Your first match

We were playing Blackpool & it was my first match. I was 7 years old & it was 1947. If I remember I am sure it was raining all day. I was very excited & enjoyed it very much. At 80 years old I am still an avid supporter.

My first game was City v Utd in 1972. City won 3-0. I came over from Northern Ireland with a couple of friends, we were all aged 15, no adults with us. Took 15 hours the journey each way via the old BR Belfast to heysham ferry.Sat in the top row old North stand. Bell scored 2. The noise, the smells, the banter, THE KIPPAX!!. Say no more

How will it work In the ballot to go with family members if surnames are different?

At the magic age of 9 3/4 my Dad took me to Maine Road to watch Stanley Matthews of Blackpool at Maine Road. We stood in the Kippax above the Police dugout between the Kippax and Score Board end. City were 2nd in the League, one week before being schedule to play a cup semi final at Villa Park. Blackpool were second from bottom fighting relegation. Final score City 1-6. 😠 I still have the, now dogeared, programme from that game.

my first match i watched ...it was in the season 2007 against United....we lost 1-0 by a penalty to Cristiano Ronaldo...and we wasted a penalty....although Man City fans did nt stop supporting and chanting during the whole match..

I recall being squeezed into the back of our next door neighbours car along with a few friends in Sept 1967 and headed to Maine Road to watch City take on Forest. The overriding memories from that day were the smells of wintergreen, cigar smoke, coffee, and the turf, which all combined to create 'eau de football'. The noise from the fans when City scored was exhilarating, and this was the thing that got me hooked. Thank goodness that my neighbour chose Maine Road and not Burnden Park, which was nearer to home, or the unmentionables from the swamp for our first live match.

My first match was on 4th September 1946 - a night match (we were still on double Summertime after the War !) We played Bury and won 3-1.I was 5 years old and I went with my Dad (not long out of the Army).I was excited all day but remember very little about the match except being frightened by the noise of the crowd !

It was v Everton about 30 years ago. Up until 22 years ago I had only been to 5 City games but am now a season ticket holder and get to about 14 games a year. I fell in love with City since 1969 and despite the bad times they have given me some fantastic heights especially in the stadium v QPR. I still get emotional now.

My husband’s first match was 1966 at Maine Road he was in the score board end. City lost to Chelsea 1-4 it was raining cats and dogs he got wet through. My first match at the new stadium was in comparison in glorious sunshine. 😁

First game in the ground was vs Southampton in 1981-ish from memory. We were behind Tim Flowers in the Southampton goal. The pitch was waterlogged and we absolutely battered them, but Flowers' outstanding performance, including at least 2 worldies, meant we won 1-0. Obviously had been watching match highlights and cup games on TV before then.