Some trivia about that team.That was not on the day of my birth but was my first match watching City!
The day of my birth was when City won 1-0 away at Nottingham Forest. I am unsure if the match ended before or after I was born? That was the City team then:
The attendance was 32,194.
- Frank Swift
- Bert Sproston
- Eric Westwood
- Jack Percival
- Eric Eastwood
- Albert Emptage
- Maurice Dunkley
- Andy Black
- Jimmy Constantine
- George Smith
- Jimmy Rudd
I have obviously heard of Frank Swift. Bert Sproston and Eric Westwood.
I did meet Andy Black once. He was landlord of the Tatton Arms in Moss Nook, Wythenshawe. He came to City from Hearts and later played for Stockport County.
How many other City players also played first-class cricket? I can only think of Jack Dyson of the 1956 Cup Final team and Lancs C.C.C.Maurice Dunkley played first-class cricket and scored a half-century for Northamptonshire against the 1939 West Indian tourists.
I remember thinking at the time, it would be nice to sign Ken Grieves. Outstanding cricketer for Lancs, played for Bolton, Stockport, Bury and Wigan. Sadly, we did not get his signature.How many other City players also played first-class cricket? I can only think of Jack Dyson of the 1956 Cup Final team and Lancs C.C.C.
One City player scored seven Test hundreds for England and 170 first-class centuries in all: E H "Patsy" Hendren, a Middlesex batsman before and after World War One.How many other City players also played first-class cricket? I can only think of Jack Dyson of the 1956 Cup Final team and Lancs C.C.C.