Goals! Goals! Goals!

 

City have gone goal crazy in December!  An excellent performance away to European champions Bayern Munich produced a 3 - 2 win, all the more amazing because City were under strength.  A few days later City produced another amazing result against league leaders Arsenal, a 6 - 3 win against the most solid defence in the Premier League. City have been drawn against Barcelona in the next round of the Champions League. I never thought I'd see the day when Barcelona would 'fear' playing against City as reported in the Spanish media!

Maine Road 1934 Print

 

A fantastic print of Maine Road 1934

Niall Quinn Saves!

 

Outfielders spending some time in goal was a more regular occurrence back in the days of one or two substitutes. Therefore, it paid to have a decent keeper amongst your outfield ranks, and Niall Quinn was so good between the sticks that he was Ireland’s third choice keeper in their Italia 90 squad.
 
A year later, he’d just headed Manchester City in front against Derby County when his keeper Tony Coton was given a red card after taking Dean Saunders down in the penalty box. Alan Harper immediately tossed the gloved to the Irishman, who barely had time to don them before making a sensational save from Saunders’ subsequent spot-kick. City went further ahead before Mick Harford finally netted past Quinn. However, a 2:1 defeat for Derby wasn’t enough with Quinn’s penalty save basically condemning The Rams to relegation.  Text originally posted on 'Boylesports.com'.

City v Swansea 2013

Samir Nasri struck twice as Manchester City moved into third in the Premier League with victory over Swansea on 1st December 2013.  What on earth is Swansea goalkeeper Tremmel doing in this photo?!  He's going the wrong way, eyes shut and what looks like a painful body position!  City are going great at home, here's hoping they can start winning away.

Manchester City coin 1900

 

A Manchester City coin from 1900, which was for sale on ebay a few weeks ago.

Not much else known about this item.

Bert Trautmann

 

 

 

City legend Bert Trautmann, the German goalkeeper who won the FA Cup with City in 1956, has died at the age of 89.  Trautmann is best remembered for playing the final 17 minutes of City's Cup final win against Birmingham City with a broken neck. He played more than 500 times for City between 1949-64, having first arrived in England as a prisoner of war.  A true legend who had a truly remarkable life.

1934 Official History Book

The front cover of City's official history book 1934

City v Spurs - 9th December 1967 'The Ballet on Ice'

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Some classic pics from the famous match against Spurs in 1967 known as 'The Ballet on Ice'.

Manchester City team pic 1901

A photograph of Tommy Hynds and the Manchester City team taken at Hyde Road in 1901, the City team very unusually wearing striped shirts for reasons unknown, key players depicted including Billy Meredith, William Orr, Billy Gillespie and goalkeeper Charlie WiIliams, also City`s long serving trainer Jimmy Broad, published in Manchester by C. Ireland, 11 1/2 by 14 1/4in., unframed

Estimate:  £250 - £350

More 1904 FA Cup Final Pics!

Action from the 1904 FA Cup Final, City beating Bolton 1 - 0.

St Marks West Gorton 1880 Poster

 

I discovered this excellent poster of  one of St Mark's earliest matches on the following website

http://www.zazzle.co.uk/st_marks_manchester_city_fc_print-228469602255737927

 

 

 

European Cup Winners Cup 1970 colour pics

Rarely seen colour pictures of City's European Cup Winners Cup victory in 1970

Mancini sacked!

 

Roberto Mancini has been 'relieved of duties' by City's owners, exactly one year to the day they won the Premier League.  I hope the most successful City manager since Joe Mercer will always be remembered for his achievements at City and not for his failings, as the media love to point out.  Mancini succeeded where countless other managers down the years failed dismally.  I will never forget the joy of seeing City win the FA Cup and especially the Premier League title, which I thought I would never see in my lifetime!  The 6 - 1 victory over United wasn't bad either!  I'm sure most Blues will wish Roberto all the best in his future managerial career,  I'm just hoping one of his future teams doesn't come back to haunt us!

City Champions! 1 year ago today - 13th May 2012

 

 

Champions!  13th May 2012

FA Cup Final 2013

Manchester City produced a strangely subdued performance against Wigan,  eventually losing to an injury time goal.  City were overwhelming favourites to win,  having beaten Wigan twice already this season.  It says a lot about City, and how far they've come, when finishing 2nd in the Premier League and being FA Cup finalists is deemed as a 'poor' season!  Mancini's failure to deliver a trophy will probably result in the Italian losing his job as manager, even if he did win the Premier League and the FA Cup in previous seasons.  I'm looking forward to next season, it will be interesting to see who City buy in the summer and who leaves from the current team.  There is also the matter of United replacing Alex Ferguson with David Moyes, who will be under immense pressure from the start to keep winning trophies.  It's not the end of the world or the lowest point in City's history, but it's still very disappointing to lose any final. 

City win Manchester Derby! (8th April 2013)

1. Milner puts City 1 - 0 up,  United scored an equaliser through an unlucky Kompany own goal.

2. Aguero scores the winner, a goal remarkably similar to the legendary goal he scored v QPR that won the title last season.

1976 League Cup Final LP

A vinyl 12 inch album of the 1976 League Cup Final,  a long way behind today's high tech TV coverage!

'Striker' magazine 1970

1st issue of 'Striker' magazine from 1970,  which featured a weekly column  from Colin Bell.

Coffer City badges

A selection of enamel badges from Coffer 

Ardwick AFC team picture 1890-91

 

A team picture of Ardwick coloured with Photoshop.  I used an old photograph from 1890 - 91

1904 FA Cup Final official programme

1904  FA Cup Final official programme

City's 1975 victory at Highbury

The last time Manchester City managed to secure a league win away at Arsenal was almost 38 years ago.  On October 4, 1975 Tony Book's visitors held a three-goal lead, but almost threw it away as Arsenal fought back. Goals from Hartford, Royle and Marsh put City 3 - 0 up, then Ball and Copley for Arsenal reduced the deficit to one goal.

 

That season City went on to win the League Cup at Wembley, beating Newcastle 2-1 in the final. But Arsenal finished a dismal 17th – their lowest finish since 1925.

1956 Umbro advert

An Umbro advert from 1956 featuring the FA Cup winning team with City captain Roy Paul holding the trophy.