99 | THE PLAYOFF FINAL | Documentary Film

City Studios present a film looking back at the 20th Anniversary of a famous victory at Wembley! It was victory over Gillingham in the Division Two Playoff Final which helped provide the catalyst for City to fire their way back to the Premier League. We spoke to every player who played that day to create this film, celebrating their achievements that day and letting them pull on the shirt one last time...
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[@mancity]

25 years ago today..! Still gives us chills... 💙

[@giles852002]

Gillingham fan here, it still breaks my heart knowing how agonisingly close we were to beating City at Wembley. Thankfully we went up the next year & I’m proud of how City have done since as they are such a huge Club that didn’t deserve to be in Division 2. Still praying Gillingham do a Bournemouth one day, but here’s to both clubs, maybe we’ll meet again one day.

[@TheMagicianBee]

Despite all the success and games against the likes of Barca and Real Madrid, I still think about Gillingham. I’ll check the table to see how you’re doing and hearing your result read out always makes me look up and think about that game. You’re a big part of our history and where we ended up.

[@mmsiphonevinyls1027]

@@TheMagicianBee same, it’s just pure entertainment. Gillingham helped make it that just like we did.

[@liamjohnson7887]

I remember being at maine road for the league game against Gillingham that season (a very dull 0-0). But never forget the Gill fans chanting 'where are city in the league'. As Gillingham were above us at the time. But I always look out for them ever since that game and hope they do well.

[@Josh_J9]

Fair doos mate hope you come up one day

[@01732michael]

New owners now for the GILs, you never know 👀

[@hemanthprabhu5555]

Dickov's goal isn't just a goal. It was everything for the Cityzens.

[@khalifaaboubacar4438]

Tear on my eyes😭 really look like I was at stadium .... C'Mon City till I die💙💙💙

[@Vinitnagool]

As new fans might not know .. Man City channel has provided us the vital piece of this club history.. Fantastic work 👏🏻 CTID !

[@Robedon]

0-2 down I turned to my brother as an optimistic sixteen year old and said 'we've never lost at Wembley wearing stripes' Still true to this day.

[@LUKE-cx7jr]

Have we ever lost in Wembley sorry I am only 12

[@Robedon]

@@LUKE-cx7jr 30s and 50s went to Wembley lost, both captains promised to win the final the year after, and both did. One was the Trautman broken neck as well if I remember right.

[@happyngroovynallthat6708]

I wore my 69 cup final replica jersey at Wembley that day. Nearly ripped it up on 85 mins. We all kept the faith and look what happened. In my opinion the most important game in our history.

[@WorchihanZingkhai]

I met Paul Dickov in 2017 in Bangkok and I remember our conversation about his late and FAMOUS goal at Wembley. His love and dedication for City are pure. Really glad that CityTV invited the whole 99 squads and made a movie. So proud to be part of this club.

[@BlueCityzen9320]

Beautiful beautiful video. Well done City TV!

[@kelvinmusyoka7894]

I love this "... and letting them pull on the shirt one last time."

[@lmfsmith9192]

At the end of Sky Sports coverage of the playoff final in 99, I remember them getting the final words from a blue leaving the ground "Them reds are finished, we're rising, we're going up! Phoenix in the flame, this is the beginning! " I had no idea Nostradamus was a City fan! 😆

[@Wickedpissah41]

City before oil. Money 💸💸💸💸💸

[@thehotchannel2449]

@@Wickedpissah41 Teasing or what mate?

[@robfielding100]

I had the Phoenix tattooed on my arm! I used to tell all 3 daughters not to date anyone with a tattoo… What a hypocrite 😳

[@peterflynn7083]

All I can say is I was there with a story like thousands have great memories

[@AD-zs3ey]

Cheers fellas. One of the best days of my life. MCFC OK 💙

[@AndrewClayton999]

I wouldn't swap that for all the trophies in the world. Utterly unique and beautiful! We're Manchester City, we fight to the end!

[@lg24s58]

I know that players come and go but do you think different teams of a certain club have this similar spirit ?? Like this 1999 play off and the 2012 title race fight to the end would you say it’s a Manchester City thing?😅

[@jackcole3146]

Nor me.

[@tmckboston417]

Lovely video, the class of 99... C'mon city!!! Mcfc4ever! Blue moon rising, city til I die..... Manchesters blue!!!

[@test-tu4xv]

I became a cityzen in 2005...because my girl ran off with a boy who loved man utd.... Thank you city for showing this. For letting those legends relive those moments. Thank you city for everything.... CITY TILL I DIE 🧿🧿🧿🧿🧿

[@RomanBeloHorizonte]

Cool story!

