After escaping the third tier in 1999, City are one win from the treble. We chart the defining moments that transformed their fortunes
A real sliding doors moment as Paul Dickov’s last-minute equaliser in the 1999 Division Two play-off final helps City climb out of the third tier. Dickov’s strike into the top corner to send the game to extra time and penalties (in which Nicky Weaver is the City hero) feels like the flap of a butterfly wing – would City have become the behemoth they are now without the Scot burying his finish past Vince Bartram to break Gillingham hearts at Wembley?
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