Swales and Chelsea’s outspoken chairman Ken Bates both knew that a Wembley final would need little selling to their supporters. The City team contained seven Mancunians and had cost the cash-strapped club a grand total of £287,000. Lillis, and the thousands of City fans crammed into the Scoreboard End, were loving it. But he left six months later (to join Aston Villa).”But City fans were delirious at messing up United’s title hopes. Chelsea still have it on their honours board, and City fans still look back on it as an incredible weekend.”

Source: Express February 04, 2024 10:25 UTC