For my 5th birthday my dad and granddad said that they would take me to City, but as City were away that weekend I had to wait until October 9th to see my first City game.
It was against Sheffield Wednesday and City won 2-0 with goals from Barlow and McAdams. The team that day was Savage, Leivers Little Ewing Warhurst, Hayes Johnstone Barlow McAdams & Fagan. That was it; hooked like a prize marlin! We were in the scoreboard end, later the North Stand and I was lifted across the heads of City fans so that I could get a better view. Nobody minded or moaned; it was just accepted that ‘little un’s’ were sent to the front.
Since then I have celebrated over 50 years of City matches home and away. The highs of Wembley 69, 70, 73; the visit to Newcastle where we won the league and I stood amongst Geordies swigging Brown ale after the game (even though I was only 16!), the lows of Stoke away and relegation, the trips to 3rd level grounds. It was all fun, even if we lost we had a laugh (eventually). Now my entire family is Blue, 2 daughters and a son, 6 grandaughters – all Blue