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1950/51 SEASON REVIEW Prior to the season the board announced a profit of £11,109 from the previous season a figure down by over £10,000 from the season before that, understandable as City had been relegated and faced the campaign looking Continue reading 1950/51
1951/52 SEASON REVIEW During the summer Joe Fagan left the Blues to take up a position as player manager at non-league Nelson. A Maine Road crowd of over 45,000 turned up to see City’s return to Divison 1 a game Continue reading 1951/52
1952/53 SEASON REVIEW City announced that they had taken record gate receipts last season of £102,856 which meant they made a healthy profit of £3,960 The season started on a bad note with two defeats, 2-1 to Stoke at The Continue reading 1952/53
1953/54 SEASON REVIEW During the Summer expensive floodlighting was installed at Maine Road for the first time, and so there was little money available for Les McDowall to bring in players. City were offered £1,500 to play a pre-season friendly Continue reading 1953/54
1954/55 SEASON REVIEW During the pre-season Ken Whitfield Moved away from Maine Road after just over a year at the club, signing for brighton for a fee of £3,500. In the boardroom Robert Smith stepped down as Chairman and Walter Continue reading 1954/55
1955/56 SEASON REVIEW Prior to the season City announced they would be starting a revolutionary experiment to help stop the the queues that had occurred when fans camped out for days to ensure they received a Cup Final ticket. Continue reading 1955/56
1956/57 SEASON REVIEW A month before the season started City and the other 91 league clubs rejected an offer from ITV to televise second halves of 35 games live on a Saturday afternoon, even though the deal was worth a Continue reading 1956/57
1957/58 SEASON REVIEW During the Summer City’s captain Roy Paul left the club to take up a position of player manager at Worcester City, and so Dave Ewing was named as the new captain, Half back Roy Warhurst joined from Continue reading 1957/58
1958/59 SEASON REVIEW It was an amazing start to the season for Les McDowall’s Blues, 3-0 behind to Burnley at half-time City eventually won 4-3 in a sensational game at Turf Moor. In the opening game at Maine Road Continue reading 1958/59
1959/60 SEASON REVIEW Even though City took £94,347 at the gate in the previous season where they dallied with relegation, the board still announced before the new season that the club reported a loss of £5,731 for the previous Continue reading 1959/60