It’s fair to say Manchester City entered the 1970s on something of a high.
Leicester had been defeated in the 1969 FA Cup Final a few months earlier and the team had qualified for the European Cup Winners’ Cup.
Joe Mercer and Malcolm Allison were at the helm with tried and tested skipper Tony Book leading the team on the pitch.
City legends Francis Lee, Colin Bell and Mike Summerbee graced a side that looked ripe for achievement.
And so it proved.
As we discuss in our full article on iNostalgia.
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