by Malcolm Pheby | Mar 20, 2019 | Football, Manchester
A little bit of history was made at Manchester City’s Hyde Road stadium when the Blues lined up to face Liverpool in March 1920. Football had just returned after the First World War – and the 35,000 crowd were expecting a very important visitor. The match officials...
by Malcolm Pheby | Feb 27, 2019 | Football, Manchester
The past decade has been a quiet one for inductions into the Manchester City Hall of Fame. No name has been inscribed on the hallowed roll of honour since East German forward Uwe Rosler in 2009. But the lack of admissions has not been mirrored by the National Football...
by Malcolm Pheby | Feb 9, 2019 | Football, Liverpool
One of the sweetest moments in Everton midfielder Colin Harvey’s long career arrived at precisely 3.41pm on Saturday September 19th 1964. He’d just scored his side’s third goal in the 4-0 demolition of Liverpool at Anfield – and was jumping in the air in sheer...
by Malcolm Pheby | Jan 31, 2019 | Football, Sport
Most footballers would be jubilant after scoring six goals in a single match. But not Manchester City’s gifted young forward Denis Law. This week in January 1961, his double hat-trick against Luton at Kenilworth Road was wiped from the record books. City were 6-2 up...
by Malcolm Pheby | Jan 24, 2019 | Football
Manchester United and Arsenal matches have always been feisty affairs – particularly at Old Trafford. But they climbed to new combative heights in the fiery clashes of the mid-1980s to the early 2000s. Who can forget Martin Keown’s manic stare in 2003 as he confronted...
by Malcolm Pheby | Dec 19, 2018 | 1980s, 1990s, Football, Manchester
December 1992 brought a large slice of festive cheer to manager Alex Ferguson and his Manchester United team. The Red Devils had suffered a few setbacks – and were languishing in 10th place in the inaugural Premier League season. New striker Dion Dublin was ruled out...
