In my time of watching City from 1953 to the present day, these are the players that have pleased me the most. Formations change and now we have squad numbers but the teams are lined up as they would be on the team sheet at any club. Number one would always be the keeper and the centre back usually number five. Main striker would of course be number nine. Anyway these are the Blues who I would pick in my Decade XI's, you would most likely have a different choice so let me know by email.

1950

1. Trautmann

2. Leivers

3. Little

4. Barnes

5. Ewing

6. Paul

7. Spurdle

8. Hayes

9. Revie

10. Johnstone

11. Clarke

Sub   Barlow

1960

1. Trautmann

2. Betts

3. Sear

4. Cheetham

5. Cheetham

6. Shawcross

7. Crossan

8. Hannah

9. Murray

10. Law

11. Wagstaffe

sub   Kevan - Pardoe

1970

1. Corrigan

2. Book

3. Donachie

4. Doyle

5. Booth

6. Oakes

7. Summerbee

8. Bell

9. Lee

10. Marsh

11. Young

Subs   Davies (W)

1. Williams

2. Lake

3. Hinchcliffe

4. Clements

5. Booth

6. Caton

7. Tueart

8. Gow

9. Francis

10. Power

11. Simpson

Subs Brightwell (I)

1. Coton

2. Edgehill

3. Phelen

4. McMahon

5. Hendry

6. Redmond

7. White

8. Allen

9. Rosler

10. Flitcroft

11. Kinkladze

Subs Horlock

1. Schmichael

2. Richards

3. Tarnat

4. Distan

5. Dunne

6. Barton

7. Wright-Phillips (s)

8. Benarbia

9. Goater

10. Anelka

11. Vassell

Subs  Wanchope