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The 1930s: 1939-1940 War Reports

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The 1940s: Manchester City 2 Sheff Utd 1

A week after winning 3-2 at Football League North league leaders Sheffield United, Manchester’s Blues do it again on this day (27 April) in 1946. This time they beat the Blades 2-1 before 19,241 at Maine Road (although this report from the MEN suggested there were only about 15,000 there when the game started). The City scorers were Maurice Dunkley and George Smith. The image shows a Manchester Evening News report published that evening.

Although this game was played in peacetime the regional war leagues were still being played, with the Football League returning the following season.

There was FA Cup action though and you can read about that in the following feature on the 1945-46 season.

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The 1940s: The 1939-40 Season

The new series on Manchester City in the 1940s starts today with this 1,400 word article on the 1939-40 season. The season started as any other but then world events intervened!

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