1968/69
Manchester City v Burnley 1968/69
Date Published
CITY 7 BURNLEY 0
League Division 1
7th December 1968
attendance 31,009
scorers Young(2), Bell(2), Coleman, Doyle, Lee
Ref Danny Lyden
City Dowd, Pardoe, Mann, Doyle, Booth, Oakes, Summerbee, Bell, Lee, Young, Coleman - used sub Connor
Burnley Jones, Smith, Latcham, O'Neill, Wrigley, Blant, Thomas, Bellamy, Casper, Dobson, Kindon - sub Collins
COLIN BELL SCORES CITY'S THIRD AND TONY COLEMAN MAKES IT 5-0
FROM THE PRESS BOX
What other side but Manchester City could miss a penalty, have a goal disallowed, see the opposing goalkeeper make at least three superb saves, play for 45 minutes without a centre forward, and still win 7-0. City did all these with the arrogant ease of a team that could well be gearing itself up for the FA Cup. Burnley's immature looking babes, who earlier this season set the First Division on fire with a string of six successive victories, were brushed aside so authoritatively that one might have felt sorry for them had they gone down honourably instead of hacking and kicking at so superior opponents. The result was that Burnley lost face... as City ran up their highest League score for five years. EXTRACT FROM PETER GARDNER'S REPORT IN THE MANCHESTER EVENING NEWS 9TH DECEMBER 1968
FRANCIS LEE MAKES IT 6-0
