Newcastle welcome Manchester City to St James’ Park this weekend, so today we delve into the Mail Sport archives, back to a time before the financial might of Abu Dhabi and Saudi Arabia had revolutionised two historic clubs.
City is a club with humble beginnings, founded by members of St Mark’s Church in 1880 as Ardwick AFC.
Financial difficulties beset Ardwick and phoenix club Manchester City FC was born in 1894 as a team intended for all Mancunians to support.
You can buy copies of many of these pictures by visiting the Northcliffe Collection.
