The 1955–56 season was Manchester City's 54th season of competitive football and 39th season in the top division of English football.[1] In addition to the First Division, the club competed in the FA Cup.
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City played what was their eighth FA Cup Semi-final tie against Tottenham at Villa Park. When the two sides met in the league, Spurs were victorious with a 2-1 win in both games. However, Bobby Johnstone’s header before half time was enough to send City to their sixth final. But it didn’t come without a moment of controversy, when Spurs were denied a penalty after attacker George Robb was grabbed at the leg by Bert Trautmann towards the end of the game.
The final took place on Saturday, 5 May 1956 at Wembley and ended 3–1, with goals scored by Joe Hayes, Bobby Johnstone and Jack Dyson for Manchester City and Noel Kinsey for Birmingham City. The attendance was 100,000. The match is remembered for an incident where Manchester City goalkeeper Bert Trautmann sustained a neck injury diving at the feet of Birmingham attacker Peter Murphy; he completed the game in considerable pain, and later examination discovered he had broken a bone in his neck.