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| LANGFORD, Len | Len's enthusiasm for the game was generated in Army football during the First World War, before he joined Notts Forest in the early 1920s. He stayed with them for 7 years before joining City. An injury to Louis Barber gave Len his first senior chance against Bolton at Maine Rd in November 1930, City won 3-0, a happy omen, and for the next 3 years until Frank Swift appeared on the scene, Langford was City's No 1 goalkeeper. He played in the FA Cup final against Everton in 1933 but was injured shortly before Christmas in the same year an injury which would terminate his career at Maine Rd. He moved to Old Trafford where after 4 years he left to become coach at Manchester University for 20 years. He finally retired in 1965 after working in a paper mill in Berkshire. adapted from an article by Eric Todd, The Guardian Mar 1972 |
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| LINACRE Billy | Billy was a black haired, pale of countenance, and seemingly too fragile for first class football. But he took nisfortune by the scruff off the neck and shookthe living daylights out of it. 3 times he broke a leg , twice while playing against City, yet he wouldnot surrender, and continued playing until the mid 1950s. He was as plucky as he was skillful. Billy made his debut at 16 for Chesterfield and arrived at Maine Rd late in 1947. He was invited occasionally to lead the attack, but made his name at outside right as partner to Andy Black. later he was switched to inside left alongside Roy Clarke. He left City for Middlesbrough in 1947 and then moved on in quick succession to Goole Town, Wisbech \town, Hartlepool United and mansfield Town where he finished his career. In his football retirement Billy worked for a dairy on Teeside and later for Capper Niell Ltd Constructional Engineers From an article by Eric Todd, The Guardian Dec 1971 |
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| LISTER, Bert | Bert was a free-scoring striker for Manchester and Lancashire Schoolboys before being snapped up by City in November 1957. He progressed through the junior ranks into the first team and also made his debut against Wolves playing against England captain Billy Wright in 1958. He eventually moved on to Oldham Athletic in 1960, where he linked up with another City favourite, Bobby Johnstone. |
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MARSH, Rodney
| England international striker who netted 36 goals in 118 League games before joining Tampa Bay Rowdies in January 1976. Later playing for Fulham, he returned to Tampa Bay Rowdies and became their manager. He has since worked as a football pundit. |
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