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Dr Gary James

@garyjames.bsky.social

Historian of sport, focusing on Manchester. Visiting Research Professor at NYU; Honorary Research Fellow at DMU. www.GJFootballArchive.com

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Were You There 60 Years Ago Today? Manchester City v Leicester FAC Post by @Garyjameswriter.

60 years ago today: MCFC v LCFC in the FA Cup (follow the link): gjfootballarchive.com/2026/03/05/w...

05.03.2026 08:10 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Felt like a defeat at full time tonight. Thought the atmosphere was good overall but frustrating we didn’t get the win. Not over yet, but Arsenal seem to have the luck in games whereas City don’t. Congratulations to Forest on the point.

04.03.2026 23:15 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Manchester City v Nottm Forest Post by @Garyjameswriter.

Manchester City v Nottm Forest (follow the link): gjfootballarchive.com/2026/03/04/m...

04.03.2026 12:12 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

A lovely group today for my netwalk on Manchester Women of the last 100 years #IWD. Featuring stories of Penny Henry & Yasmine Lakhaney (thanks to @audreyjgolden.bsky.social's 'I Thought I Heard You Speak'), Maureen Charlton (thanks to @garyjames.bsky.social's 'Manchester Corinthians') and many more

03.03.2026 16:10 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Brilliant. Maureen will be delighted to hear this. For anyone interested there’s lots on Maureen in my book plus you can see here here: gjfootballarchive.com/2025/02/07/t...

03.03.2026 22:38 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Origins Of Manchester City: The Earliest Known Game Post by @Garyjameswriter.

The origins of Manchester City …. The earliest known game (follow the link): gjfootballarchive.com/2026/03/03/t...

03.03.2026 08:54 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Manchester City v Wolves, 2021 On 2 March 2021 Manchester City defeated Wolves 4-1, extending the Club’s unbeaten run to an outstanding 21 games in all competitions (it was widely reported at this time that no other Premier Leag…

5 years ago… City v Wolves (follow the link): gjfootballarchive.com/2026/03/02/m...

02.03.2026 08:19 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Long Lost Corinthians’ Trophies Had another enjoyable day today catching up with a couple of Manchester Corinthians Ladies FC players (2 of over 50 interviewed for the book). One had tracked down a couple of missing trophies won …

Long lost Manchester Corinthians’ trophies (follow the link): gjfootballarchive.com/2026/03/02/l...

02.03.2026 17:56 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Long Lost Corinthians’ Trophies Had another enjoyable day today catching up with a couple of Manchester Corinthians Ladies FC players (2 of over 50 interviewed for the book). One had tracked down a couple of missing trophies won …

Long lost Manchester Corinthians’ trophies (follow the link): gjfootballarchive.com/2026/03/02/l...

02.03.2026 17:56 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Manchester City v Wolves, 2021 On 2 March 2021 Manchester City defeated Wolves 4-1, extending the Club’s unbeaten run to an outstanding 21 games in all competitions (it was widely reported at this time that no other Premier Leag…

5 years ago… City v Wolves (follow the link): gjfootballarchive.com/2026/03/02/m...

02.03.2026 08:19 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The 1930s: Manchester City 4 Liverpool 3 Post by @Garyjameswriter.

On this day many years ago…. MCFC 4 Liverpool 3. Follow the link for details: gjfootballarchive.com/2026/03/01/t...

01.03.2026 17:13 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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International Football History Conference 11-13 June 2026, Fulham The 2026 annual International Football History Conference will take place at Fulham FC, London with presentations from academics & experts

Yes, it’s here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/internatio...

01.03.2026 09:11 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

Adi Dassler was a friend of Bert Trautmann and at one point offered him exclusive rights to Adidas in UK. It never materialised sadly

28.02.2026 13:38 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

They had kit provided by Umbro (a director was on city’s board) and Umbro had a deal with Adidas back then too. They didn’t see a conflict at all.

28.02.2026 09:27 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Fifty Years Ago Today: 1976 League Cup Final Post by @Garyjameswriter.

