Gary James
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Re: On sale now - Manchester The City Years
John - also got your tweet. I'll send you a DM. Thanks
sambrookonthewing said:Hello Gary,
I have a query about 2 old City players and wonder if you could help? I am reading a WW1 book called "Cheerful Sacrifice- The Battle of Arras" by Jonathan Nicholls (written in 1990). On page 58 he quotes a soldier from 9th Royal Scots, 4 Platoon who was serving in the 51st Highland Division. Apparently this platoon was very keen on football. The soldier writes, "We had Bill and Jimmy Broad, 2 brothers who were professional footballers with Manchester City - that made the 9th Royal Scots the best team in the division."
I have checked the list of players in your "History of Manchester City" book and there is a T H Broad mentioned at that period, but the initials don't tie in with Bill or Jimmy. Can you shed any light on this?
John Ogden
John - also got your tweet. I'll send you a DM. Thanks