[@thomasgulliver4522]

Now that is an unheard-of level of pettiness 😂

[@Stu.6]

16 at the time Best come back ever! And to win the treble 24 years later mental! MCFC !! 🏆🏆🏆

[@katangmi]

Dickov's goal and that final pass to Dickov looked very similar to the goal Aguero scored in 2012 assisted by Balotelli. Man City Dramatic Come back win on final day keeps on repeating after a gap of 10 years. Here we are here again singing Gundogan in 2022 . What a history. What a club. Dickov's 1999 Aguerooo 2012 and Gundogan 2022. 💙💙💙

[@wedginaldmaboy1724]

I made my two teenage lads watch this..... they now know that the likes of Goat, Dickov and Weaver are true City legends.....just in a slightly different way to our current crop. Brilliant video.....and glad I am not the only one who shed a tear .....

[@amezzeray2]

My parents were there at Wembley that day. They left me at my grans house. I listened on GMR. I was silly enough to switch the radio off at 2-0. I have never left or stopped watching a game early since. This was the moment that made me a true believer in the magic of football. And it was beautiful.

[@elisabrown3018]

I remember watching this game live on tv and I’m a Hammer fair play city never gave up👍🏆

[@carolyuenaz]

Lovely video! Thank you for exposing a young fan like me to the club's wonderful history.

[@mancity]

Delighted to be able to educate as many as possible about this very special day! Always got to recognise those who are so so important to our history!

[@handsolo1209]

Carol Yuen - You'll enjoy this too then - kzbin.info/www/bejne/m2aZgXhsnausacU

[@carolyuenaz]

@@handsolo1209 Thanks for sharing - I enjoyed watching it! So different from the victory parade these days

[@handsolo1209]

@@carolyuenaz - Yes, it was a different world back then. If you weren't in Manchester you couldn't watch the team play or the parade. I doubt anyone outside of the cities where teams played back then knew anything about them.

[@beyondthecosmosmcfc]

We came from this to playing Champions League final. Main difference between us and glory Hunter clubs is that we supporters of Man city will always support our club whether it's second division or champions League final.

[@danellis6091]

Old Wembley really was magical. What a day that was. Thanks lads. CTID.

[@Michael-qx3is]

What a great day 😊. I got goose bumps watching this again. I was there with my brother gutted at 0-2 down and sat down despondent. My brother said to “come on stand up we can do this” . We were right at the top tier of seats at wembly,near the steps. We witnessed a mass exodus past in the last five minutes . It stopped when Horlock scored. Then when Dickov scored it was utter mayhem, stranger hugging strangers. I pratically celebrated by running down the steps hugging everyone in pure joy. From then on we just new we was going to win that day…. CTID 😊

[@dhruvgoel5887]

This is exactly what I love about this club. CTID 💙💙💙💙

[@youwouldntgetit3792]

I tried not to tear up cause I’m at work, but damn it i did 😢 CTID💙💙

[@SubsForaPizza]

Love it next year we aim for the champions League and If we do win it we will be the BEST!

[@tebogomohanoe5443]

The final is upon us

[@latynrai]

Being a City fan evrytime when I watch a highlight of games or any moment or any history of our club, my eyes come out with tears, a tears of joy. Thank you legend for brought us here and together we can grow as a club.evrythig we touch become a history. Love u City. Once a blue always a blue n my heart is blue... A tears of joy..

[@MadeInManny0161]

We are city...super city always & forever from maine rd...CTID!!!

[@diptishalder4635]

Nicky Weaver's looking well! Pity they couldn't find his gk jersey. It's a wonderful film.

[@huaweimobile7784]

Why city always prosuce pure magical goals.... two goals in stoppage time two times...Thats why I love this club

[@ahme7441]

Man City fan since 2010 from Algeria I love Ederson and Aguero

[@KunCity]

This is just emotionally beautiful🥺 City Forever💙

[@07sharkteam]

We want those colours back!

[@seanmichaels1867]

' you'll never take the kippax' 💙💙💙💙

[@GabrielJesusMCFC]

CTID 💙

[@paulwilson9763]

Gabriel Jesus gabs u are our future great goals in f a cup mate u are part of the city family

[@ilovememes3728]

Gabriel Jesus I see you everywhere. You’re a true citizen. From a Liverpool fan

[@GabrielJesusMCFC]

I Love memes thanks bro 👍

[@LUKE-cx7jr]

@@ilovememes3728 respect

[@dharmawiguna3232]

12:19 Love you Sheikh Mansour

[@ashwienharpal2590]

😂

[@ferrysyax4477]

Maybe in that day i was born on 14 june. But now im happy,that i can see that memorable match and thank's god im born to be CITY... ♥♥♥

[@Nik-dl9ty]

@12.18 watch sheikh mansour celebrate, got thrilled seeing the come back...and thought to buy this club,,, he gave other teams 10 years to breathe and grab as much trophies as they can....😁⭕⭕ and now most of the trophies are ours in england....... CTID .... CHAMPIONS....

