100 years ago today (6 February 1926) and only a week after 74,799 had watched Manchester City defeat reigning League champions Huddersfield Town 4-0 in the FA Cup at Maine Road the two teams met again. This time the visitors to Maine Road gained revenge for their humiliation by defeating City 5-1. This newspaper report explains all and shows how, despite City ultimately reaching the FA Cup final, the two clubs were heading in opposite directions. Huddersfield would retain the title (their third in a row; only one club has ever achieved four in a row) but City would be relegated at the season’s end.
The City scorer in the League game with Huddersfield was Frank Roberts.
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