About The City Ticker
It's 51 years since Manchester City last won a trophy *. See the ticker.
A brief history
From 2000 to 2011, a ticker flag in the Stretford End counted the years since City last won a trophy: the 1976 League Cup. It went up at 24 and came down at 35, when City won the FA Cup. The original belonged to a fan known as “T-Shirt Jon”, and Stretford End Flags later kept a replacement going.
Why it's back
In September 2026 City were found guilty of breaching the Premier League's financial rules (Premier League statement). City say they're innocent and have appealed. The Red Army (TRA) have had a new ticker made, reset to 1976 and reading “51 YEARS”, and it's going back up in the Stretford End.
Why I made this
I'm Matt. A season ticket holder in the Stretford End and match-going fan since the age of four.
When I read Andy Mitten's piece in The Athletic on the ticker coming back, I wanted one of my own. Not everyone can see the flag in the Stretford End, so I built a version that keeps counting by itself, and that any United fan can share, download or embed on their own site.
It's just a bit of fun and banter.
Find out more
Manchester United fans bringing back Old Trafford ticker to mark City's 'last' trophy – in 1976, by Andy Mitten in The Athletic, has the whole history of the flag and how it came back. It's well worth a read. Follow Andy on The Athletic and on X (@AndyMitten) for more.
- Man Utd's ticker banner returning to Old Trafford · BBC Sport, Simon Stone, October 2026
- Manchester United fans bring back banner mocking Man City after 115 charges verdict · Manchester Evening News, October 2026
- Premier League statement: Manchester City FC · Premier League, September 2026
Credits
- Andy Mitten (@AndyMitten), for the article in The Athletic that inspired this site.
- “T-Shirt Jon”, owner of the original ticker flag that first went up in 2000.
- Stretford End Flags (@SEF_MUFC), who had the replacement made and kept it up until 2011.
- The Red Army (TRA) (@TraMufc on X, @mufc_tra on Instagram), who are bringing it back to the Stretford End.
Disclaimer
This is an independent, unofficial fan site, made for fun and banter. It isn't affiliated with, endorsed by or connected to Manchester United, Manchester City, the Premier League, The Athletic, Stretford End Flags or The Red Army. Club names belong to their respective owners, and no official club crests or logos are used. The ticker here is a tribute inspired by the original flag.
The jokes on this site, including the ticker and the asterisk, are the opinion of a United fan and are not statements of fact. Factual details are as reported in the articles linked above at the time of writing (October 2026) and may change. Manchester City say they are innocent and have appealed the commission's decision.
Links to other sites are provided for reference, and their content belongs to their publishers. If anything here is yours, or you think something is inaccurate, get in touch via hello@trophyticker.co.uk and I'll correct, credit or remove it.
* Anything won since the 2009 takeover doesn't count. Not in our book, anyway. Guilty as charged.