Manchester City’s stars of the 1950s and early 1960s feature today in our newest Vintage post. With League form typically patchy, the FA Cup was the club’s main distraction during these years with City reaching successive Finals in 1955 and 1956.

The first was lost to Newcastle with City bouncing back the following year to defeat Birmingham City 3-1, a game that went into down in Wembley folklore as the Bert Trautmann Final due to the bravery of the City keeper playing for much of it with a broken neck.

Denis Westcott, Man City 1951

Roy Paul, Man City 1951

Bert Trautmann, Man City 1951

Roy Warhurst, Man City 1958

Bill McAdams, Man City 1959

Bert Trautmann, Man City 1959

Man City 1959

Man City 1959-2

Denis Law, Man City 1960

John McTavish, Man City 1960

Denis Law, Man City 1961

Ray Sambrook, Man City 1961

Man City 1962

Man City 1962-2

Bert Trautmann, Man City 1962