City on December 5th | Vital Football

City on December 5th

BW Moon

Vital Reserves Team
Games played by City on this day include



2015 The Blues lose 2-0 at Stoke.



2009 City beat Chelsea 2-1 at home. Emmanuel Adebayor & Carlos Tevez score.




1987 The Blues lose 3-1 at home to Crystal Palace. Paul Lake scores and City have Eric Nixon sent off for pushing Mark Bright over and Paul Stewart misses a penalty



1981 City win 1-0 at home to VIilla. Dennis Tueart with the goal.




1973 City beat York 4-1 at home in the League Cup Quarter Final replay. Rodney Marsh grabs a hat trick and Francis Lee also scores
 
A bit 'physical' that Palace game. I thought at the time the visitors came to kick us off the pitch.
Nixon sent off for leaving his fist in place to connect, and he didn't miss.
A mate asked him about it years later, and the reply was a classic.
'What would you do if your nose had been broken?'