1892 – Newton Heath shirt

1958 – FA Cup Final shirt

1968 – European Cup final shirt

1984-1986 – Home shirt (FA Cup final 1985)

1990-1992 – Manchester United away shirt

1992-1993 – Home shirt

1992-1993 – Away shirt

1993-1995 – Away shirt

1997-1999 – European shirt

2006-2007 – Home shirt

2007-2008 – Away shirt

Whilst not at all scientific, given it was entirely dependent on who filled in the survey (I didn’t, did you?), it was interesting to note that almost 1,000 more reds took part in the Manchester Evening News poll.

The fact that only 30,000 City fans went to Eastlands for the League Cup semi-final against Liverpool earlier this season speaks volumes about how many fans they have. If Manchester was blue, surely they’d be able to sell out a game of such magnitude? It’s not as if semi-finals have been frequent occurrences for City over the past few decades.

Of all the Mancunian postcodes that are featured on the map (data for M4, M10, M11, M14, M15, M22, M23, M40, M90 and M99 isn’t shown), United support has the clear majority.

M1 – 56% red
M2 – 83% red
M3 – 73% red
M8 – 65% red
M9 – 55% red
M12 – 56% red
M13 – 45% red
M18 – 45% red
M19 – 42% red
M20 – 36% red
M21 – 46% red
M60 – 94% red

City fans were in the majority in every one of the Stockport postcodes and also in many areas of Tameside and Oldham. Blue strongholds include Hyde, Dukinfield, and Stockport town centre, where more than 70 per cent of those polled said they were City fans.

Over in Salford, central and south Manchester and parts of Trafford, the results were reversed. In Eccles, Worsley and central Salford, more than 70 per cent said they were Reds. The area around Old Trafford is also apparently a Red stronghold, with 71 per cent of those in the M16 postcodes supporting Manchester United.

October 23rd 2011: Terry is accused of racially abusing Anton Ferdinand after video footage appears of him apparently saying “Oi! Anton! You fucking black cunt!” After the game, Terry claimed he had resolved the issue with Anton, although the QPR defender didn’t find out about the incident until later that evening. Terry then conceded he did use the racial  slur but insists he said “Oi! Anton! Do you think I called you a fucking black cunt?” Make up your own mind.

December 20th 2009: Terry caught selling tours around Chelsea’s training ground, without the knowledge of the club, for £10,000 a pop. Investigated by the FA and Chelsea FC.

November 16th 2009: Terry’s dad is caught dealing cocaine by undercover reporters.

March 27th 2009: Terry’s mum is arrested and cautioned for shoplifting £800 worth of goods.

March 19th 2008: Terry fined for parking his Bentley in a disabled parking spot.

November 5th 2006: Terry was sent off in Chelsea’s 2-1 defeat to Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane and was accused of racially abusing Ledley King. He was rumoured to have said “shut up you lippy black monkey” which lead to the black players on the Spurs team, Chimbonda and Zakora, going mad. There appeared to be no offence from Terry yet he walked calmly off the pitch after being shown the red card. He was fined £10,000 for inappropriate conduct.

November 11th 2005: Got it off with a 17-year-old behind then fiancée Toni Poole’s back. Terry admitted this was one of eight women he had cheated on Poole with.

April 25th 2004: Got it off with a prozzie behind then girlfriend Toni Poole’s back.

February 2002: Terry was caught on camera pissing in a glass during a night out in a bar before throwing the glass on the floor.

January 5th 2002: Terry was charged with assault and affray after a confrontation with a nightclub bouncer. Terry was suspended from England duty and subsequently missed out on the 2002 World Cup. He was later cleared of wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm, unlawful wounding, possessing a bottle as an offensive weapon and affray.

September 12th 2001: Terry mocks American tourists about September 11th in a pub when drunk less than 24 hours after the tragedy occurred.

With just a few weeks of the title race remaining, Manchester City are still unable to sell out their ground, despite this being their best season since 1968. On the morning of the game they were still trying to flog tickets but as the empty seats all around the ground prove, they were some way short of filling their ground.

Don’t worry though, they’ve obviously already sold out for our game in a few weeks time. Unless they’re playing Man United, the council house is never full.

