Coleman was number 11 in captain Tony Book's (lifting Cup) team

Manchester City's 1969 FA Cup winner Tony Coleman has revealed he is selling his winners' medal.

The former City favourite, who played in the famous 1-0 victory against Leicester, has been living in Australia and wants to boost his modest income.

He told BBC Radio Manchester: "It's [the medal] up for sale if anybody is interested in buying it.

"I've got six medals. I'm only living on a pension in Australia and it's a bit difficult, you know."

Liverpool-born Coleman began his career at Stoke City in 1961 and moved onto Tranmere, Preston, Bangor and Doncaster before transferring to Maine Road when he was signed by Joe Mercer in 1966.

I'm not sentimental. I just say to people 'I've done it.' Tony Coleman

While at City he claimed a League Championship winners medal in 1968 before departing across the Pennines for Sheffield Wednesday the following year.

After a spell in South Africa he returned to England to play out his days in the North West at Southport, Stockport and Macclesfield.

"They'll never take the memories away because it's always locked in," Coleman added.

"But I'm not sentimental that way. I just say to people 'I've done it.'

"That day at Wembley was a great but my best memory was talking to Princess Anne. I was a bit scared but she is a lovely lady. And she made us feel at home, she made us relax.

"I think she was as nervous as what we were. I said to her: 'Give my regards to your Mum and Dad.' And she said 'Thank you.' All our lads were terrified in case I spoke to her!

"But I mean she's only an ordinary person after all, if you know what I mean. And we were all a big of nerves anyway. It's not like an ordinary game where you just run out - you've got to line up and you've got to do this, do that, and you just want to play.

"Mind you, City did have a great side in the late sixties, early seventies. And City have always got great supporters. The majority of City supporters are from Manchester so City get the best of Manchester's football fans."

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