners (3): 1937, 1968, 1972
o Runners-up (4): 1934, 1956, 1969, 1973

* Full Members Cup
o Runners-up (1): 1986

European

* European Cup Winners' Cup
o Winners (1): 1970

----------------------------------------------------------------
1999 playoff
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TqXdJ7x9f90&feature=fvw[/youtube]

Blackburn v Man City - 2000 Promotion Decider
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmTRt52pWsY[/youtube]

city vs united 3-1 goater owns chuckle
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=un951V_bz0A&feature=related[/youtube]

Last day at main road
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EfIgew2tIQY[/youtube]

Man City v Hamburg best atmosphere at coms
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xp1y2YozebQ&feature=related[/youtube]

The Takeover
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffFacTaO_9s[/youtube]

City sign Tevez
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cVVw8FZgYw&feature=related[/youtube]


This is just a small insight into our history, sure its not as glorious and Uniteds or Liverpools but its OURS, its what defines our club today.

You should be proud of our history!

Cheers for putting those videos up, really special memories there, that one at Maine road still gives me goosepimples....

 

[Chinley Blues Jr]

Cheers for putting those videos up, really special memories there, that one at Maine road still gives me goosepimples....

and thats history is about, moments that are special. Its not all about trophies

 

[DaveH]

Special Moments.
Days out with your mates and then with your Son's/Daughter's. most the time the football was irrelevent we went because we always go. its keeps mates together a bond to chat about over a drink.

May i just add. The FA Cup win in 1904
Manchester City Became the First Manchester side to win a major trophy.

 

[york away to this!]

standing next to Curly Watts as we got tonked at york away, just about surviving the walk back to the car at stoke away when we got relegated, my big brother getting knocked out for his scarf by sunderland fans about 35 years ago when I was ten walking back from maine rd when they used to all trundle several miles to their coaches..... it's all part of the history - good, bad and indifferent but it's all there and it's why we love it!

 

[bluemanc]

The last all English side to win the top division.

 

[mike channon´s windmill]

Special Moments.
Days out with your mates and then with your Son's/Daughter's. most the time the football was irrelevent we went because we always go. its keeps mates together a bond to chat about over a drink.

May i just add. The FA Cup win in 1904
Manchester City Became the

First Manchester side

to win a

major trophy.

Oh , first English club to win a European and domestic double , the last team to win the championship with an ALL ENGLISH eleven




...and the first English club to win the Gamper trophy ;)

 

[mad4city]

When I started supporting City (1970's), our trophy haul was on a par with just about anybody. Sure Liverpool, the rags, Villa and Everton were well ahead of us in terms of league titles but, on every other front, against any club, we could hold our stats up with pride.
We've had a bad run (yeah, I know... I am a jinx - ask my missus!) but that's all. Our turn will come. If not with the good Sheik (though, I think it will be), then with somebody else.

Nothing exposes a glory hunting, johnny-come-lately like that phrase about having no history.
Anybody who uses it has more interest in tin pot bragging rights than history.
We've won more cups than Notts County - does that mean we have more history than th oldest club in the league?

Do me a favour...

 

[blue1969]

I dont think anyone is saying we dont have any history. The point that was being made was that 50% of our supporters havent witnessed any being made. I for one think they deserve it, having followed us through the dark days.
I witnessed the glory years the first time and I cant wait for the next trophy.

 

[laserblue]

city won the fa cup, league cup & a european trophy before liverpool ever did.

city won the league title, fa cup & a european trophy before chelsea ever did.

city won the fa cup & league cup before arsenal ever did and a european trophy the same season arsenal did.

city won the fa cup & league cup before the rags ever did.

how's that for no history?