1969/70 - Man City v West Brom (League Cup Final - 7.3.70)

[@roystonhesketh3987]

Iconic city away shirt for those of us of a certain age..

[@walks.akadannystylusjnr.9346]

i wore mine all the time .. got in trouble at school but didn't care lol .. MCFC

[@alanbooker1955]

Thanks for this, I was at the match and seeing this brought the memories flooding back.

[@stayfast79]

Thanks ,been searching for this for ages , even though the baggies lost that was our 3rd wembley final in four years and we lost in the fa cup semi the year before so it could have been four , we had an excellent cup team back then

[@DCaproli]

what a great watch thank you classic football. I was only 4 at the time but was aware of what a great club we were with my grandad and uncles tellling me about Frank Swift and the ace 56 team. Growing up in Blackley then Prestwich I thought life would be good as a blue with only good times and success ahead. little was I to know. Still its turned out well at this time of typing and hopefully my daughters are in for a better time of it than i had travelling to Gay Meadow, Sencil Bank etc - all lovely honest clubs but it was hard work especially in 1998/99, our darkest hour. Must be great for Mike Summerbee Tommy Booth, Franny Lee and others from this great team to see our club back at the top again.

[@Sanctified57]

Fantastic upload of one of the best cup finals of all time. Thank you. This match signified peak Man City of the Mercer Allison years, they were a magnificent. After this and the ECWC final win against Gornik, City sadly went on the slow decline. Actually never to fully recover again. The modern City although considerably more successful, have sadly never in my heart of hearts been my City

[@edmundpower1250]

Oh enjoy what great things City are doing now. Football will never be the same again

[@Blinkers2007GameDev]

CHAMPIONS OF EUROPE

[@duncanholding7636]

They should have become the dominant force in English in the early to mid 70s as in 1970 they were still a fairly young squad but for various reasons it never happened....West Broms fortunes also quickly declined....

[@Sanctified57]

@@duncanholding7636 Agreed. I think it had a lot to do with a number of things. The internal power struggle between Mercer and Allison in 1971 as Allison wanted to take over as manager. This destabilised things, and we lost the crucial chemistry between Joe and Big Mal. We also had some major injuries to key players during 1970-71 season, and with a limited squad this proved costly. Then in Allison’s first season as boss in 1971-72 he disrupted a well oiled fit team on their way to recapturing the title by buying Rodney Marsh, who at the time was totally unsuited to City’s style of play. This was the beginning of the slump from which City never fully recovered. By this time, some players lost fitness and form and started to age. The loss of both Mercer in 1972 and Allison in 1973, precipitated the end.

[@KebabMusicLtd]

@@Sanctified57 *By this time, some players lost fitness and form and started to age* Players don't just start to age. In 1972, Book would have been 37/38, Heslop would have been 31/32, Summerbee would have been 29. But the majority of this team were still in their mid to late 20s and most of them would continue playing top level football into the 1980s. Mercer was effectively pushed out by the Swales take-over as Allison quenched his thirst by supping from the poisoned chalice. That resulted in back stabbings at dawn. Despite the ructions City manage to remain a top-flight club for the rest of that decade and would win the League Cup again six years later. Marsh never reached the potential that some had suggested. (36 goals in 118 appearances). He was bargain basement at Best. (Clive not George)

[@alanprior7650]

I was born in February 1970 and have NEVER seen this. Thankyou.

[@tsr207]

Good interview with Lee - professional answers and respect for WBA.....

[@KebabMusicLtd]

Yeah, I was a bit disappointed that they introduced Lee as Man-of-the-match before the highlights started as I couldn't remember the outcome of this match. Announcing Lee as king-pin kind of spoilt it for me. Maybe the uploader could have removed the Big Match studio pre-amble. City must have been short of players that day giving Heslop two positions. It was actually Doyle who played as number 04, Booth played 05, and Pardoe the match winner played 11. In those days players didn't have individual squad numbers because most people could only count up to 11. To think if the City mascot was about 10 that day he would now be 63.

[@darren2514fv]

The first League Cup Final to be televised in colour

[@josephyearwood1179]

How do know…was u there?

[@KebabMusicLtd]

@@josephyearwood1179 Not at all. For those who were there it was only available in monochrome. Real colour hadn't been invented yet. (see Pleasantville movie)

[@northlincsfox243]

I recall Arsenal-Swindon in 1969 was televised in black & white, so yes, colour for this one.

[@BritishRaceCaller]

@@josephyearwood1179 what an incredibly silly comment. A simple look through old TV listings would show you that. And although the odd sports occasion was showed in color from 1967 onwards, both BBC-1 and ITV did not go to a primary color service until November 1969.

[@seltaeb3302]

​@@KebabMusicLtdColour TV was available in 1966 but colour sets cost the price of a car. I rmbr seeing one at about £300. A weekly working man's wage was.undet £10. Even in the 70s it was.beyond most people. You would hire a bw TV as quite often the valves would blow & it was repaired under your contract. It was the 1980s that people started to be able to afford one as I did. I miss the old be TV. We knew grass was green & it was the content that mattered not the colour.

