Good luck to the League Champions Manchester City in today’s Women’s FA Cup final v Brighton. It’s been a remarkable, successful season so far . Hopefully they’ll add this historic trophy today too.
Dr Gary James
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Historian of sport, focusing on Manchester. Visiting Research Professor at NYU; Honorary Research Fellow at DMU. www.GJFootballArchive.com
Great night at the Co-op celebrating Manchester City’s major trophy winning seasons from the men, male U18s and women. We also did another send off for Bernardo, Johnny and Pep, plus Bunny Shaw announced she was staying. A truly enjoyable night.
A new record attendance for the Etihad and capacity will increase further when the top hospitality balcony opens next season.
My photo of the final whistle of Pep’s final @mancity game. An emotional day and a record breaking day too for the FA Cup and League Cup holders. Farewell Pep it’s been an incredible ride.
Enjoy today and tomorrow. Let’s ensure we thank Pep Guardiola for all he’s done for English football. A remarkable coach who has achieved so much in such a short time. Thanks Pep gjfootballarchive.com/2026/05/22/p...
Pep Leaving Quotes
These are wonderful comments released by City today: Pep Guardiola said: “When I arrived, my first interview was with Noel Gallagher. I walked out thinking, ‘Okay… Noel is here? This wi…
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My quest to find more Corinthians continues. The family of a 95 year old former player have contacted me this week. Details of what I’m trying to do here and how asking your mam or nan played football can really help: gjfootballarchive.com/2026/04/18/a...
Ask Your Mam or Nan if She Played for the Corinthians
I’ll be publishing the second edition of the non-profit making book on the Manchester Corinthians soon. I’m desperate to include the names of as many former Corinthians as possible in t…
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As promised in advance of tomorrow’s Etihad game an article on @mancity’s last 60,000+ home attendance and Maine Rd’s capacity through the years (follow the link) gjfootballarchive.com/2026/05/23/h...
Highest Attendance For Over Fifty Years
This weekend’s final Manchester City home game of the season will see the Etihad stage its record crowd for football (any sport actually) and the club stage its highest home attendance for ov…
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On this day in 2014 @ManCityWomen win at home in the WSL for the 1st time (follow the link): gjfootballarchive.com/2026/05/21/m...
Manchester City Women: The 1st Home WSL Win
A crowd of 947 attended the Mini-Com (as the regional athletics stadium next to the City Of Manchester Stadium was dubbed by City at the time), watching Manchester City win for the first time at ho…
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On this day in 1894 not only did Queen Victoria open the Ship Canal but Josh Parlby got @mancity into the League (follow the link): gjfootballarchive.com/2026/05/21/a...
A Momentous Event Held Here
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Radio Interview re Manchester Corinthians
I meant to post this the other day. I was on Tameside Radio on Friday (15 May 2026) talking about the Manchester Corinthians and urging other Corinthians to come forward. You can listen here (selec…
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Well it was always going to be a big ask to catch Arsenal. Congratulations to the Gunners. Enjoy your celebrations. As for City two major trophies in a season has been pretty special.
Bournemouth v MCFC tonight… Here’s a link to all the articles tagged Bournemouth on my website (there have been some memorable games over the years): gjfootballarchive.com/tag/bournemo...
Bournemouth – Gary James' Football Archive
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Until Pep says it publicly I’ll keep ignoring the departure news. Instead it’s worth remembering the beginning of this journey when he was brought out on stage at a special day when I also made it on stage to talk about the new badge: gjfootballarchive.com/2025/07/03/t...
The New Badge & Pep’s Arrival
On this day (3 July) in 2016 the new Manchester City badge was officially launched at the Cityzens Weekend. It was also the formal official welcome for new manager Pep Guardiola. There was a surrea…
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On this day in 2014 @ManCityWomen scored their 1st goal in the WSL (follow the link): gjfootballarchive.com/2026/05/18/m...
Manchester City Women: The 1st WSL Goal and Win
A crowd of 829 attended Manchester City Women’s WSL game away against Arsenal on this day (18 May) in 2014. This was a historic day as City not only scored their first goal in the WSL but the…
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60 years ago today (follow the link): gjfootballarchive.com/2026/05/18/w... @mancity history.
Were You There 60 Years Ago Today? Manchester City 0 Southampton 0
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I post this every year, here's the latest Span of Success table for English clubs (follow the link): gjfootballarchive.com/2026/05/17/t... This could change yet with Arsenal, Villa and Palace all hopeful of trophy success. Villa could shoot to the top of the table.
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It’s wonderful to think that only two teams have won @EmiratesFACup more than @mancity now AND only one team has won the League Cup more than City. Brilliant work throughout the decades (first FAC 1904; first LC 1970).
Congratulations @mancity on winning two major trophies yesterday. This has been an incredible 2nd half to the season and it’s not over yet. Whatever happens this week let’s keep celebrating.
Congratulations @mancity on beating @manutd to lift the FA Youth Cup tonight. 40 years after the first FA Youth Cup final victory over the Reds came City’s latest. Nice work!
Keeping the pressure on. Comfortable 3-0 in the end. Nice tributes to Bernardo & Johnny too. If we can just get it to the final day that will be remarkable after the points lead Arsenal had only a few weeks ago. C’mon City!
Today in 1991… one for @SunderlandAFC & @mancity (follow the link): gjfootballarchive.com/2025/05/11/s...
Sunderland’s Last
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Champions Again, City!
On this day in 2021 Manchester City became Premier League champions. They won the League after nearest rivals Manchester United lost 2-1 at home to Leicester City. One nice quirk of fate was that t…
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On this day in 1960 the Manchester Corinthians women's team landed in New York at the start of their three month tour of South America. I've managed to identify all 29 women who participated for the tour (follow the link): gjfootballarchive.com/2026/05/11/6...
66 Years Ago Today The Manchester Corinthians Start Their South American Tour
On this day (11 May) in 1960 the Manchester Corinthians women’s team landed in New York at the start of their three month tour of South America (they started in New York and then flew south).…
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Off to see a former Manchester Corinthian today. She’s in her 90s and this is a social call rather than an interview. She played for over a decade and is one of over 50 Corinthians from 1948 onwards still with us (it’s been wrongly promoted that there’s only 10 survivors!)
Great result and wonderful (and entertaining!) goals yesterday. Keep the pressure on AFC and if @mancity can take it to the final day that will be some achievement. C’mon City!
Nice City in the Community idea yesterday to have children they work with produce some of the artwork at the match. Wonderful idea.
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Congratulations Manchester City on Winning the WSL Tonight
Congratulations City on winning the WSL for the second time. Arsenal’s draw away to Brighton was enough to guarantee City the title without playing tonight. Great work this season Blues.
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