Man City Quiz Book: 1,000 Questions on all things Manchester City

How much do you really know about the club you love? You can find out by exploring the 1000 questions set out in 100 categories that make up this fascinating Man City FC Quiz Book.
It's not often that books on football make reference to Basil Fawlty, James Bond, Haydock Park Racecourse, Harley Davidsons or Nijinsky, but this one does!
'Call Yourself a City Fan?' is a quirky challenge for real City fans who can test themselves or take each other on, with the emphasis on enjoyment and discovery.
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• Language: English
• Publisher: G2 Entertainment
• Release date: Dec 18, 2023
• ISBN: 9781782814214

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Published by G2 Entertainment Ltd

© G2 Entertainment 2023

ISBN: 9781782814214

All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior permission of the publishers.

Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the information within this publication but the publishers cannot be held responsible for any errors or omissions. Views expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of the publishers.

PICTURE CREDITS: Action Images, Alamy

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

This is a tale of two Stuarts. Not for the first time I need to thank Stuart Tibber for his able assistance in preparing the manuscript. Thanks are also due to Stuart Brodkin, a big City fan, without whose help and support this book would not have seen the light of day.

AUTHOR INFORMATION

Mart Matthews is the author of eight quiz books on individual football clubs comprising Arsenal, Chelsea, Everton, Liverpool, Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur, West Ham United and Wolverhampton Wanderers. A similar number of new clubs should be published in the near future.

Hello, City fans and welcome to what I hope is the most comprehensive quiz on your club available. A word on the League Cup is required here. Since its inception in the 1960-61 season, it has had several sponsors, but in this quiz it will be called the ‘League Cup’ throughout. My choice of 12 City players for the ‘Cream of the Crop’ section may prove controversial. Let’s hope so, if it provokes debate about it. I hope you enjoy it.

