Sharing a private collection of MCFC match worn shirts with a little bit of City shirt nostalgia thrown in.
Author of two 101 MCFC matchworn shirts books.
Pete doesn’t have any internet etc so it’s safe to share this with you guys now. Huge thank you to
@ManCity
&
@ErlingHaaland
for sending this personal video message. To say he will like this is an understatement. 💙
20 years ago my son faced odds of 1/100 to survive as
@MeningitisNow
ravaged his 9 month-old body.
He had multiple amputations to his hands and feet.
Tonight he scored a double hat-trick.
He turns 21 next month and I’m one proud Dad 💙
I wanted to share his story
@ManCity
Wishing a Happy 77th Birthday to legendary
@ManCity
fan Pete Berry who’s off for a stadium tour and CityStore shopping today. Thanks again to everyone who has contributed to his weekend which I know means the world to him.
Big thank you to
@ManCity
who have invited Pete and us to watch the Crystal Palace match in the tunnel club as their guests following Pete’s birthday day treats. He’s never been before and the first question he asked was “Can I wear my colours” !!
Dropped Pete’s cards and presents off to him this evening in time for his birthday tomorrow as we’ve a busy day planned. He was simply overwhelmed with them all.
A huge thank you to everyone who sent cards, gifts and contributed to his weekend treat. CTWD 💙
Big thank you to everyone who has wished me well and sent personal messages over the past six weeks.
Delighted to say my surgery all went to plan and I’m now fully on the mend so will back annoying you all with shirts and City nostalgia posts ASAP
ON THIS DAY: 3rd May 1998
@ManCity
are relegated to the third tier of English football despite a 5-2 victory at Stoke City.
24 years later we will travel to Real Madrid as Champions of England and the chance to reach a second consecutive Champions League Final.
Some journey.
Former City Premier League keeper John Burridge in action for Hibernian during a Charity match this week…….Aged just 70 !!
Respect
@TheBudgieTweets
👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Cracking Friday with Pete Berry who was simply like a kid at Xmas all afternoon on the stadium tour, printing his own shirt and even got to paint the centre spot for tomorrows game. Once again thank you to everyone who made today happen…..Roll on round two tomorrow. CTWD
Fantastic afternoon at
@ManCity
with legendary blue Pete Berry meeting a few of his City idols. Thank you so much to everyone who helped make a dream weekend for him. His smile tells you all you need to know 💙 CTWD
Legendary City fan Pete Berry turns 77 this month.
He lives alone in sheltered housing near me and we speak a couple times a week.
I’d like to arrange some birthday cards from blues for him which I know will give him a boost.
DM if you’d like to send a card to Pete
Absolutely devastating news this afternoon with the passing of former City Chairman and legendary striker Franny Lee aged 79. A Club legend in every sense, who made 330 appearances for City, scoring 148 goals
Condolences to his family & friends during this sad time
RIP Franny
NEW ADDITION.....ITS A BIG ONE.....Neil McNab bench worn 1989 one off rare match shirt. The one and only time this design shirt was ever used by
@ManCity
away to Arsenal 14th October 1989.....The holy grail of City shirts ticked off the list !!!!
This is my son
@harveyjames578
I just wanted to tell the World how proud of him I am, He enrolled at college today. Those close to us will know he stared death in the eye as baby but refused to give up as he battled Meningitis. My hero, the World is your oyster. I love you x Dad
Little update on City fan legend Pete Berry who’s doing OK but missing his City fix. He’s going for his first vaccine on Wednesday and is contemplating booking a dream trip to America as saving up all the money he is usually spends on City which I’m trying to persuade him to do.
Popped over to see Pete this afternoon who sends a big thank you to everyone for all great Xmas cards & gifts he’s received from blues all over the world and to wish you all a very Merry Christmas. CTWD
Best wishes to former City winger Paul Simpson who will undergo treatment for kidney cancer following his diagnosis……Sending love and best wishes Simmo 💙
Just spent a brilliant hour on the phone with our main
@ManCity
man Pete Berry who unfortunately is not able to make the final tomorrow but has predicted a 2-0 City win, with two goals from
@ErlingHaaland
He's not usually wrong with his predictions !!
What an honour it was for me to have been invited by
@ManCity
&
@pumafootball
to take part in the 23/24 season home kit launch which is celebrating 20 years since we left Maine Road.
Order the new shirt via the official City website link below.
