My first taste of live football was in the 70s. My late father was a great football fan and supported Plymouth Argyle. I became a footbll fan watching the 1966 world cup with Dad.
City played Plymouth Argyle in a cup match and I was so excited because Dad took me to see it – my first live game. Naturally I supported City because Dad supported Argyle. I can’t remember the date but it would have been in the late 60s, early 70s.I have supported City ever since. My favourite players were Francis Lee and Colin Bell. I had a real schoolgirl crush on Frannie and sent him valentine cards. The club always replied on his behalf and sent me team autographs. (he never replied personally much to my disappointment!)
I don’t get the chance to go to live games much these days, but am excited because I shall be coming to the last game of the season against Bolton. my first trip to the new stadium!! Perhaps Frannie can be there to meet me??!!

I first went to Maine Road for my elder brother Craig’s birthday treat on an August evening in 1970 for a game against Blackpool, I believe. I was only 6 years old, I had just been enthused by Brazil in the World Cup and was looking forward to seeing live football. I can’t remember the score, all I can remember is that the North Stand was a building site and I kept saying to my Dad ‘Is that the real Franny Lee, like on the telly? And is that the real Colin Bell?’

From my grandfather down, we’re all Blues. My Father was in the 84,000 crowd against Stoke and also the lowest 8,000 against Swindon. he’s still alive must be something of a record?
i’d grown up watching City and will never forget the 69 cup final. my Dad promised me when i was 9 he’d take me to Maine Road. So December 1970 Huddersfield Town at home it was. they were managed by the late Ian Greaves and a young Frank Worthington was playing for them. how many people remember Huddersfiels in the 1st division (as was) and that Frank Worthington played for them?
That was the start of City becoming a huge part of my life and they have been ever since. You name the game i was most probably there?
I always love this football club!

it was my first city match cant remember what year in 70s i think we were away too aston villa me n my brother both city fans cousin was a red n his mate another mate was a villa fan i hated having too walk with villa fans hearing them abuse city fans travelling too ground a local d j a certain tony butler was ranting on the radio saying city fans were wasting their time coming to villa as city were going too get well beaten .the atomsphere was amazing when joe corrigan came to villa fans terraces me n my brother we cheering like mad only dissapointment was having too leave ground with city leading 2-1 because the villa fan didnt want too get catch up in traffic later we heard city had won 4-1 what a day city fans were fantastic at times out singing the home fans

My Dad took my twin sister Jo and I (age 5)to see City v Spurs at Maine Road it was very wet and muddy (think I’ve got the year right) and Tony Book fell over in the mud. Jo turned round and asked Dad if Tony Book would be trouble with his Mummy for getting his shorts dirty!!

Having just moved up from the North East as a 10yr old a family friend Harry Cooper who was a life long Blue took me to this match. City won 1-0, loosing the next game 5-1 against the Hammers (what’s new?). The referee wore White as Acedimica were wearing Black. freezing cold night but the excitement warmed me up.
All of my school mates were Reds and the presure from my peers to become a red was always there. But “once a blue always a blue”
Since then my son and daughter have followed in the family tradition and will be “city till we die”.
Harry Cooper who took me to the match unfortunatly died a few years ago.
Those memories of the game will always be with me.

Paul Russell

man united home im not to sure i think it ended 2,2 the northstand was standing i went with my 2 brothers who were and still are reds im the blacksheep being from salford and a blue was never easy but how cares good days and yes i miss maine road and always will true blue boovey

man united home im not to sure i think it ended 2,2 the northstand was standing i went with my 2 brothers who were and still are reds im the blacksheep being from salford and a blue was never easy but how cares good days and yes i miss maine road and always will true blue boovey

My cousin, a keen Derby County fan, regularly came to visit us in Wythenshawe when Derby met City at Maine Road. I persuaded him to take me along in 1970 when I was 10. I can’t remember much about the game, but I was hooked. Unfortunately I only went to City v Derby County games to start with as my United supporting family refused to take me.

My first ever City game a league cup final v West Brom march 1970. Oh How we would love that team to turn out for us now. I was 10 years old, went with mum & dad. We left Manchester at 7pm on the friday not arriving in London till 7.am the following morning, they didn’t have motorways then. Don’t remember much about the game as I didn’t see it, I was knee high to a grasshopper, but I remember snow on the pitch, if you can call it a pitch that is, they had the horse of the year show at Wembley 3 days before & the pitch resembled a plough field. Well I just remember the wonderful atmosphere at the old Wembley, getting my City rossette on Wembley way, and City winning 2-1 after going 1-0 down in the match, happy days!