My first match was Leicester at Maine Rd in Jan ‘77 – the result a 5 – 0 home win meant I was hooked. But what I remember most was that I tried to climb one of the roof supports at the North Stand end of the Kippax to get a better view of the action and got covered in anti-climb paint which my mum couldn’t get out of my new Wrangler jacket.

My Father had very little interest in football,he was more of a boxing fan(being the landlord of a pub in the Ancoats/New Cross area he had to be !!)so my first baptism to Maine Road was down to my sister Mags and my future brother in law Joe.He had told me all about Mercer and Allison and the City ledgends of yesteryear,and they were going to take me to my first match which was our first home game of the 72-73 season.
I can remember going on the match bus and listening to some of the choice language and good banter!from the fans.Everyone seemed to be talking about this God like figure they called Rodney Marsh!
The admission for the North Stand was 80p and the match programme was 5p.
The first sight of the hallowed turf under floodlights is something i will never forget.
The game itself is a bit of a blur,although i remember we lost 1-0,and the man sat behind me giving the referee a tirade of abuse,and asking him why he had left his handbag at home!!
I was at that moment CTID.
My love for City has stayed with me ever since(probably stronger now than ever)and was a regular visitor to Maine Road in the 70s-80s until i moved to Ireland in 1990.
Saddly Joe is no longer with us,he passed away in November 2000 with cancer, at the very young age of 53.The last time i spoke to him on the phone was just after the 4-1 Blackburn promotion game and he said “typical,City going up,Me going down!”Very sad.
I still get over for 3 or 4 matches a season and often meet up with Joes lad Martin.So if your up there looking down on us from the great North stand in the sky Joe,ask God if he can put some silverware in our direction?

I think 1975 we lost to Sheffield united at home 0 1, geoff Salmond scored direct from a corner. think Asa Hartfords and Dennis Tuerts debuts, may be 1974 any help?

Saturday 29 March 1975 Wolverhampton Wanders v Manchester City 1:0
My very first away game was a trip to Molineux to watch the side that I had supported since 1967-8 season. I attended the game with the Westbrook family (Who were Wolves fans) and their son and I took two wooden Ansells beer crates along to stand on to watch the match. We arrived early and meet some othe friends and us boys waited for the home team to arrive. I managed to get Derek Dougan’s and Willie Carr signatures on my programme. However that year my heart stopped when my star player Mike Summerbee left for Burnley. Colin Bell was my backstop as one of the greatest players that ever lived.

26/11/77 dank winters day was extinguished by the brightly lit green oasis that I witnessed after the exhausting never ending climb to the top of the Kippax steps.Dad, elder brother & I had to leave early to ensure we got the bus. End of the alleyway turning around the back of Platt Lane, I can still hear & feel the noise when Dave Watson headed in the winner in the top of the table 2-1 victory over Ipswich. Being young in the Kippax I couldn’t really see anything all game but that was irrelevant, the emotion of it all was all that mattered. If you’re reading this from up above Dad, thanks for a most wonderful day & for putting me on this specifically challenging path.

City v Liverpool what a dream for your first match – but at aged 4 life was not just about football. Having spent the whole game kicking dust through a hole in the wooden floor of the Platt Lane Stand and seeing City lose 1-0 my Dad (a Burnley fan) said he wouldn’t take me again – but he did and I was hooked. Thanks Dad!

I was an avid man united supporter. my uncle bought me a season ticket every year from age seven to 14. In 1979 my latest boyfriend was a City fan and begged me to come to a game. The next match was v Liverpool and I couldn’t think of anything better than to see them get whooped by City. I arrived at Maine Rd and was amazed at the atmosphere it was electric and something I had never noticed at Old Trafford. I was hooked from then on and changed sides. My kids were brought up in the South but they are Blues. We are now back in the North and we’re City til we die

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??!!

D Tueart scissor kick at wembley plus P Barnes 2 beat newcastle in league cup final, iwas full of ale.

My dad was on short time in the early 70s and couldn’t afford to take his football-mad son to a football match. Fortunately, my best mate and his dad were regulars at City. They took me to the first game of the 73/74 season against Birmingham. Sat on the wheel arch in the back of a Servis van with no windows, there was great anticipation during the journey. I remember noticing the huge crowds and my first sight of the stadium was fantastic. We sat in the Platt Lane Stand – purple seats with painted white dividers to identify your seat. I don’t remember the game too much but I know we won. I was hooked and always looked forward to the next games. The season is notorious for our part in United’s relegation (and why not?) but for me it was the start of a long and loving relationship that is a strong as ever today.