by Malcolm Pheby | Oct 28, 2020 | This Week
November 1st 1940: A huge crater is left in Vyner Road South in Birkenhead after one of the Luftwaffe’s bombing raids on Merseyside during World War II. Fortunately, nobody was injured. The port of Liverpool was a key strategic target in 1940. Only London suffered...
by Malcolm Pheby | Oct 25, 2020 | This Week
October 17th 1981: Manchester City midfielder Martin O’Neill tries to evade Brian Talbot during the First Division match against Arsenal at Highbury. The final score was 1-0 to the Gunners. Northern Ireland international O’Neill played one season for City, making 13...
by Malcolm Pheby | Oct 21, 2020 | This Week
October 21th 1940: A Salford house is ripped apart by a Luftwaffe bomb after the Germans stepped up their raids on the North West during World War II. Remarkably, some residents escaped injury by using a mattress for protection. Air raids on Manchester began in August...
by Malcolm Pheby | Oct 18, 2020 | This Week
October 10th 1979: Manchester United defender Jimmy Nicholl, left, closes down West Bromwich Albion forward David Mills during the First Division match between the two clubs at The Hawthorns. The West Midland team went on to win the game 2-0. United had already beaten...
by Malcolm Pheby | Oct 14, 2020 | This Week
October 1st 1941: Volunteers busily prepare meals for families made homeless in bombing raids on Newcastle during the Second World War. Around 400 people were killed between July 1940 and December 1941 as the Luftwaffe pounded the city and the surrounding area. The...
by Malcolm Pheby | Oct 11, 2020 | This Week
October 16th 1976: Manchester City forward Brian Kidd goes for the ball in the First Division match against Queens Park Rangers at Maine Road. Watching his acrobatics during the 0-0 draw are team-mates Denis Tueart, centre, and Gary Owen. Kidd made 98 league...
