In an era where there was fairer, open and wider competition. There was Leeds, Manchester United, Arsenal, Spurs, Liverpool, Everton, WBA, Wolves, Newcastle and West Ham to name 10 that had good sides with international players. To become champions of England meant you had to be exceptional, consistent and brave. It was nothing like today (2024) where the top two or three have huge reserves of cash to buy larger pools of international superstars which knocks out any hope of competition. There were 42 tough, uncompromising league fixtures to navigate on muddy, heavy pitches which soon turned into quagmires. (Ironically up in Scotland Celtic and Rangers were also powerhouses in their own right. Celtic won the European Cup in 1967 and were regular challengers for that trophy while Rangers had reached the European Cup Winners Cup final in the same year. It could have been a Glasgow double to go with the international victory at Wembley which fatally punctured the world champions unbeaten home record.) Back to England and United had won the title the previous year and were distracted by the lure of the European Cup a trophy they would win at Wembley, somewhat undermining City's success. But City were at Wembley the next year winning the FA Cup following that they won both the League Cup at Wembley and the European Cup Winners Cup and thus a double. In the background there was Revie's Leeds who had won the League Cup and Fairs cup and were to be champions themselves in 1969. For City to come through and become champions they would have to be an excellent team which they were from the goalkeeper in Joe Corrigan up to the substitute position. If you look back at the record for the 1960s and 1970s it was not until that great Liverpool side emerged in 1976 that one side managed to monopolise the English championship. Leeds had apparently been the dominant force in the late 1960s and early 1970s which they were but they only won two titles although were runners up five times. Derby County could match them for titles. By God look at the situation in the Premier League now! Could you imagine clubs like Derby and Leeds emerging from the Second Division and winning the title? Not a chance!

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The golden era of English club football was the period mid sixties to mid seventies.

Not taking anything away from the rams but if 3 points for a win was implemented from the start, it would mean Ipswich Town would be Champions in 1975..not Derby.

I USED TO TAKE MY EX WIFE's YOUNG LAD PAUL AND SOMETIMES HIS BROTHER DAVID.WASTE OF TIME REALLY DONT KNOW WHY I BOTHERED O NE TURNED OUT TOU BE A RAVING SMACKHEAD WHO USED TO KNICK AND SELL MY MORPHINE TO HIS JUNKIE MATES THEN TRIED TO SAY I WAS SELLING MY OWN MORHINE AND LIEING TO PIP .WELL ID LOVE TO SEE HIM DO IT HES ALREADY BEEN IN COURT FOR BEATING HIS EX UP. I DONT THINK HE REALISES HE WILL HAVE TO TAKE A LIE DETECTOR AGAINST ME. LETS SEE WHO ENDS UP IN A CELL ! OH AND HIS BROTHERS TURNED OUT THE SAME A JUNKIE AND A BOOZER NASTY PAIR OF SMACKHEADS

I Don't know if he said it tongue in cheek, but I think Tony Book was 28.

If Malcolm allison didnt betray man city owner and joe mercer our successful year wouldve stayed long 😔😔

Does anyone know if thats shaftsbury park at the beginning 🤔

Thank you Brian and Peter for everything you did for us at Derby RIP TO BOTH LEGENDS

common City 💙 💙 💙

City do have history this was a long time ago.

Won the league with Nottingham forest and the European cup twice and won the league with derby county and really should have won the European cup with them if not for a lot of injuries to key players in the semi final

Clubs swapped managers shortly after this game.

Great days however Dave McKay was manager in 75 .....COYR

We were ace!

One of the goals is at the north stand which opened in 1971

Joe Mercer...... Legend! MCFC!

Derby winning 2 league titles ...... Seems a lifetime ago...

Great times post world cup

It would be worth paying double for a ticket to see him taking on Klopp, Quardiola, et al. As they have always said the best English manager England never had. Put a championship winning team together for peanuts. Doubt you will ever see that again.

Best days ever for me.

Love it when mu fan bring up the past 40 years but conveniently forget pre 1980 when City is bigger than them for over 50 years

Dave Mackay was manager when Derby won the title in 1975.

Brian Clough, Joe mercer, Bill shankly etc..... Great managers of a bygone era.......

great stuff but alot of this is not 67 68 season

I’m from London and not a City supporter but this will always be the Man City team that I love and remember the most . They were so exciting to watch back then when I was a young boy at school . It was great to play against them as well because they pressed forward and attacked so much that they would sometimes leave gaps at the back and give the other team a chance to score . This led to some unbelievably exciting games whenever they played . I guess their philosophy was , if we go all out and attack we have more firepower than you so we will end up winning , which usually they did . I also remember us kids talking at school when it was announced that they had the first One Million Pounds forward line . We all thought like , Wow and we couldn’t wait to see them on Match of the Day on Saturday night . Great football back then . Incidentally I always wondered why they didn’t go on to dominate English football with Leeds etc during the early seventies especially but now thanks to some of the comments , I think I understand why . Damn boardroom interfering messing things up for the players and fans again . Such a shame .

City won it then in these days they buy everything with sports washed money...

CLOUGH without Taylor; only half as good.

The good old days if the present derby team watched the old derby team on u tube they would definitely learn a lot

*Vamos City! C'mon City!!*

"Joe Mercer came we played the game". God bless Joe and big Mal.

Since this video Barnsley have been embarrassed by the mighty Robins too. I was there.

Jeff Wealands taped over his penalty save against Watford and hadn’t saw it since then . Hope he taped this football focus

At that time England had a team of 'terrifc 'bad boys' the FA ignored; Clough, Bowles, Shilton, George, Hudson etc

All roads lead to Halifax

RIP Colin xx King of the kippax

For years we were an average struggling league team. When Mercer landed he assembled the finest group of players, each one worked harder for the other. They had an indefatigable spirit and played as hard as they performed. Finally success materialized in the late 60's and early 70's. Before Mansour this was the period we could look to for inspiration and hold our heads up. We lost Colin Bell today but truthfully he is where our great lineage begins, along with Doyle, Lee, Summerbee and Young. He will forever be a talisman in our history. God love him and the indelible memories we'll forever share. His name will always loom over the strident history of this amazing club.

Davis typical pompuos BBC tosser

Wonderful piece. Never seen this interview before. Brilliant

Next season they got beaten and eliminated after two matches by Fenerbahce in Champions Cup, it's still remembered even after those years..

Which English team won the 1st Division title and then got relegated the following season ?

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Great manager, but he could also overthink aswell and talk a bit of bollocks at times!!! But yeah a true legend!(I've got he's autobiography, good read!)

I watched the Everton(Howard kendalls reign)documentary, it was very good, interesting..... Imagine one on the mercer/Allison years at city, that would of been amazing!!! R. I. P. Mercer, Allison and kendall! Mcfc4ever CTID ✌️

Joe Mercer, THE complete gentleman 👏👏👏👏👏

Top Alty supporter Frank Sidebottom at 4:02 and best version of the match of the day tune.

Even georgie best once said he would have loved to have experinced a game playing in the city attack enough said..... We had right quality, bell, Lee, summerbee, Tc, young etc.... CTID Mcfc4ever!

Great to see Joe Mercer not much of Joe speaking on film!