On this day (23 May) in 1947 Roy Clarke signed for Manchester City. His debut came on 14 June when the Blues defeat Newport 5-1. Until the Covid affected seasons, this was the latest finish to a season for the Blues. It had been delayed due to poor weather causing postponements.
Years ago I wrote the Manchester City Hall of Fame book and as part of that I featured Roy. The game selected for his ‘most significant’ was the 1955 FA Cup semi final and subscribers can read that below.
City 1 Sunderland 0
FA Cup Semi-Final at Villa Park
26th March 1955
Goalscorer: Clarke
City Team: Trautmann, Meadows, Little, Barnes, Ewing, Paul, Fagan, Hayes, Revie, Johnstone, Clarke.
Attendance: 58,498
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