Everything happened in the turbulent final decade of the century. Relegation (twice), a championship, a trip to Wembley, a succession of managers and, finally, a takeover. Never a dull moment...
Football had it rough in the Eighties - and so did City. Relegation from the top flight in 1985 was bad enough, but an even further fall from grace beckoned as the decade drew to a close...
An astonishing decade during which City captured a first major honour, flirted with winning the Football League championship, entered Europe for the first time, got relegated and then climbed back up amid nail-biting tension.
Prospects did not look good at the dawn of what were to become the Swinging Sixties. But, just as the decade revived Britain, so it did for City - thanks to a manager who was to go down in club legend.