Manchester City v Chelsea 1948 – 1940's

Here we have a genuine football programme for Manchester City v Chelsea, dated Monday 29 March 1948. The First Division fixture finished 1-0, a home win for Manchester City.

This is a Manchester City football programme from the Jock Thomson era. Man City's goals came from Black in front of a crowd of 29,034 at Maine Road.

Competition	First Division (1947/48)
Result	Manchester City 1-0 Chelsea
Man City scorers	Black
Venue	Maine Road
Attendance	29,034
Man City manager	Jock Thomson
Chelsea manager	Billy Birrell

Condition: V Good, cfld, lcr, slrs

Did you know?

This was league meeting number 42 between the sides – the previous 41 had produced 15 Manchester City wins, 14 for Chelsea and 12 draws.
The first meeting of the season, at Chelsea in March 1948, had finished Chelsea 2-2 Manchester City.
Manchester City ended the 1947/48 season 10th in the First Division with 42 points.
Andy Black was Manchester City's top league scorer in 1947/48 with 16 goals.

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