September 23 – Blue Moon and The Reds Score a Hat-full

An incendiary Manc derby and a rampant Liverpool set the scene for today’s footy history round-up.

1989 – Blue Moon

WHETHER we are to believe some of the battle cries and hasty announcements coming from Manchester City’s new owners about paying a gazillion pounds for everyone from Cesc Fabregas to a job lot of Ronaldos, it seems things finally may be looking up for the Citizens who for years have had to play the part of perennial underdog to their nearest neighbours.

For years City fans have only the had the crumbs of derby wins over Man United to feed on, while the Red Devils feast at the table of trophies and titles.
Today in 1989 was one of the sweetest for the Maine Road faithful, when they well and truly stuffed their rivals in a derby match still talked about to this day. Read all about it here.

1986 – The Reds Score a Hat-full

THESE days whenever a big Premier League club is paired with a League 2 minnow in an early round of one of the cups, the manager of said Premier League team will spout off about the match not being a foregone conclusion, and that their lowly opponents must still be treated with respect.

It was on this day in 1986 that Liverpool ignored all that and got to double figures against a very pre-Mohammed Al Fayed Fulham side. Read more here.

The ’89 Manc derby didn’t get quite so gritty…