Saturday 30 April 1994
Fancy dress is the order of the day as the Kippax is finally closed as a terraced standing area following the clash with Chelsea. The Blues draw 2-2 and there is a surreal feeling among the supporters at the end of the game when many try to chip bits of concrete and take signs home as mementos.
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Wednesday 30 April 2012
Vincent Kompany heads the only goal of the game to give City a priceless win over United as the battle for the Premier League title closes towards its conclusion. City go into the game three points behind the Reds but with a superior goal difference – a win for United would have all-but sealed the title, but, having been eight points behind, City overtake the Reds as Kompany heads home David Silva’s corner seconds before half-time.
Friday 30 April 1993
Former youth team graduate and City’s youngest ever captain Tommy Caton dies of a heart-attack aged just 30. Caton had seemed set to be a future captain of England when he burst onto the scene as a 16-year-old in 1979 and he was still only 21 when Arsenal snapped up the youngster for £500,000 in 1983. His death came just a month after he’d announced his retirement from football.
Sunday 30 April 2017
City and Middlesbrough fight out a bad-tempered 2-2 draw at the Riverside Stadium. Former City striker Alvaro Negredo puts Boro ahead before Sergio Aguero levels from the spot. Callum Chambers restores the hosts’ lead before Gabriel Jesus levels five minutes from time.
*Kippax main pic courtesy Kevin Cummins
