I was only 4 but i could feel the atmosphere until the second half where i fell asleep but i was only 4

My first game was the coca cola cup fourth round against Newcastle, November 1994. I was gripped from the minute i walked into the umbro stand. The game was 1-1 and Rosler scored our equaliser. What I remember most was Keith Curle and Andy Cole having abit of an altercation and my memory maybe abit hazy but I am sure Cole kicked Curle up the bum…fond memories!! Once a blue always a blue!!

My path to City took me (I am a little ashamed to say) through Old Trafford. I had moved to Manchester a couple of years earlier, with my initial football affiliation being to Aberdeen. The links to Manchester football were, I’m afraid, more to the Red half of the city, and the people I was living with were leaning that way. I went a couple of times, but never really got the atmosphere – agressive “we’re better than you” attitudes when playing Bury in the League cup etc. A new member of teh shared house was a Blue, and one day sugegsted coming to Maine Road – a match against Bolton, in October, and City had yet to win a match. I went, and was bitten. Famous self-depreciating humour: none of the aggressive attitudes, and Kinkladze lightening up the game. He was quickly becoming the dominant force in the team, directing players all round the pitch, and City won. I never looked back, despite relegation that season and the next, and when crying my eyes out at Wembley in 1999, I realised something had changed for life.

I don’t remember much about the match itself because I was 4 (almost 5) years old. All I remember was we were in division 2, Danny Tiatto was sent off about 15 minutes into the match and we lost 1-0. Why I chose City after watching that I’m not quite sure, it must just be in my genes. But I don’t regret it one bit!

My first City match was against Southampton in March of 96, the one where Georgi Kinkladze burned four defenders before chipping the keeper for a goal. It was absolutely glorious, and it further affirmed my love for the club. CTID!

the first game i went to was QPR awy in 1991. Wow what a game, a Tuesday night, freezing cold!
Lots of beer, there must have been at least 200 of us there, wow we were brilliant, 1-1 draw what a result, i love city me were mad!

I was eight year’s old. I cant remember the exact date or even what night of the week my first game was on but I know we where playing Liverpool and I was sitting with my Mam in The North Stand. I was a long way from home being born and bread in Newcastle and the trip down although routine now, seemed to take forever. The first thing that springs to my mind when I think back was the smell and the hustle and bustle as people snaked along roads and allyways making there way to the ground. I can remember seeing the flood lights and I knew that lights that big had to be for something special something very important. I regret that i cant remember many details of the game that followed I know we 2-1 and was some what bemused at all the excitement when we scored. The one single thing that sticks in my mind the most about that evening was being sat on a wall on a walkway in the Noth Stand by my Mam and people walking past smiling at me and patting my head everybody laughing and sininging. I had never seen so many happy people in one place at one time. I felt like i belonged, even though i’m a geordie i’m one of the family and always will be i know i am i’m sure i am C.T.I.D. One Love.

my first ever manchester city game was man city v york city at home in maine road , 1999. i loved it. it was a dream come true . thats when i new i would be a blue for life.the game was absolutley amazing.we won 4-0 . come on you blues .
i was jumping up like mad and singing all of the football songs . at half time i loved it . i started running around .i was 3 years old at my first ever fottie match , i really miss maine road but the city of manchester stadium has made up for it .

I can’t remember a great deal about my first City game as I was only 3 years of age at the time, so i will have to rely on my dad’s version of events to a certain degree. The match was in the First division and was played against Swindon Town in December 1999. What I do remember is being overawed by Maine Road. The ground appeared huge and I was so small. My dad told me that I was shouting ‘City’ constantly and was even cheering every goal that went in past City keeper Nicky Weaver during the warm up as I thought the game was on and City were actually scoring! the result was a good one with City winning 3 nil and Robert Taylor scored his first goal, rather fortunately, with a weak shot that squirmed under the Swindon keepers body. My love afair with City had started and I have been to see them many times since that day back in December 1999.

My first City game was against Southampton. I think it was September 1990 and it was a draw. Being a fifth generation City fan, I was never going to be anything else!!! It was my first year at high school that year too and the school did a draw for free tickets to the match. I was one of the lucky ones and went along with my family. We sat in the Platt Lane stand at Maine Road. It was still the old benches in the stand then, before it was demolished and built again. I went to games on and off after that until I finished uni and then I became a season ticket holder when we moved to the stadium. It’s definitely an obsession! I get withdrawal symptoms in the summer when they’re are no games!!!