18 May
1968
A marathon post-season tour of the United States and Canada begins with a 1-1 draw against Scottish Cup winners, Dunfermline Athletic.
Neil Young fires home a 25-yard equaliser at Toronto’s Varsity Stadium, just one week after City had claimed the Division One league title.
The champions would spend a month away from home and paid the price for their exertions the following season, when, unable to recover from a sluggish start, we eventually finished thirteenth in Division One.
2014
A Toni Duggan goal secures our first ever FA WSL win, as we beat Arsenal 1-0 in our third league game of our maiden professional campaign.
The England forward turns in Krystal Johnson’s cross after ten minutes and spurns a good chance midway through the second half that would have made the contest more comfortable.
Nick Cushing’s side survive a late onslaught from the Gunners, with Karen Bardsley tipping Kelly Smith’s long-range effort onto the bar to guarantee our first three points.
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2019
City become the first men’s side to win all four English trophies in one season, as we sweep Watford aside with a 6-0 victory in the FA Cup final.
Gabriel Jesus and Raheem Sterling both grab a brace at Wembley Stadium, where David Silva and Kevin De Bruyne are also on target in what is the biggest FA Cup final win since Bury beat Derby 6-0 in 1903.
A performance of real class seals an unprecedented achievement and cements Pep Guardiola‘s side’s place as one of the finest seen on these shores.
WATCH: City 6-0 Watford: Brief highlights
Birthdays
Former right-back Danny Mills turns 43 today.
Mills made 54 appearances for the Club between 2004 and 2006, scoring once, but what a goal it was.
The defender arrowed a 30-yard drive into the top corner as City beat Everton 2-0 in October 2005.
