Manchester City Denis Law Man United Coin Gift Set 1974

 The Blues/Citizens

Epic Football Victories

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The display set contains the three coins issued for circulation in 1974, namely: ten pence, penny and halfpenny.

The coins are all dated 1974 and are in uncirculated (UNC) condition.

The item is housed in a display protection case. The set can be removed from the case for framing if so desired.

This would make a great Christmas or Birthday present for a Man City fan. 

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Manchester derbies in the 1970s were frequently bad tempered. In the December 1970 derby, a tackle by George Best broke the leg of Glyn Pardoe, the severity of the injury almost resulted in the City defender losing his leg. The following season, an entertaining 3-3 draw saw Francis Lee and George Best accuse each other of diving.

The first derby of the 1973/74 season saw Mike Doyle and Lou Macari each receive a red card in a dour contest which finished 0-0. Both players refused to leave the pitch, leading the referee to take both teams back to the dressing room until the two players accepted their dismissals.

The return fixture came at Old Trafford on the last day of the season and had high stakes, as United needed to win to stand a chance of avoiding relegation. The first hour of the game was fairly unremarkable, with neither side making much headway.

Then in the 81st minute, with the game seemingly headed towards a stalemate, Francis Lee played the ball towards former United player Denis Law, who was standing with his back to goal. Law instinctively back-heeled the ball past goalkeeper Alex Stepney and into the back of the net.

As his City teammates went to congratulate him, the stunned Law made his way off the pitch with his head down as he realised the consequences his goal had for his former club.

Law later said of the goal: "I have seldom felt so depressed in my life as I did that weekend.  After 19 years of giving everything I had to score goals, I had finally scored one which I almost wished I hadn't."

Law was immediately substituted, and never played league football again. In the closing minutes of the match United supporters staged a pitch invasion, and the match ended in abandonment.  However, the result stood, and United's relegation was confirmed.

Results subsequently revealed that United would have been relegated if the match was drawn, but among City supporters the match is still remembered as "the day Denis Law back-heeled United into the Second Division".

Happily for United however, they won promotion at the first time of asking in the next season.

The year that was 1974...

• After Greek Cypriot officers depose Archbishop Makarios of Cyprus on 15 July, Turkey uses the coup as an excuse to invade and occupy half of the island. The Turkish Federated State of Cyprus is proclaimed on 13 February 1975 • On 9 August, US president Richard Nixon resigns after admitting his complicity in the cover-up of the burglary at the Watergate headquarters of his opponents, the Democratic party, in Washington DC in 1972. He is succeeded by the vice president Gerald Ford • On 12 September, Emperor Haile Selassie is deposed in Ethiopia by a military coup • On 10 October at the general election, the British Labour party has an overall majority of three seats. Harold Wilson returns as prime minister • On 13 February, Russian dissident Alexander Solzhenitysyn is forced into exile following the publication of his novel The Gulag Archipelago, which reveals the horror of Soviet labour camps • The 'terracotta army' – more than 6,000 life-size model soldiers – is discovered near Xi'an in central China, guarding the tomb of the country's first emperor • With his Godfather II, director Francis Ford Coppola achieves the near- impossible – making a sequel that is better than the original • British author John Le Carré's spy novel Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy creates a world of espionage that becomes the template for all such works that follow •

Sporting 1974...

• Football League Champions were Leeds United, leaving Liverpool in the runners up spot • Liverpool went one better in the FA Cup by defeating Newcastle 3-0 in the Final, Kevin Keegan scoring twice • The Grand National winning horse was ‘Red Rum’ • The Cheltenham Gold Cup winning horse was ‘Captain Christy’ • The Epsom Derby winning horse was ‘Snow Knight’ • Golf's British Open was won by Gary Player • Oxford won the Boat Race by five ½ lengths over Cambridge • F1 Champion was Emerson Fittipaldi driving for McLaren • Snooker’s World Championship Final ended Ray Reardon (Wales) 22-12 Graham Miles (England) • The Wimbledon tennis singles tournament saw victories for Jimmy Conners of USA (mens) and Chris Evert of USA (ladies) • American Sport - Super Bowl VIII from Rice Stadium, Houston, Texas: Miami Dolphins 24-7 Minnesota Vikings – NBA Championship: Boston Celtics 4-3 Milwaukee Bucks – Major League Baseball World Series: Oakland 4-1 Los Angeles (MVP Rollie Fingers) •

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