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On this day (15 February) in 1958 a highly emotional game was staged in Manchester. In fact it was the first match to be played in Manchester after the Munich disaster, and was between Manchester City and Birmingham City. Many of City’s players had attended the funeral only 3 days earlier of United captain Roger Byrne. The game was called off after 40 minutes with the score at 1-1.
By Frank Swift, Manchester City and England. It was my first match as captain of England in a full international, it was my greatest match and it was also one of England's greatest matches. No man can ask for more than that, and I know that I will never forget the golden sunshine of that Sunday evening in 1948 when England thrashed a great Italian side 4-0 at Turin.
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