Bert Trautmann, the German goalkeeper who won the FA Cup with Manchester City in 1956, played with a broken neck.
Former Manchester City keeper Bert Trautmann, who played in the 1956 FA Cup final with a broken neck, dies aged 89.
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This was the 16th game ever played at Roots Hall since it's opening game against Norwich City on the 20th August 1955
Our FA Cup run that season.
FA Cup 1st Round 19th Nov 1955
Southend United 2-0 QPR Att. 15,000 Scorers: Barker, Hollis.
FA Cup 2nd Round 10th Dec 1955
Southend United 1-0 Weymouth Att. 10,000 Scorer: Lockhart
FA Cup 3rd Round 7th Jan 1956
Lincoln City 2 -3 Southend United Att. 11,238 Scorers: Hollis (2) McCrory
FA Cup 4th Round 28th Jan 1956
Southend United 0-1 Manchester City Scorer: Hayes Att. 29,500 (Our 2nd highest attendance only beaten by Liverpool game on the 10th Jan 1979 with 31,033).
Teams
Southend United Threadgold, Williamson, Howe, Duthie, Stirling, Lawler, Lockhart, McCrory, Hollis, Baron, McGuigan
Manchester City Trautmann, Ewing, Little, Barnes, Leivers, Paul, Spurdle, Hayes, Johnstone, Dyson, Clarke
Some interesting news reports and personal accounts here:-
FA Cup 4th Round SUFC v MCFC
Trying to get the game on before the match, cutting trenches, filling with Leigh Cockle Shells to aid drainage.
Does not look like it worked that well
Video of the Southend United v Manchester City game (watch on Yoitube) this is fantastic footage of the game and rain soaked Roots Hall.
Manchester City went on to beat Liverpool 2-1 after a replay in the 5th Round, beat Everton 2-1 in the 6th Round, beat Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 in the Semi-Final, and beat Birmingham City 3-1 in the final at Wembley in front of 100,000 to win the 1956 FA Cup.