What was the first City match after you were born?

blue b4 the moon said:
04/05/1963English Division One (old)BlackpoolHome0-3
1Bert Trautmann
2Bill Leivers
3Bobby Kennedy
4Alan Oakes
5Alf Wood
6David Shawcross
7Colin Barlow
8Peter Dobing
9Alex Harley
10Matt Gray
11Dave Wagstaffe
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That was not on the day of my birth but was my first match watching City!

The day of my birth was when City won 1-0 away at Nottingham Forest. I am unsure if the match ended before or after I was born? That was the City team then:
  1. Frank Swift
  2. Bert Sproston
  3. Eric Westwood
  4. Jack Percival
  5. Eric Eastwood
  6. Albert Emptage
  7. Maurice Dunkley
  8. Andy Black
  9. Jimmy Constantine
  10. George Smith
  11. Jimmy Rudd
The attendance was 32,194.

I have obviously heard of Frank Swift. Bert Sproston and Eric Westwood.

I did meet Andy Black once. He was landlord of the Tatton Arms in Moss Nook, Wythenshawe. He came to City from Hearts and later played for Stockport County.
 

It was the day after I was born…..ah, I remember it well.​

MOTD coverage was shite, ref was so bias and don’t get me started on VAR that day ;-).​


Preston North End vs Manchester City​

Division Two (Old)
Sat 23 October 1965.

Score: W 3-0

Attendance: 25117
 
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played on the day i was born - interestingly the week before was home to Norwich and was abandoned at half time due to flooding
 
I was born in the morning but later that day City beat Rotherham 2-1 at home in the old Div 2. Attendance 15k
 
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