The first time I watched Man City was at Maine Road in 1943, although it would have been handy if Eastlands was built then as I lived on Every Street right next to the new stadium. I cannot remember who it was against but I remember that some the the players playing in the match were Franck Swift, Sam Barkas, Les McDowel, Peter Doherty, Alec Herd, Brook and Tilson. It was in wartime days and so the teams relied on guest players who were footballers in the armed forces who were home on leave and allowed to play for their local teams. I am now 80 years old and live in Lancaster but still support City as much as I always have but due to poor eyesight can’t drive so cannot get to see as many games as I would like and cannot see the game very well but can follow the players movements and when I do attend but listen to the game on headsets that they provide at the new stadium which is extremely helpful.

Norman