[@frank.8232]

Thanks great times .

[@ianpmckay]

Astle's glorious headed goal on 8:10 - simply the best!

[@arthursteven5601]

A young asa Hartford future manchester city legend

[@Mancunianblue]

💙🏆🏆🏆

[@Mancunianblue]

Manchester City FC , the first club in England to win a domestic trophy and a European trophy in the same season, no history 😂

[@Mancunianblue]

@@edmundcleecinematic1961 Well l stand corrected but the low key fairs cup two legged final, 25,000 at Elland Road hardly counts now does it, even Newcastle won that😉

[@Mancunianblue]

@@edmundcleecinematic1961 l agree, and yes Leeds were an excellent side then, Billy Bremner all 5’5 inches of him my favourite, cheers.

[@matthewarmitage6681]

How different Football was back then when most top flight clubs had every chance of winning silver wear, just how sport should be. Unlike these days with just the same few clubs winning trophies, or buying them to be more honest.

[@philh8288]

...And no prima donnas just honest hardworking footballers, playing good attacking football on a bog of a pitch.

[@Sanctified57]

Agreed, and even though Summerbee was quite clearly badly injured, there were no histrionics. It was a game played by real men in those days.

[@baggiesjoe1608]

West Brom were in cup finals in 1966,1967, 1968 and 1970

[@craigmullen9046]

Type in State of football, Death of a game, Birth of a Monster!!! Watch it.

[@davidgraham6781]

The classic Manchester City side of the late 60s early 1970s. League Champions in 1968, FA Cup winners in 1969, League Cup winners here in this video from 1970 and then went on to win the now defunct European Cup Winners Cup in 1970 as well.

[@salopian4037]

I was at this match, what a different world it was to what we have now. I bought two stand tickets outside the ground - for me and my father at the original price - and we sold our terrrace tickets, also for the cost price. When we sat down the chap next to us asked me where we'd got the tickets from. He said he gave them to a friend to sell and told him that he must not sell them above the original price.

[@philipbarker1896]

in those days it was important to avoid the score in "Likely Lads" fashion so as to watch without knowing the result when the Final was screened on Sunday. This was also the first year when the Penalty Prize Final took place before the match and this was shown on World of Sport. The eliminators had been featured on On the Ball each week leading up to the final.

[@Traveller69]

Brian Moore was THIRTY EIGHT!! 😳 Man the 70s were a hard paper round! The tekkers of these players on that pitch and with that glorified medicine ball is mind blowing too. Would rather the emphasis be on footballing skills than who ran 10k in a match and tiki taka snore fests.

[@Genekellystand]

Ok watching this clip reminds me of the mascot of Man City. His name was Paul Todd and he was on nearly every team photo and popped up all the time. As a city fan of the day who had to save hard to go to matches I hated this snivelling little git 😂

[@seltaeb3302]

That ball was quite different to the heavy ball played in the 50s & beyond. This ball was used right into the millennium until the ping pong ball they use now. This ball was the best and began about the 66 World Cup.

[@philiproworth6131]

What a great match on a dreadfull pitch for wembley.The pitch was even worse for the FA cup final a few months later. Thanks for this

[@Rick-cv1kp]

I was there! First time Ive seen the game since.I watch up to when Jeff scored his great goal. No point in watching any further.

[@geoffreydowen5793]

my trip to see the Albion with my dad and brother I Was 12 ,now 65 we had a good team loved the city shirt, still do away shirts these days are awful. great teams going head tó head

[@algie-t2w]

Felt so sorry for Albion's goalkeeper. Both goalkeepers played so well.

[@RobertoLopez-bn7uz]

Joe Mercer was absolutely disgusted with the state of the pitch. Called it a "Cabbage Patch"

[@algie-t2w]

What a marvellous game. This is from an era before footballers became mere 'products'. Also, when most British football teams were manned by British footballers.

[@CaWFly]

So right , you could pronounce theirs names ,

[@andyf750]

Great footag. Snow in London in March!

[@MC-nb6jx]

Climate change🤔😉

[@ianbennett1491]

Mike Winterwasp was in agony. Today he would have been taken off. Enjoyed this.

[@KebabMusicLtd]

I liked the way the referee asked Jeff Astle his name before he booked him. If a referee did that to a player today, that player would have an identity crisis for the rest of the season.

[@grahamhavercroft4203]

Could today's footballers play on a pitch like that? I doubt it!!

[@stephenbarber8265]

yes, i was there. disappointing result for the Albion - but a great day out for a 17 year old kid

[@KevinHyde-r8m]

My dad took me to this match

[@NosyFella]

The two Man City goals were scored by both of Wolves player Tommy Doyle's grandads. Pardoe and Doyle.

[@talkinghead3169]

Blankets on the bench, and punches on the pitch

[@GerardMaher-ru3be]

Wembley a ploughed field. Not a foreign mercenary in sight. My poor Albion beaten by Lee and Bell.

[@NapoleonSolo61]

A golden age, before greed ruined the game

[@thesumster7016]

My god kicking a medicine ball on a gluepot, I used to play then and you forget all this.

