| BOLTON WANDERERS 3 CITY 0 League Division 1 19th November 1949 attendance 35,000 Scorers ??? |
City Trautmann, Phillips, Westwood, Walsh, Fagan, Murray, Munro, Black, Turnball, Oakes, Clarke
From TRAUTMANN THE BIOGRAPHY by Alan Rowlands
Trautmann arrived at Burnden Park with an outward display of confidence. The press intere
st in the match was naturally keen and over 10,000 fans had made the journey from Manchester to support City. Within himself, Bert was taut with nervous tension, but his ascetic attitude helped him to cope with the pre-match attention and his nerves steadied as he came out with the team in front of 35,000 people. He was given a roar encouragement from the City supporters, but they could not drown out the barracking from parts of the ground. Bert heard the first ‘Heil Hitler’ and ‘Nazi’ taunts that day that were to be heard throughout his career at every stadium in which he played in England.
The match itself was a disaster for City. Bolton had just signed Bobby Langton, the England international from Preston, and he gave Westwood a torrid time. Trautmann kept the Bolton forwards at bay for the first 45 minutes, but in the 2nd half they increased the pressure and finished convincing 3-0 victors.
Bert was disconsolate as he came off the field, he felt he should have saved the penalty awarded against City and could have prevented another goal.
… Jock thompson and the players all congratulated him on a competant debut, but he was still brooding when Frank Swift walked into the dressing room. Swift came straight to his successor, flashing a beaming smile, and shook him by the hand. “Well done son, you’ll do”
Trautmann arrived at Burnden Park with an outward display of confidence. The press intere
st in the match was naturally keen and over 10,000 fans had made the journey from Manchester to support City. Within himself, Bert was taut with nervous tension, but his ascetic attitude helped him to cope with the pre-match attention and his nerves steadied as he came out with the team in front of 35,000 people. He was given a roar encouragement from the City supporters, but they could not drown out the barracking from parts of the ground. Bert heard the first ‘Heil Hitler’ and ‘Nazi’ taunts that day that were to be heard throughout his career at every stadium in which he played in England.The match itself was a disaster for City. Bolton had just signed Bobby Langton, the England international from Preston, and he gave Westwood a torrid time. Trautmann kept the Bolton forwards at bay for the first 45 minutes, but in the 2nd half they increased the pressure and finished convincing 3-0 victors.
Bert was disconsolate as he came off the field, he felt he should have saved the penalty awarded against City and could have prevented another goal.
… Jock thompson and the players all congratulated him on a competant debut, but he was still brooding when Frank Swift walked into the dressing room. Swift came straight to his successor, flashing a beaming smile, and shook him by the hand. “Well done son, you’ll do”