Born in Preston, Lancashire on 29th March 1937 Gordon Milne our ex Sky Blue boss of nine seasons is therefore unbelievably celebrating his 88th Birthday today! Congratulations to our former gaffer!
Gordon managed City as Team Manager, General Manager and Executive Manager for an eventful decade from summer 1972. Gordon is one of the longest serving City ‘gaffers’ of modern times having joined the Club as team manager under Joe Mercer in June 1972. He proved himself a shrewd operator in the transfer market as well as a manager skilled in building youthful Sky Blue teams.
seasons is therefore unbelievably celebrating his 88th Birthday today! Congratulations to our former gaffer!
Gordon managed City as Team Manager, General Manager and Executive Manager for an eventful decade from summer 1972. Gordon is one of the longest serving City ‘gaffers’ of modern times having joined the Club as team manager under Joe Mercer in June 1972. He proved himself a shrewd operator in the transfer market as well as a manager skilled in building youthful Sky Blue teams.
Under Gordon the Club finished seventh in Division One in 1977-78 (and tenth the following season) and during his tenure CCFC reached the sixth round of the F.A.Cup in 1972-73 and the Fifth in 1973-74 as well as 1980-81. Under Gordon in the League Cup, City reached Round Five in 1973-74 and, memorably, the Semis in 1980-81. In August 1982 he moved to the hot seat at City’s M69 rivals Leicester City.
