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Please choose the 60s season review from the seasons listed below 1969/70   1968/69   1967/68   1966/67   1965/66   1964/65   1963/64   1962/63   1961/62   1960/61  

you can find season reviews for all the seasons in the 70’s plus stats from every game and loads of photos and articles, just simply click on the picture below for the season you want to access .    

1960/61 SEASON REVIEW City brought in two signings in the Summer of 1960, Jackie Plenderleith joined from Hibernian for a fee quoted as in excess of £10,000 and Barrie Betts came in for £8,000 from Stockport County. Ronnie Phoenix who Continue reading 1960/61→

1961/62 SEASON REVIEW In the summer of 1961 City announced a profit from the previous season of £26,468 after a loss the season before, also the £100,000 fee received from Torino for the sale of Denis Law wasn’t even included Continue reading 1961/62→

1962/63 SEASON REVIEW The Blues announced a profit for the previous season of £42,838, this was mainly due to the transfer of Denis Law to Torino, and so Les McDowell was looking to bolster his forward line and on the Continue reading 1962/63→

1963/64 SEASON REVIEW After there relegation to Division 2 City were looking to bounce back at the first attempt, Les McDowell’s managerial duties had been disposed of George Poyser was now at the helm. With the Summer departures of Peter Continue reading 1963/64→

1964/65 SEASON REVIEW For City’s second campaign in Division 2 the short pre-season consisted of two games against Stoke the first on the Isle of Man  where Stoke won  2-1 and the second City beat Stoke 3-0. Following the board announcing losses Continue reading 1964/65→

1965/66 SEASON REVIEW In July City named their new management partnership. Former Arsenal and England International Joe Mercer who had previously managed Sheffield United and Aston Villa, and had previously been out of football for some time after suffering a Continue reading 1965/66→

1966/67 SEASON REVIEW The newly promoted Blues had a short pre-season losing 2-1 at Aberdeen, and by the same score at Walsall, finishing with a 0-0 draw against Bolton at Maine Road. City surprisingly signed Tony Book from Plymouth, Tony Continue reading 1966/67→

 1967/68 SEASON REVIEW Ralph Brand was transferred to to Sunderland for £5,000, the week before the start of the season. City’s pre-season consisted of a 2-0 win at Portsmouth and then against German opposition as they took on Borussia Dortmund Continue reading 1967/68→