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Caught up with Pete yesterday to drop off some gifts that were kindly sent for him by
@thegingerwig
. He’s missing
@ManCity
terribly but said to let everyone know he’s doing fine. He will be 76 in August and being going home & away since 1955. Thank you to
WELCOME TO MANCHESTER:
Manager Joe Royle with his summer of 2000 new summer signings as City returned to Premier League football following a four season absence.
XMAS CARDS FOR PETE
If any blues would like to send a Xmas card for legendary blue Pete this Xmas then please feel free to get in touch.
Pete, 78 lives alone so these really do give him a boost over the Xmas period.
Thank you to everyone who has supported this previously.
230 mile round trip today to purchase a just short of 150 City match shirts collection which had been collected over the years by a recently retired kitman.
This is often the case with a lot kit-men who hoard shirts over time
Going to be fun working through this lot !!!!!!
Happy 71st Birthday to former City manager Kevin Keegan. His 2001/02 Promotion campaign will live long in the memory for the brilliant season his side severed up with attacking football and goals a plenty as City sealed an instant return to the PL and have stayed there ever since
Good to see City fan legend Pete at Watford today and gift him a copy of 101 City match worn shirts book. Pete’s closing in on his 67th year watching City.
ORDER A COPY HERE:
XMAS CARDS FOR PETE: If any blues would like to send
@ManCity
fan legend Pete Berry a Xmas card then please DM. Pete, 77 lives alone in sheltered housing close to me and has no internet but we speak 2-3 times a week. I know it will give him a little boost this December CTWD
Manchester City match worn shirts collection with 485 shirts dating from 1926 to 2022.
Direct message if you a have a
@ManCity
match shirt for sale or would like to donate a shirt into the worlds largest MCFC match shirt collection
Devastating news today with the passing of former City striker Trevor Francis, who spent a single season at the club during the 1981/82 campaign, appearing 29 times and scoring 14 goals.
Thank you for the memories Trevor of wonderful career in the game.
May you RIP 😢
Absolutely delighted to announce I will be a contributing to the official 2022/23 season match day
@ManCity
programme with a regular match worn shirts feature.
I real privilege for me and some great articles already lined up.
CTWD
Just got off the phone to Pete who was like a kid at Xmas after receiving a phone call from
@ManCity
legend Alex Williams today....Fantastic and thanks to everyone who made it happen....A few letters arrived today for him which I’ll dropping off to him on Friday CTWD
18 YEARS AGO TODAY:
@Jonpmacken
headed a last minute FA Cup winner at Spurs to secure one of the greatest FA Cup comebacks of all time in 4-3 win at White Hart Lane.
Remembering ‘The King’ Colin Bell on what would have been his 77th birthday.
A truly remarkable footballer and one of the most modest down to earth people you could ever wish to meet.
RIP 💙
Happy 72nd Birthday to former City manager Kevin Keegan. His 2001/02 Promotion campaign will live long in the memory for the brilliant season his side severed up with attacking football and goals a plenty as City sealed an instant return to the Premier League.
Remembering Tommy Caton who tragically passed away on 30th April 1993 aged 30. Kirkby-born Caton would appear in two FA Youth Cup finals and was just two games short of 200 first team appearances aged just 21 for
@ManCity
before moving onto Arsenal in 1983. RIP Tommy
Happy 77th Birthday to legendary blues centre half Big Dave Watson.
Following his City debut in an Anglo-Scottish Cup tie on 2nd August 1975 the brilliant England International would appear 188 times for
@ManCity
scoring 6 goals between 1975 & 1979.
Happy 96th Birthday to the oldest shirt in the collection…….George Hicks 1926 FA Cup Final match worn shirt
@ManCity
v Bolton....24th April 1926 complete with Wembley mud stains !!!!
Happy 75th Birthday to former City manager
@brian_horton4
who was appointed on 28th August 1993 going onto enjoy a whirlwind 21 months at Maine Road which saw the likes of David Rocastle, Peter Beagrie, Paul Walsh & Uwe Rosler join the club and some memorable City results.
Remembering ‘The King’ Colin Bell on what would have been his 76th birthday. A truly remarkable footballer and one of the most modest down to earth people you could ever wish to meet. RIP 💙
RIP Eddie Large who’s sadly passed away. A huge
@ManCity
fan and a big part of my childhood growing up. I had the privilege of interviewing Eddie in 2018 and was thrilled listening to his City memories and story’s....A lovely humble man...RIP Blue 💙
Remembering the late, great Mike Doyle on what would have been his 76th birthday today, Mike made 563 appearances for City scoring 41 goals between 1964 & 1978.