50 years ago today (follow the link): gjfootballarchive.com/2026/02/28/f...

28.02.2026 08:15 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Manchester City v West Ham Manchester City’s 2-1 victory over West Ham on 27 February 2021 saw the Blues take the lead after 30 minutes, when a cross from Kevin De Bruyne was met perfectly by defender Ruben Dias. This was Di…

5 years ago today (follow the link): gjfootballarchive.com/2026/02/27/m...

27.02.2026 16:03 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

If you need any help please let me know. Thanks

26.02.2026 22:03 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Were You There 60 Years Ago Today? Carlisle 1 Manchester City 2 Post by @Garyjameswriter.

60 years ago today Carlisle v MCFC (follow the link): gjfootballarchive.com/2026/02/26/w... We’re you there?

26.02.2026 18:52 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Manchester Corinthians Great to see the Corinthians’ stories are spreading at the moment and look forward to further stuff over the coming months. If anyone wants to know anything about this incredible club, establ…

You’ll enjoy all of this too (follow the link) I guess: gjfootballarchive.com/2026/02/25/m...

26.02.2026 16:09 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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80 Years Ago Today: Colin Bell Was Born Eighty years ago today (26 February 1946) Colin Bell was born. The above photo comes from Peter Barnes’ collection and was taken at Champneys where City were staying prior to the League Cup final i…

80 years ago today Colin Bell was born (follow the link): gjfootballarchive.com/2026/02/26/8...

26.02.2026 15:23 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2

There’s a launch tonight

26.02.2026 15:17 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Histories of Women’s Football in Britain and Ireland: Dublin Event Last week I was at Boston College in Dublin for a special Ireland launch of β€˜Histories of Women’s Football in Britain and Ireland’ – a book I’ve co-edited with Fiona Skillen…

Women’s football event last week in Dublin: gjfootballarchive.com/2026/02/26/h...

26.02.2026 15:16 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

2/2 the attention you deserve (mustn’t be on the guest list). Enjoy the night. You deserve it.

26.02.2026 14:57 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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1/2 Good luck to all the Manchester Corinthians and guests attending the Corinthians documentary launch tonight at Home. I hope it helps spread the story and encourages more to learn about your remarkable club and individual stories. I would’ve liked to have been there of course to see you get -

26.02.2026 14:57 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
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Manchester Corinthians Great to see the Corinthians’ stories are spreading at the moment and look forward to further stuff over the coming months. If anyone wants to know anything about this incredible club, establ…

The Manchester Corinthians: gjfootballarchive.com/2026/02/25/m...

25.02.2026 16:54 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Manchester Corinthians The Authorised History Manchester Corinthians The Authorised History : James, Gary: Amazon.co.uk: Books

www.amazon.co.uk/Manchester-C...

24.02.2026 22:21 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Manchester City v Aris After a goalless first leg, City welcomed Greek side Aris to Manchester for the Europa League second leg today (24 February) in 2011. It was a night when Edin Dzeko, a recent signing, netted in bot…

City v Aris on this day in 2011 (follow the link): gjfootballarchive.com/2026/02/24/m...

24.02.2026 19:52 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Manchester Corinthians: Featured In Further Books I’m delighted to say that in addition to Manchester Corinthians: The Authorised History (published at the start of the year, see below) and Histories of Women’s Football in Britain and Ireland (pub…

gjfootballarchive.com/2025/10/10/m...

23.02.2026 20:20 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
The 1920s: Billy Meredith’s Last Goal For today’s feature I’ve decided to look back to a remarkable day in 1924 when Manchester City and Brighton met in their first competitive game. This β€˜first’ also became significant as a β€˜last’ mom…

100 years ago today the legendary Billy Meredith’s last competitive goal (follow the link): gjfootballarchive.com/2026/02/23/t...

23.02.2026 19:58 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A Rearranged Reserve Game Post by @Garyjameswriter.

A rearranged reserve game for MCFC & Sheffield Utd in the hope that Colin Bell would be fit 50 years ago today (follow the link): gjfootballarchive.com/2026/02/23/a...

23.02.2026 19:57 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0