Twenty years ago this month, Manchester City played their final game at Maine Road. Almost 35,000 people squeezed into the ground on May 11, 2003, to bid an emotional farewell to the club's home ...

Manchester City score in their 3-3 draw with Nottingham Forest at Maine Road. Credit: PA Images Their new ground was only beaten in size by Wembley Stadium and could hold a maximum capacity of 85,000.

Amid that backdrop, perhaps it should not be a surprise if many fans, particularly those below the age of 35, feel no real affiliation to Maine Road when City’s idea of one-upmanship in the ...

As two new venues, built by the same company and both capable of holding over 80,000, comparisons between Maine Road and Wembley became inevitable and, for the opening decade or so, Maine Road ...

Although Maine Road was a new football venue, football had been played around the street at various times over the years with some of Manchester’s earliest games occurring at fields off Dog Kennel ...

Maine Road was demolished in 2004, a year after it closed its doors to fans. Part of the demolition team was Rob Hale, a 24-year-old Manchester City season ticket holder.

As City press on with a bright future we thought there was no harm in having a nostalgic look at the past. So here’s some iconic Maine Road scenes from down the years, right the way from a 1951 ...

JACK GAUGHAN AND JOE BERNSTEIN: Coincidence or not, Brian Horton suggests meeting at The Kenilworth, his local in an area just south of Manchester that has been home for 30 years.