Sixty years ago today (February 21 1962) John Benson made his Manchester City League debut. He had joined the Blues at the age of 15 in July 1958 and went on to make 52 League and Cup appearances before being transferred to Torquay in 1964. Spells at Bournemouth, Exeter and Norwich followed, before John moved into coaching. In 1980 he returned to Manchester as assistant to manager John Bond. Here’s an interview I did with him during October 2004.
Sadly, John died on October 30 2010 at the age of 67.
Here for subscribers is the interview from 2004.
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