1956 Semi Final and Abuse for Trautmann

On this day (17th March) in 1956 a solitary goal from Bobby Johnstone was enough to see Manchester City beat Spurs in the FA Cup semi-final at Villa Park. The game led to considerable abuse for City’s German ‘keeper Bert Trautmann. To understand why read the story of the semi-final here (for subscribers):

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  1. Gordon.Hodgkinson says:
    17th Mar 2021 at 10:33 pm

    Yes I remember Bert (accidentally)grabbing George Robb’s leg instead of the ball fortunately the referee didn’t spot it.

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