My first game wa Manchester City Vs Barnsley in a Friendly. I’m Not sure what date it was or who the scores were as I was only 8, but we hammered them 7-1. It was Brillant. I whent with my cousin, Jay and my 2 uncles, Paul and Bob. Paul is a non City fan with his son, Jay also a non City fan. They have both been trying to get me to become a united fan with them! This game realy was the turning point for my decision. I became a true blue. The only reason my cousin came was for the delicious hot dogs. My other uncle Bob was a true blue as well and had allways been one, he was also the proud owner of a season card. In the game I sat in the 3rd tier right near the front, the match realy was spectacular. Their were enougth events to keep me entertained. The best thing I remembered is at half time their was enougth space to mess abouth at the top of the stadium, we also sat right at the top for the second half. It was surely brilliant I loved it and surely their were better games to come. : )

Jan 2nd 1960.
Manchester City 4:1 Sheffield Wednesday.
I was 6 and my dad decided as a treat I was old enough to go to my first game. The pitch seems to have shrunk allarmingly as I have become older as I swear it was at least a mile long the first time I saw it.
I stood on the crash barriers in the Kippax stand and held my dad’s neck. My hero was Trautmann and I was dissappointed that he let 5 goals in in the first 3 minutes but then dad told me that they were only warming up!!!
Don’t know who scored (Joe Hayes got one I think?)I remember Trautmann making one good save but little else. Still it must have stirred something because I’m still going 50 years later.

My first match was on 12th October 1968 against Spurs. I missed out on the ‘ballet on ice’ the previous year and was inducted as a blue watching a 4-0 romp in the Moss Side rain. Frannie Lee got two, with one each for Tony Coleman and Dave Connor. I was seven years old and walked to the game with my dad and 14-year old brother. We stood on the Kippax and my dad made sure I got a place on the wall next to the pitch with the other young lads. I can’t remember too much detail about the game as I was completely in awe of Maine Road, the roar of the crowd and the sense of occasion. I was smitten and so began a love affair that’s lasted more than 40-years. City ’til I die!

My first game was with my mum, she drove us down to Maine Road, I was 8 years old, We sat in the Kippax right at the top, I dont remember the score but I remember Danny Tiatto doing an over head kick and I was telling everyone about it for weeks.
Also when we went back to my mums car she had her drivers window smashed in, I didnt care.

A 2-2 with Chelsea is the first scoreline I remember. It was 1994, and I remembered it for two reasons; one was it was the Kippax’ Last Stand, and the second was I was sat in the Platt Lane End wishing I could have been with the adults in that stand.

I am Irish and live in Dublin. I have supported City since I was 9 years of age. My first live game was at Main Road against Everton on 21/4/1990. My sister-in-law lived in the UK and when my wife and I went to visit, she surprised me with a ticket to see city. My brother in law and I went to the game and it was one of the best days of my life. Even though I was 30 years old, I felt like a kid at Chrismas. Howard Kendall was the manager and we won by a goal to nil. I have been over many times since, my be about 40 or 50 times and still get a buzz from being a true blue, but the first time was special. Come on City. Joe Mc

I was 8 yrs old. I was very cold, sat in the Platt Lane End with Ronnie our lodger to watch my first ever live football match. Snow covered the pitch and the ball was orange, I remember that very clearly. Jimmy Greaves scored the first goal…. Apart from the cold my overriding memory is of the hardest shot ever ever seen on the football field. Neil Young hit the bar from outside the area and I thought the bar would never stop shaking. We skated the ice rink better than Spurs and ran out winners: 4-1. I went on to spend a lot of time at the training ground in Cheadle, close to where I lived, helping where I could; I’m sure my help was invaluable to our success of the era. I took penalties against Joe Corrigan, understudy to Ken Mulhearn at the time … Big Joe did the decent thing and dived over the ball for me. I remember the first time Joe Mercer came to the training ground … his presence was obvious, even to a kid of eight. I have been on the bluemoon rollercoaster ride ever since, an experience I would describe as ‘character building’. But as I say to the many ManU fans I know: You’ll never know true happiness until you change to blue. Happy days!

My first game was the 1969 FA Cup Quarter final against Spurs I was only 8 my Dad took me to the game on a very wet Saturday after noon. we got the 53 bus from Belle Vie and got off at the end of Dickinson Road and walked around the side off Platt lane to the Resole Working Men’s Club sadly no longer their I sat in the corner with coke and a packet of crisps I remember listening to all the men talking about the game.
.Just walking to the ground through the back alleys was exiting enough with the sound of the crowd and everyone wearing some form of blue, I had never seen so many people. Once inside the great walls of Maine Road .I was overwhelmed by the size of the ground and the hustle and bustle of fans chanting and cheering, and the programme sellers shouting “programmes come and get your programmes”.
I sat on the wall close to the half way line with my feet dangling over the side all that I could see looking back onto the Kippax was a sea off blue scarves and in front of me a green but rather muddy pitch. I was so close I could have touched the players it was fantastic. The thing that I remember the most was the roar of the crowd and the celebrations when Franny Lee scored the winner; I was nearly pushed on to the pitch
I remember thinking that I would get the chance to go to a semi final. But was told that I was too young.
A game that I will never forget
Colin Greenwood Born in gorton

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

My first game was at the 10 of february 2001 at Maine Road against Tottenham. We lost 0-1 in the 89th minute by a Sergei Rebrov goal. Totally crap, cos´ City dominated the game all the time, and Egil Østenstad hit the post and Huckerby got a goal disallowed, even though it shouldnt have been. That was Spurs only attempt on the target the hole game. It was a bit frustrating.

I´ve been a Danish City fan since 1995 – so living in Denmark, being a student, didnt make it easy to come to Manchester before 2001.

My next game was the last game of the same season on the 19th may against Chelsea. A game where we were already relegated. But an incredible atmosphere – sold out Maine Road. And the game ended even before the 90th minute because City fans stormed the pitch at the referee had to call the game off before time. A fantastic memory and yet the best memory at a game i´ve had. I remember Carlos Nash was being held in “Glory Chair” by the fans all the way to the playerstunnel, and i was able to get a little piece of grass from the pitch.

The game ended 2-1 – City´s goal was by Steve Howey – from a corner i think.