Manchester City v Blackpool FA Cup 3rd Round 1955/56 (abandoned)

CITY 1 BLACKPOOL 1

FA Cup 3rd Round
Abandoned after 56 minutes

7th January 1956

Attendance 32,577

Scorers
City Dyson
Blackpool ???

Ref H Webb

City Trautmann, Leivers, Little, Barnes, Ewing, Paul, Spurdle, johnstone, Hayes, Dyson, ClarkeFrom TRAUTMANN THE BIOGRAPHY by Alan Rowlands
The match against Blackpool was remarkable because of the fact that Bert conceded a goal after 10 seconds, certainly one of the quickest against any goalkeeper, before fog descended on Maine Road like a grey shroud. City equalised just before the match was abandoned.

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