CONTENTS

1. ANYTHING GOES

2. BEEN THERE – DONE THAT! – PART 1

3. BEEN THERE – DONE THAT! – PART 2

4. THE CITY ‘B’ TEAM

5. CITY IN EUROPE IN THE 20TH CENTURY – CLUBS

6. CITY IN EUROPE IN THE 20TH CENTURY – PLAYERS

7. CITY IN EUROPE – 2003-2021 – CLUBS

8. CITY IN EUROPE – 2003-2021 – PLAYERS

9. CITY IN THE FA CUP – 1890-1915

10. CITY IN THE FA CUP – 1919-1939

11. CITY IN THE FA CUP – 1945-1960

12. CITY IN CUP COMPETITIONS – 1960-1970

13. CITY IN CUP COMPETITIONS – 1970-1980

14. CITY IN CUP COMPETITIONS – 1980-1990

15. CITY IN CUP COMPETITIONS – 1990-2000

16. CITY IN THE LEAGUE – 1892-1915

17. CITY IN THE LEAGUE – 1919-1939

18. CITY IN THE LEAGUE – 1946-1960

19. CITY IN THE LEAGUE – 1960-1970

20. CITY IN THE LEAGUE - 1970-1980

21. CITY IN THE LEAGUE - 1980-1990

22. CITY IN THE LEAGUE – 1990-2000

23. CITY V UNITED – CUP COMPETITIONS

24. CITY V UNITED – LEAGUE - 1894-1939

25. CITY V UNITED – LEAGUE – 1947-1990

26. CITY V UNITED – LEAGUE – 1990-2020

27. CREAM OF THE CROP – NO. 1 SERGIO AGUERO

28. CREAM OF THE CROP – NO. 2 COLIN BELL

29. CREAM OF THE CROP – NO. 3 TONY BOOK

30. CREAM OF THE CROP – NO. 4 KEVIN DE BRUYNE

31. CREAM OF THE CROP – NO. 5 PEP GUARDIOLA

32. CREAM OF THE CROP - NO. 6 VINCENT KOMPANY

33. CREAM OF THE CROP – NO. 7 FRANCIS LEE

34. CREAM OF THE CROP – NO. 8 JOE MERCER

35. CREAM OF THE CROP – NO. 9 DAVID SILVA

36. CREAM OF THE CROP – NO. 10 FRANK SWIFT

37. CREAM OF THE CROP – NO. 11 YAYA TOURE

38. CREAM OF THE CROP – NO. 12 BERT TRAUTMANN

39. CRYPTIC CITY – PART 1

40. CRYPTIC CITY – PART 2

41. THE FA CUP FINALS OF 1904, 1926, 1933 AND 1934

42. THE FA CUP FINALS OF 1955, 1956, 1969 AND 1981

43. THE FA CUP FINALS OF 2011, 2013 AND 2019

44. FA CUP SEMI-FINALS

45. FOOTBALLER OF THE YEAR

46. GOALKEEPERS

47. HELPING HANDS

48. INTERNATIONALS – ENGLAND

49. INTERNATIONALS – SCOTLAND, WALES, NORTHERN IRELAND & THE REPUBLIC

50. INTERNATIONALS – OVERSEAS

51. THE LEAGUE CUP FINALS OF 1970, 1974 AND 1976

52. LEAGUE CUP FINALS – THE GOLDEN YEARS

53. LEAGUE CUP SEMI-FINALS

54. MAINE ROAD – PART 1

55. MAINE ROAD – PART 2

56. MANAGERS – PART 1

57. MANAGERS – PART 2

58. MAN CITY – SEASON 2000-2001

59. MAN CITY – SEASON 2001-2002

60. MAN CITY – SEASON 2002-2003

61. MAN CITY – SEASON 2003-2004

62. MAN CITY – SEASON 2004-2005

63. MAN CITY – SEASON 2005-2006

64. MAN CITY – SEASON 2006-2007

65. MAN CITY – SEASON 2007-2008

66. MAN CITY – SEASON 2008-2009

67. MAN CITY – SEASON 2009-2010

68. MAN CITY – SEASON 2010-2011

69. MAN CITY – SEASON 2011-2012

70. MAN CITY – SEASON 2012-2013

71. MAN CITY – SEASON 2013-2014

72. MAN CITY – SEASON 2014-2015

73. MAN CITY – SEASON 2015-2016

74. MAN CITY – SEASON 2016-2017

75. MAN CITY – SEASON 2017-2018

76. MAN CITY – SEASON 2018-2019

77. MAN CITY – SEASON 2019-2020

78. MAN CITY – SEASON 2020-2021

79. MAN CITY – SEASON 2021-2022

80. MOTOR CITY

81. MULTIPLE CHOICE

82. OTHER COMPETITIONS

83. POT LUCK

84. SEEING RED (SENDINGS OFF)

85. SOLID CITIZENS – PART 1

86. SOLID CITIZENS – PART 2

87. SOLID CITIZENS – PART 3

88. TRANSFERS – 1946-1960

89. TRANSFERS – 1960-1970

90. TRANSFERS – 1970-1980

91. TRANSFERS – 1980-1990

92. TRANSFERS – 1990-2000

93. TRANSFERS – 2000-2010

94. TRANSFERS – 2010-2020

95. VENUES

96. VOICES FROM THE CITY – (QUOTES)

97. WHERE DID YOU GO TO?

98. WILD CARD – PART 1

99. WILD CARD – PART 2

100. Z’S

BONUS QUIZ 1. CITY IN THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE – 2021-2022

BONUS QUIZ 2. H IS FOR HAALAND – CITY’S NEW STRIKER SUPREME

BONUS QUIZ 3. THE TREBLE - THE FIRST LEG – THE PREMIER LEAGUE TITLE – 2022-2023

BONUS QUIZ 4. THE TREBLE – THE SECOND LEG – THE FA CUP VICTORY OVER MANCHESTER UNITED – 2022-2023

BONUS QUIZ 5. THE TREBLE – THE THIRD LEG – SUCCESS IN THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE – 2022-2023

1

ANYTHING GOES

1. 1957-58 was a unique season for Manchester City when they became the first League club to do what?

2. Which 15 year old made his league debut for Manchester City at home to Birmingham City on 11 April 1962?

3. Who scored 13 penalties in the league for City during the 1971-72 season?

4. There were two extremely strange aspects to Manchester City’s relegation from the top flight in 1937-38. What were they?

5. Perhaps only Manchester City are capable of this. On 24 October 1925 they hosted Burnley, and two days later they visited Sheffield United. What were the results of those two games?

