by Malcolm Pheby | Jan 24, 2021 | Manchester, This Week
Welcome to Then and Now, where each week we compare images of Manchester streets, landmarks, buildings and events from bygone days with today. Our main image this week shows the victorious Manchester City team parading the FA Cup on an open-top bus outside the Town...
by Malcolm Pheby | Jan 24, 2021 | This Week
January 24, 1987: Manchester City forward Darren Beckford, left, closes down Wimbledon’s John Fashanu during the First Division match between the two clubs at Plough Lane. The game ended in a goalless draw, which didn’t help City’s lowly league position. The Blues...
by Malcolm Pheby | Jan 21, 2021 | This Week
January 23, 1995: Wrexham fans enjoyed a grand day out watching their Division Two team take on Manchester United in the FA Cup Fourth Round at Old Trafford. The Welsh visitors put up a spirited fight, eventually losing 5-2. Denis Irwin scored twice for United with...
by Malcolm Pheby | Jan 17, 2021 | This Week
January 16, 1982: Manchester City striker Trevor Francis, second left, leaves the field at Maine Road after beating Cardiff City in the Third Round of the FA Cup. Francis scored twice in the Blues’ 3-1 victory with the other goal coming from Bobby McDonald. City fared...
by Malcolm Pheby | Jan 15, 2021 | This Week
January 15, 1962: Just like now, mass vaccination was in full swing 60 years ago. But this time the targeted virus was smallpox, not Covid 19. Doctors commandeered Manchester Town Hall to deliver doses of the vaccine during the 1962 outbreak – without face masks or...
by Malcolm Pheby | Jan 10, 2021 | This Week
January 8, 1948: After World War II had ended, married women with families were among the volunteers who carried on their wartime work for the Observer Corps. Teams kept in practice by meeting once a fortnight to plot aircraft movements at the Levenshulme control...