[@sandisecezula8975]

Words cant describe how much I love this club!❤ All the way from South Africa 🇿🇦

[@thejoaop94]

City is Champion of Europe!!!

[@gaelmaulana2130]

paul diktov legend kun Aguero legend

[@Agunghy]

More content of city's history... ♥♥♥

[@DrJRMCFC]

Apparently we don’t have a history.....hahahahahaha

[@Agunghy]

@@DrJRMCFC WE? Who are you?

[@indianpride8545]

@@DrJRMCFC so what did you watched ?? A video from the future. Idiot man city has existed since 1882.

[@skollybob]

@@indianpride8545 He's being sarcastic, all fans now say we are a club without history.

[@Roadside_Attraction]

Remember where we came from. and Be grateful about it #CityTillIDie

[@FPL_Ezo]

loved watching this as a kid to look back at city💙💙💙comeback kings

[@andymiles3886]

I was proud to be a blue that day more than ever. I was there!!!!

[@martin7955]

Great stuff great lads great club ,i said it that day citys luck has changed and it has god bless all the city fans around the world!

[@Star04897]

That equalizer was very similar to the Aguero goal. Even the buildup. Started from a throw in. Who knows. Maybe we will reach the champions league final next year and something similar will happen. That really seems to be the magic of this club haha.

[@jacobdunn7658]

We've reached the cl final now so you never know

[@himalayalamichhane4046]

we are into the final of UCL

[@ashwienharpal2590]

We have reached the final. Let's win it my fellow blue 💙

[@eleazerlangstieh3894]

We go again next year💙CTID

[@mikedavies2511]

Was there that day, making my way back to the car with tears in my eyes until heard roar then turned round like hundreds more, the Wembley stewards wouldn't let us back in at first but in the end we carried them back in with us lol what a day and as they say the rest is history

[@ceryse622]

got goosebumps watching this and dickovs goal

[@weledonweleboss191]

They started the journey

[@ibby60]

The best team ever love you

[@eleanorhendry8204]

It’s actually madness watching this is making me cry and I wasn’t even alive when they played that game...born 2001!! So emotional! 💙💙

[@leokirk1960]

Most important game in Manchester city's history

[@hugor1338]

This game will be elevated even higher if City wear the yellow again on Saturday v Inter 10-6-23. What a statement.

[@adnanwaseem021]

Why was city always like this? Had to leave everything for the last seconds

[@pralad1]

I have a possible theory to pitch here, if you don't mind, I think it's because City don't always ram the game home. They take off the accelerator a little bit and that's where the advantage kicks in for the opposition. What City needs is a small core of good players as they do now, so that any setplays go on, it's through them and that way, the game's done and dusted.

[@semtexsam1512]

I was 10 at the time and I knew I was a blue that day. Even though i stuck with us after we got relegated AGAIN City used to send me the programs and i would get a sticker of one of the players my favourite was kinkladze atvthe time. I still remember that and I love them for that.

[@GFCSavage]

Watching this as a Gills fan still hurts. Broke my heart that day, thankfully we pulled off an amazing comeback against Wigan at Wembley the following year and that exorcised a lot of demons.

[@pepguardiola5878]

I was born in 1999. Ten years later I became a City fans

[@ryanschultz4119]

To think of where Manchester City are now. None of it would be possible without this courageous team of characters. It's very important to remember the humble beginnings City came from just a couple decades ago. I've found myself getting very anxious/nervous about the upcoming Champions League semifinal tie with PSG! But after coming back to this video. And the 93:20 documentaries. I'm quite a bit more confident & hopeful! My sincerest thanks to these brave Cityzens. And all the other great Manchester City players of years past & present! I love this club!💯 C'mon CI-TEH!!!🙌💙

[@rootnelsen4964]

There are only two times that football made me cry; Kun's goal against QPR and this documentary

[@sofiajxx2019]

I am 15 years old and I wish I could have seen this game in person it gives me goosebumps and I wasn't even there. That game was one of the most important matches in City's history.

[@miguelsalazar6421]

This is why I love football.

[@cobytan6722]

Thanks for this video. I am not a fan then, till Sun zhi Hai joined City

[@neworderclansactionreplays4315]

Love this. I was there and i didn't leave the stadium when we went 2-0 down. Them wooden benches seated about 50 or so and only me and my mate were still sat on it when it looked like all hope was lost. It was completely full again when dickov became a legend. CTID

[@motogseven6798]

The day that changed our future!! Goater an dickov were my idols growing up!!

