Manchester City vs Swansea Town (Now Swansea City)
Division Two (Old)
Sat 06 February 1965.
Score: W 1-0 (Murray)
Attendance: 11931
1. Harry Dowd
2. Dave Bacuzzi
3. Vic Gomersall
4. Bobby Kennedy
5. Mike Batty "A Mountainous Centre Half"
6. Alan Oakes
7. Dave Connor
8. Johnny Crossan
9. Jimmy Murray
10. Matt Gray
11. Neil Young
Manager: George Poyser
Obviously those were dark days! 11,931..? Jesus.
Found this in the section on Poyser...
...on 16th January 1965 a record low Maine Road League crowd of 8,015 witnessed a 2-1 defeat to Swindon. It entered folklore as City’s lowest point in terms of support, but incredibly Poyser wasn't even at the ground. Instead he was away scouting – a role he seemed to love. Clearly, his absence had repercussions. At Easter, with form not improving and support remaining low (the highest crowd of the season was only 22,299 – the lowest ‘highest’ crowd since 1898), Poyser was dismissed.
From Easter until the end of the season City were managed by backroom staff, most notably 1934 FA Cup goalscorer Fred Tilson...
Interesting stuff. Good thread.