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July 10th 2005

June 6th 2006: “Coming back 30, 32 years of age with medals from another club, who have I got to show them to? Who’d be interested in seeing them? Whereas I wanted to stay even if it’s to just win one Premiership with Liverpool, everyone will want to see it, it will mean more to myself and the people around me.”

July 25th 2006: “We are looking forward to the new season, it is exciting times for Liverpool. We are coming back to Liverpool on the back of the FA Cup win and hopefully we can deliver the Premiership title.”

May 21st 2007: “We can’t escape the fact that, in the league, this season we haven’t been good enough. We wanted the league flag flying back at Anfield and felt we were in a good position to have a real go. The league is always your bread and butter as a Liverpool player and we are not far away. With investment in the summer, and the squad here staying together, we can promise to push Chelsea and Manchester United all the way next year.”

October 1st 2007: “They call it (the title) the bread and butter around here and we need to win it. I’m desperate for the league. I can’t describe to you how much I want it. I think it will be bigger than the celebrations after Istanbul. Seventeen years? That’s far too long and we feel we have all the tools now to pull it off. We’ve got the manager, the team, the new owners putting the money in and a stadium to come. The manager has strengthened in the right places, there’s no doubt about that.”

November 12th 2007: “Other people are writing us off, but we are certainly not. We don’t mind it. As a football team being written off sometimes brings the best out of you. We are unbeaten in the Premier League and are in a nice tidy position with a game in hand, so we are quite happy with how we are going in the league. We’re just taking each game as it comes. We are on the same points as Chelsea and everyone is saying that they are coming back strongly and can win the league, so why can’t we?”

February 27th 2008: “We can’t keep talking about next season all the time. There is only so many times you can say it and believe it. Sooner or later we have to make one season the season where we make it happen and do the talking on the pitch. We need to make people believe it. I’m 27 now, I don’t want to be talking about next season for Liverpool when I’m 32.”

May 17th 2009: “This is the first time I’ve been involved in a title race that has lasted the distance and the buzz of running United really close has been so enjoyable that I want more of it. It’s a hard league to win and it’s taught me that you do need the experience of being in title races to win them. I think because Chelsea and United both have that experience, maybe that’s where we’ve come unstuck. Sometimes you just have to go for it and take big risks to win the kind of games that we have drawn. But we’ve learned a lot and I think next year could be our year – I’m really confident about that.”

May 21st 2009: “Looking back at those three draws on the spin at home, they are the key because, if we had turned them into wins, we would probably be champions or at least still in the race with one game to go. I am really proud. This season is the first time I’ve ever been involved in a title race and, from a personal point of view, I’ve certainly enjoyed it. Obviously we were unfortunate not to win the league, but we can take a lot of positives from this season moving forward. We can take belief from going to Old Trafford, Stamford Bridge and the Emirates and remaining unbeaten. If we can take that confidence and belief into those games next season and perform in the same way, as well as turning the home draws into wins, I think we could be champions.”

December 8th 2009: “It’s frustrating to be where we are in the league now because this was meant to be the year where we were going to be right up there all the way through. It would mean everything to win it. It’s frustrating not to have it already and I’ve come close on a couple of occasions. I will continue to fight for the Premier League from now until I stop playing. Hopefully I can add it to my collection because it would round a fantastic career off. It would be extra special if I could do it as captain in the next couple of years. I’m not sure how long I’m going to be captain for – probably another two or three years. If not as captain, then hopefully I can still lift it as a Liverpool player.”

May 10th 2011: “It’s hurtful from our point of view because we held the record for so long. But you have to give credit where it’s due – they’ve overtaken us for the time being. The good thing from our point of view is we are on our way back up and we won’t give up the fight to overtake them again – don’t worry about that. That is the motivation – to know your bitter rivals have just overtaken you on league titles. We need to amend the 19-18. Myself and everyone else will be doing everything else will be doing everything in our power to do that.”

May 25th 2011: “I am delighted with the way we have been playing, generally. It makes me feel very enthusiastic about next season. If we can maintain the form we’ve had recently, get our injured players back fit, bring a few top quality signings through the door, you never know what might happen. Kenny has given all the lads in the squad the freedom to go out on the pitch and express themselves, in both training and matches, and that’s important. With top quality signings, who knows what we can do.”

June 18th 2011: “If we were to get back in the top-four next season I think it would be a fantastic achievement. But we will be setting out to win the league, because that’s what you do year in and year out at Liverpool.”