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Manchester City F.C. and its fans have been portrayed in numerous music, art and TV programmes. L.S. Lowry was a Manchester City supporter who gained inspiration for his people, often known as 'matchstick men' at matches. Oasis used an animated video of Lowry's Going to the match for their single, "The Masterplan".
Manchester City Football Club is a professional football club based in Manchester, England, that competes in the Premier League, the top flight of English football.Founded in 1880 as St. Mark's (West Gorton), they became Ardwick Association Football Club in 1887 and Manchester City in 1894.
Francis Henry Lee CBE (29 April 1944 – 2 October 2023), also known as Franny Lee, [2] [3] was an English professional footballer and businessman. He was also later the chairman and main shareholder of Manchester City, as well as briefly a racehorse trainer and amateur cricket player.
In 1965, at the age of 15, he was known locally for playing for the Manchester schoolboys. [ 2 ] Spending most of his career (1968–1975) at Bolton Wanderers , playing 236 games and scoring 55 goals, he also had spells at Sheffield United , [ 3 ] Los Angeles Aztecs , [ 4 ] Blackpool , Hereford United , and Runcorn .
Niall John Quinn (honorary MBE; [3] born 6 October 1966) is an Irish former professional footballer, manager, businessman and sports television pundit.. As a player, he was a striker who played top flight football for Arsenal, Manchester City and Sunderland, with spells in the Premier League for both City and the Black Cats.
At the age of 31, he joined First Division Manchester City, where he became captain. Under Book's captaincy, Manchester City won four major trophies, making him the second-most decorated Manchester City captain of all-time. Book had a five-year tenure as Manchester City manager from 1974 to 1979, and subsequently held various coaching roles at ...
In the 1930s, Manchester City reached two consecutive FA Cup finals, losing to Everton in 1933, before claiming the Cup by beating Portsmouth in 1934. [9] During the 1934 cup run, Manchester City broke the record for the highest home attendance of any club in English football history, as 84,569 fans packed Maine Road for a sixth round FA Cup tie against Stoke City in 1934—a record which ...
He joined Manchester City for the hefty sum of £22,000. [7] Johnstone was the only one of the Famous Five to play in England. He scored in back-to-back FA Cup Finals for Manchester City, losing in 1955 to Newcastle United and winning in 1956 against Birmingham City. Johnstone was the first player to score in consecutive FA Cup Finals at Wembley.