1956 FA Cup final Manchester City v Birmingham City

Coincidentally, a good friend of my daughter has just sent me the programme for that very final. It belonged to her dad and is in pristine condition. I was over the Blue Moon to receive it. It’s about to be framed and given pride of wall space.

For some strange reason, I associate that final - apart from the obvious Trautmann heroics - with winger Billy Spurdle who was ruled out because, bizarrely, he’d had a boil on his arm lanced the day before! This necessitated a rethink of our line-up that day against overwhelming favourites Birmingham, allowing both Don Revie and, my favourite Blue at the time, Bobby Johnstone to play. We listened to it on the radio.
 
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pizzaman said:
Got this replica shirt, love it. The number of people who stare at it and wonder who's it is , is unreal!! Wore it tonight, if I had a pound for every time someone came up and asked me who it is....
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Is yours the limited edition one that we had to queue up for at Maine Road ? I don’t wear replica shirts anymore except that one for every derby. It’s a great shirt and I still see the odd one knocking about.
 
Sid C said:
Is yours the limited edition one that we had to queue up for at Maine Road ? I don’t wear replica shirts anymore except that one for every derby. It’s a great shirt and I still see the odd one knocking about.
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No, got it from City store, only £30. I never buy the new shirts anymore just the old ones. That one and the SAAB one are my favourites...
 
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