Gary James
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100 years ago today the great Billy Meredith played his last competitive game. He was an absolute legend of the game and led Manchester to its first major trophy (us in 1904 of course). Utd often try to claim him as theirs but he was definitely more blue than red and I met his daughter (who was almost 100 at the time) and interviewed his grandson Ian Pringle who said it was City that was 'his' club.
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100 Years Ago Today: Meredith’s Last Competitive Game
Here are some images from Billy Meredith’s last competitive game on this day (29 March) in 1924. these are great images of the general scene. The match was a FA Cup semi final between Manches…
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