Manchester City On This Day chronicles in diary form the major events & unforgettable moments in the clubs history. With individual entries for each day of the year & multiple listings for more historic & busier days in the Blues life the book

Includes:: all the clubs major games promotions cup runs significant events & sensational signings. Who could forget May 11 1968 when City clinched their last league title with a 4-3 win at Newcastle United? Or November 7 1987 when the Blues hit double figures beating Huddersfield Town 10-1 at Maine Road? & no City fan will look at the date of September 9 1989 without thinking of the 5-1 thrashing of neighbours Manchester United. The arrival of Joe Mercer signings of Steve Daley & Robinho & the date Bert Trautmann broke his next keeping goal for the Blues in the 56 FA Cup final
- its all in here plus every embarrassing cup defeat & glorious triumph at home & abroad.


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Manchester City fans have long been the denizens of gallows humour after years of bouncing between the divisions & the songs the supporters sing about their club & its players reflect this perfectly. Now for the first time those songs & chants are collected in the Manchester City Songbook. From the heady days of Bell Lee & Summerbee to the crazy antics of Mario Balotelli & supreme skills of Sergio Aguero the very best of the terrace chants songs & timeless classics that have set City fans apart over the years this is a book that will delight & entertain in equal measure & is truly a book of the people. From Blue Moon & Sha-la-la-la-Summerbee to Oh Balotelli Wonder Ball Feed the Goat & Niall Quinn's Disco Pants every fan will want to own The Manchester City Songbook. ...

In the same format as the successful London Compendium" the " Manchester Compendium" relates the remarkable & diverse history of Englands second city. Manchesters town hall & its Royal Exchange epitomise the citys architectural grandeur & its industrial heritage. Peterloo & Engels treatise on the conditions of the working classes its political history & the Manchester Guardian & Factory Records its cultural & social history. From Thomas de Quincey to Alan Touring Neville Cardus to Morrissey
- all are part of the citys rich & fascinating past. Covering every area of human activity & incorporating all the great events & key moments in the citys history this will be a fresh & unique perspective on a great city."
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From the late 1950s Mancunians have had a passion for creating & following great music. Be it live or via recordings the city centre has been a magnet for generations of locals
- & in recent years music fans from all over the country & beyond
- to enjoy. Whilst cities such as Liverpool & Memphis turned their musical heritage into a tourist attractions Manchester kept looking forward developing new scenes & tastes. Yet the 2002 film Twenty-Four Hour Party People" was probably the point at which Manchester music fans started to look back at the rich musical history of their city. This coincided with the publication of the book " Morrisseys Manchester" by Phill Gatenby also in 2002 & numerous other publications penned by luminaries of the Manchester scene. Following the success of " Morrisseys Manchester" a guide book dedicated to locations associated with The Smiths author Phill Gatenby has put together several tours featuring other world famous Manchester bands from the Buzzcocks via Joy Division to Oasis Elbow & Doves as well as the various scenes from beat to acid house or even lo-fi. An interesting guide for anyone with an interest in British music the guide documents the various clubs & venues that have influenced Manchester based musicians over the last 50 years."

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Unlike its near neighbour working-class Salford Manchester proved able to raise eight Pals battalions. Initially these battalions were composed of middle-class men who experience before the war years was within the commercial financial & manufacturing interests which formed the foundations of Edwardian Manchester's life & prosperity. Manchester was undeniably proud of its pals battalions; that the area was capable of raising. Seven months after their arrival in France the battle of the Somme was launched on the fateful 1st July 1916. On the right of the British Army's extraordinary efforts that day the Manchester Pals were part of one of the few successful actions taking the villages of Montauban & Mametz & making a deep incursion into the German defences north of the River Somme. ...

The city of Manchester once known as the queen of the cotton cities has seen many changes over the course of the last centuries
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Rising from the Wreckage is the definitive story of Manchester Uniteds resurgence from the ashes of a German runway to a balmy May evening at Wembley & the pinnacle of European football. Jimmy Murphy arrives back in Manchester unaware of the disaster at Munich but soon discovers that he is now at the helm of a shattered club. Distraught but a fighter the Welshman uses the resources at hand & supervises the necessary rebuilding of Manchester United from scratch & as Matt Busby returns to the fore together they begin to create yet another outstanding United team. As relegation threatens the FA Cup is won & becomes a springboard for further success with a team boasting of not one but three European Footballers of the Year. Being crowned European Champions was always the ultimate dream & this became a reality ten years after Munich. It was arguably the most memorable decade in the history of Manchester United with numerous highs & lows & here for the first time in print is the story of Manchester United rising from the wreckage. ...

Manchester United On This Day revisits all the most magical & memorable moments from the clubs distinguished past mixing in a maelstrom of quirky anecdotes & legendary characters to produce an irresistibly dippable diary of Red Devils history
- with an entry for every day of the year. From the clubs Victorian foundation as Newton Heath through to their emergence as one of the worlds most successful clubs Uniteds rollercoaster history takes in winding-up orders the Munich air disaster & the joys of Uniteds first European Cup triumph all crowned by the drama of winning the first ever Treble. Pivotal historic events such as the clubs first ever trophy win the 1960s rebirth & Sir Alex Fergusons arrival form a backdrop against which Old Trafford heroes
- Duncan Edwards George Best & Bobby Charlton Eric Cantona David Beckham & Billy Meredith
- all loom larger than life.


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Manchester United have a long & distinguished history as Britains most successful football club & the songs the supporters sing about their team & its players reflect this perfectly. On the pitch the performances have ensured that the trophy cabinet has stayed full to the brim & off the pitch the supporters have ensured that the Reds success has been played to a backbeat of innovative & catchy anthems & one-liners. Now those songs & chants are collected in the Manchester United Songbook. From The White Pele ode to Wayne Rooney to the regular favourite Running Down the Wing
- Ryan Giggs.. . From Stretford End Arising to Take Me Home United Road.. . From Ooh Aah Cantona to Gary Neville Is A Red to U-N-I-T-E-D & Are You Watching Merseyside?.. . The Manchester United Songbook recounts the classics & also goes underground to capture the real songs sung by the Old Trafford faithful. It is a must-have book for any fan.
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Manchester United Then & Now takes a nostalgic look at the way football's most charismatic club has changed over more than a century. Starting with its earliest form Newton Heath LY&R the book traces United's railwaymen roots visiting the previous stadia in Manchester where they played before the major move to Old Trafford in 1910. Scenes of past triumphs & tragedy are revisited & photographed as they look today. From the FA cup celebrations of 1948 to the dark days of Munich in 1958 historic photos are given a new context. Archive pictures of old training grounds long forgotten digs players' favourite bowling rinks even their old cars are featured alongside their modern day counterparts. There are short histories of the four United legends who have statues outside the ground today Sir Matt Busby & the trinity of Law Best & Charlton. Plus there is a comprehensive visual history of the evolution of Old Trafford from the 1920s with a single stand through the bombing devastation of the second world war rapid expansion in the 1960s to its present day majesty as the ' Theatre of Dreams'. Manchester United Then & Now gives a unique & fascinating insight into the history & heritage of the most successful English Premiership club. ...