Manchester City v West Bromwich Albion 1977/78
Date Published
CITY 1 WEST BROMWICH ALBION 3
League Division 1
15th April 1978
Attendance 36,521
Scorers City Kidd(86) West Brom Regis(22), Cunningham(28), A Brown(68)
Ref T Farley
City Corrigan, Clements, Power, Doyle, Watson, Owen, Channon, Booth, Kidd, Hartford, Barnes - sub Palmer(45) West Brom Godden, Mulligan, Statham, T Brown, Robson, Robertson, Cantello, A Brown, Regis, Trewick, Cunningham - sub Batson
PETER GARDNERS 'VERDICT' FROM THE MANCHESTER EVENING NEWS FOOTBALL PINK FINAL 15TH APRIL 1978 City are in danger of having Europe's door slammed firmly in their face if they persist in playing in this dreadful manner for the remainder of what is now a bitterly disappointing season.
The brutal truth is that City were pathetic against Albion at Maine Road, as they crumbled to their third home defeat of the season against a no-more than average side. This was the Blues at their worst as they threw away two goals within six minutes at a stage when they could have been leading by the same score. They weren't because of some abysmal finishing, particularly by Channon, who shot over when an open goal yawned.