6. Three Manchester City favourites together played over 750 games for the club in all competitions, the first between 1914 and 1924, the second between 1950 and 1961 and the third in two spells between 1972 and 1988. What was the surname that they shared?

7. Which Canadian who played 47 times for the club between 1892 and 1900 became the first non-British man to play league football in England?

8. On 30 January 1982 which City signing scored twice on his debut at Maine Road in a 4-2 win over Birmingham City, the club he had started his career with?

9. Which City man achieved something that will never be repeated by appearing in three different divisions in three successive games? He played for Cardiff City in the penultimate game of the Division Three South in season 1946-47, moved to Manchester City for the season’s last match in the Second Division and, after their subsequent promotion, played his next match in the First Division on the first day of the 1947-48 season.

10. Many City fans know about the field day Denis Law had away from home on 18 January 1961 when he scored all six of their goals in a fourth round FA Cup tie win by 6-2. However, the match was abandoned on the hour due to a waterlogged pitch and City lost 3-1 when it was played again on the first day of February. Who were the extremely fortunate side that ended up in the hat for the fifth round draw?

2

BEEN THERE DONE THAT! PART 1

All these post-war Manchester City players joined the club after playing in an FA Cup final for another club. Can you identify them in each case?

11. Which two members of the Wolves side that won the FA Cup in 1960 later joined City?

12. Which member of the Wimbledon team that won the FA Cup in 1988 later joined City?

13. Which member of the Nottingham Forest side that lost to Spurs in the 1991 FA Cup final later joined City?

14. Which member of the West Ham United side that won the FA Cup in 1980 later joined City?

15. Which two members of the Everton side that beat Watford in the 1984 FA Cup final later joined City?

16. Which three members of the Sunderland side that shocked Leeds United in the 1973 FA Cup final later joined City?

17. Which member of the Southampton side that won the FA Cup in 1976 later joined City?

18. Which member of the Manchester United side that lost that FA Cup final against Southampton in 1976 later joined City?

19. Which member of the Liverpool side that lost the 1988 FA Cup final to Wimbledon but came back to win it the following year later joined City?

20. Which member of the Spurs side that lost to Coventry City in the 1987 FA Cup final later joined City?

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BEEN THERE DONE THAT! PART 2

All these post-war Manchester City players joined the club after playing in an FA Cup final for another club. Can you identify them in each case?

21. Which three members of the Liverpool side that lost the 1996 FA Cup final to Manchester United later joined City?

22. Which three members of the Newcastle United side that lost to Arsenal in the 1998 FA Cup final later joined City?

23. Which member of Chelsea’s side that beat Everton in the 2009 FA Cup final later joined City?

24. Which player who came on as a substitute for Liverpool in the 2006 FA Cup final against West Ham United later joined City?

25. Which two members of the Manchester United side that beat Newcastle United in the 1999 FA Cup final later joined City?

26. Which member of the Everton side that lost to Chelsea in the 2009 FA Cup final later joined City?

27. Which two members of Arsenal’s FA Cup winning side of 2005 later joined City?

28. Which member of Arsenal’s FA Cup winning side that beat Hull City in the 2014 FA Cup final later joined City?

29. Which member of the Southampton side that lost to Arsenal in the 2003 FA Cup final later joined City?

30. Which member of the Aston Villa side that lost to Arsenal in the 2015 FA Cup final later joined City?

4

THE CITY ‘B’ TEAM

All these Manchester City players have surnames that start with the letter ‘B’. You are given their dates at the club, their league appearances, and a cryptic clue. Can you identify them?

31. What you’re looking at! – 244 games 1966-74

32. Chess piece – 87 games – 1989-98 (2 spells)

33. Archer – 47 games – 1892-1900

34. Found on a tree – 4 games on loan – 1998-99

35. What donkeys do – 260 games 1929-47

36. ‘39 Steps’ author – 155 games 1905-11

37. Guardsman’s headgear – 202 games 1928-36

38. Streaky or back? – 5 games – 1928-29

39. Heard when there’s one lap to go – 394 games – 1966-99

40. Fleming’s secret agent – 110 games – 1981-84

5

CITY IN EUROPE IN THE 20TH CENTURY – CLUBS

41. Manchester City experienced seven seasons of European football between 1968 and 1979. Their first experience of the European Cup turned out to be their