N'okpuru John Bond, City ruru na 1981 FA Cup ikpeazụ ma tufuo na a replay ka Tottenham Hotspur. The ụlọ ọrụ na ugboro abụọ ama esịn si n'elu ụgbọ elu na 1980s (na 1983 na 1987), ma laghachiri n'elu ụgbọ elu ọzọ na 1989 na okokụre ise na 1991 na 1992 n'okpuru management nke Peter Reid. Otú ọ dị, nke a bụ nanị a nwa oge respite, na mgbe Reid si na Manchester City si fortunes nọgidere na-ada.
Afọ 1960 na 1970