[@ashleycadwallader5834]

Amazing to see them all again - what a journey and WHAT A CLUB!!! 💙

[@near-tribe814]

This game was where it all started for me. Brings back memories. More of these videos please City!

[@garadgelle_officail7173]

Come back kings ❤️❤️❤️🙏🙏🙏🇰🇪🇰🇪🇰🇪

[@lonerangerr007]

Wow what a day to watch this. Halla city always

[@attayasuhadha1013]

That all legend players never be forgotten, cause future is build by history

[@NahuelPadilla1988]

As a Argetinian I would say this is more dramatic that Aguero´s goal agains QPR.

[@blootoofblue6951]

Only really remember the equalizer and the pens. If someone told me now there was no extra time, I'd believe them. Don't remember a second of it. Rolled down around 20 steps and landed on me mate(who was sat on our row)nearly killing him when Dickov scored. Great day!

[@vincentweezy3208]

Dickov's goal just like Aguero's same end CTID

[@bigmikeno1]

The Comeback Kings..We Fight till the End.

[@adkata5890]

I can't believe how much we have changed for 20 years! Cityzen forever! COME ON CITYYYYYY !!!!!

[@laker_fanatic3985]

When Riyad mahrez joined Man city I was angry and all I could think about was why didn't he join a team with better history but watching this I just realized history isn't about trophies and man city has a beautiful history C'MON CITY

[@sivomirzivotic5369]

This is so beautiful !! Perfect job Congratulations CityTV💙💙💙💙💙💙

[@johnnienewt]

we have our own memories of that day but wouldn't we all just love to have run round like nicky weaver?

[@anasmac6751]

City 💪: there is always hope

[@ianconway9432]

The Resurrection. A day of tears, a day of cheers. What a day, the day we felt a higher power lift our club out of the dark clouds and into the light, Isn't that the beauty right there?

[@koseisan]

Where would City be without them... Wish I could've see it.

[@mmsiphonevinyls1027]

These lot are outright City legends. I was only 2 at the time and wasn’t a fan til about 2003, but without these guys we likely wouldn’t be where we are. This was the start of the road back.

[@davidclarke6718]

For all our success I would not swap this day for anything.

[@leonkouider8869]

The beginning of the new era.

[@rimachangaier4729]

Love it.... Absolutely brilliant!!!!

[@gregghall5408]

As a Gills fan it still pains me, I was there and couldn't believe we were winning and the very second it went 2-1 i knew we lost the game! The atmosphere was electric, full capacity Wembley was buzzing! Although it wasn't the fairytale ending it was still an amazing game of football and I'd say it was the greatest playoff final to date. It changed Citys fortune that day and put you back where you belong as it was still a mystery to me how you ended up in the old second division lol

[@citymad2mancitymad644]

god bless you mate i was there that day i must of gone through 20 different emotions i know how you feel about that day i've never forgot wolves in 74 league cup spurs in 81...FA CUP i was at them games as well and they still hurt ... good luck to you and the gills.

[@benjaminpullinger3567]

Awesome memories love those lads great to see they are all well CTID

[@elenilsonbarbosa4323]

What a beautiful story... English football is wonderful!

[@roslynstephens9632]

I watched the game at work on a portable TV that a customer had bought in as she supported Gillingham and she was giving me hassle for being a City fan I was absolutely sick at 2 0 down but oh what a great comeback

[@The_offspring]

I was there aged 9 and I was back at wembley to see us land the domestic treble. These boys are heroes

[@neilanthony9288]

All the boys together must of felt amazing . In my top ten City feelings of all time nd there's been a few........CITY TILL I DIE , I AM CITY TILL I DIE , I KNOW I AM I'M SURE I AM , I'M CITY TILL I DIE! Long live BENNY......I'LL NEVER LET YOU DIE........GUVNOR GENERAL......true leader 😎

[@ilovememes3728]

I’m a Liverpool fan, but congrats on this, and I can see City win the UCL in the next two seasons

[@Jemuanzo1]

7:20 "look at the frustration here".....before Aguero's goal in 2012.. The guy in spectacles

[@shazandju]

What a day, what a weekend, what a memory

[@miltonturner2167]

Goosebumps....

[@RevolutionaryMod]

Bloody loved this 💙 Mint.

[@tmckboston417]

I've got one of Terry cookes old kitbags! Mcfc4ever! CTID!

[@johnasmwasnsansu5403]

much respect for you guys we still love you

[@r.osullivan852]

Should bring the final strip back as away kit. Either that or the red and black one