[@KebabMusicLtd]

Exactly. We've all forgotten how wonderful mud can be.

[@Oldblokefromtipton]

10 years old , second Albion game I went to . I remember the Kings goal the rest is a blur. Beaten on the day by an awful pitch and a very god city team .

[@malthusXIII-fo3ep]

Most of the crowd seemed smartly dressed but no scarves and hats, virtually no team colours throughout the crowd in the background, seemed quite grey.

[@womba68]

remarkable that brian moore points out the mistake of having heslop in the line up twice but doesn't tell you what the line up actually was. they also had mike doyle as number 11 but he was wearing 4 so the whole thing was a dogs dinner.

[@Villa832]

No head injury, play on. That should still be the rule imo.

[@gordonmonaghan133]

Maybe it's my age, but I seem to recollect that Glynn Pardoe played at full back.

[@Mancunianblue]

Me too, never mind though 🏆

[@robfielding100]

He usually played full back but he played a great game in midfield

[@onthekippaxsince75]

He actually started out as a striker in his youth days, and sometimes played there as an emergency later in his career, he was also quite adept in midfield as this game shows.Malcolm converted him to full back. A massively underrated player.

[@philh8288]

WBA lg cup winners 66 WBA lg cup runners up 67 WBA FA cup winners 68 WBA lg cup Runners up 70 I was born in 72 WBA won FA since my dad always blames me!

[@edmundpower1250]

They won the FA Cup since? When?

[@hornbychaser1106]

@@edmundpower1250 Do you know what he means by FA?

[@philh8288]

Spell it out for him... FUCK ALL some people eh ?😢

[@chriscoughlan5221]

lol

[@soulman956]

Was lucky to see all those matches , still going up the Albion for my 62 consecutive season . COYB

[@robfielding100]

I was there as a 16 year old with my dad. Possibly the worst pitch ever. CTID

[@KebabMusicLtd]

You know, its just occurred to me whilst watching these highlights, but we don't have members of the press sat behind the goal-line anymore. I never even noticed that in all these years. Amazing to think if you were there that day that you could walk right out of that stadium and go buy a copy of The Brotherhood Of Man single "United We Stand" which was riding high in the charts at this time. Not into The Brotherhood of Man, why not treat yourself to a 1500cc Volkswagon Beetle for only £580? Or maybe hook up with Madeline Smith and see if she fancies a fish supper. Suggit and See!

[@TheKingofDirk]

The goalie borrowed Chester Drawers cap.

[@davidlawrence9091]

Rarely see a Goalkeeper wearing a cap these days. Osborne in the second half, to avoid the glare of the sun?

[@davebest5624]

Yes, the sun would be quite low in March and setting over the West Stand opposite

[@ronalddeavy2657]

Is that wembley?

[@talkinghead3169]

"Astle is offended by it all" 😂😂 How commentating has changed.

[@stevenedwards1298]

Just realised Brian Moore here looks a bit like Ant. Out of Ant and Dec.

[@MC-nb6jx]

Five minutes gone and look at the pitch🤔🤔

[@kingarthurusatenniscoach1415]

Corrigan should have had that cross and suggett should have made it 2 nil,,,

[@richardmannion2779]

the ball looks heavy. No bounce.

[@bertcert991]

I went to the two legs of the semifinal two classics settled by Leeonepen City’s Chinese international 4-3 the aggregate score I think Albion beat Carlisle

[@englanduk6131]

It was actually Leewonpen..... 😂

[@EvoGoody]

West Brom were unlucky there.

[@oneeyeddave1964]

snow in march 1970

[@DavidWilliams-hy1qk]

Snow also in the 1979 league Cup final.

[@bertcert991]

Snow and some very dodgy goalkeeping

[@edmundpower1250]

Snow in March 2018 too

[@Villa832]

Worst Wembley pitch I’ve ever seen. Absolute cabbage patch.

[@josephyearwood1179]

Moreso lookalikes Bournemouth v Leeds. Creeps.

[@waynemurray5264]

What MCFC winning trophies before the ADUG take over? surely not, We don’t have any history. Must be total myth that around that time under Joe Mercer and Malcolm Allison we won the second division title, the first division title the FA Cup, the League Cup, the charity shield and the European Cup Winners Cup?

[@MC-nb6jx]

Shhhh don’t tell everyone they won’t believe you😉🤣

[@Dss322]

Colin Bell hand ball all day long.

[@Coxy-b34]

26:46 There's me thinking feigning injury was brought into the English game by Johnny foreigner 🤷‍♂

[@infrasleep]

It was Francis Lee-a notorious diver and cheat-he probably still betters all the cheats and divers of today. Famously got a smack in the mouth from Norman Hunter who was peed off after a blatant Lee dive got a penalty -Derby v Leeds '75. There is also an hilarious clip of Man City v Man Utd where George Best wins a free kick after diving from a Lee challenge and Lee has a tantrum, doing an exagerated dive to say Best dived to the ref. Lee didn't do irony. The thing was-as it is for most of todays cheats-Lee was skillful enough with no need for diving and cheating. Today's game is a joke because of it.