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by **gary james** » Sat Mar 14, 2015 9:00 am

Last year some of my latest research was published focusing on the period when Manchester found its footballing identity. Quite a few on here downloaded it and made some positive comments (thanks). It received a lot of attention, especially as it said it was City's 1904 FA Cup success that promoted the sport and made Manchester a footballing city. It normally sits behind a pay wall, but I've managed to persuade the publishers to make this free to download for the rest of this month. Give it a read when you get chance - http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1 ... src=recsys

The paper carries loads of stuff that may be of interest, so please give it a scan all the way through. It includes lots of snippets within it such as evidence that City had female season ticket holders in early 1900s (yet people claim women didn't go to games); evidence of Jewish interest in City in the early 1900s; ticket price details compared with other costs showing that some of City's tickets for a single game were as expensive as a week's rent for a house in Gorton and much more.

This is all part of my ongoing research into Manchester's football birth and more will follow. In the meantime it would really help me if you could take a few minutes to download the paper while it's free.

My earlier paper on the period before 1885 for Manchester football (with evidence on Hulme Athenaeum - Lancashire's earliest known football team; Manchester AFC; Manchester Wanderers etc.) is also free to download at the moment: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1 ... src=recsys

Also I'm giving a free talk on MCFC, MUFC, OAFC during World War One on 18/3 at 1pm: http://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-great ... 5972769985 Tickets must be booked in advance!

Thanks - get the free stuff while you can. Cheers.