a number of League

With closure of the PoW camp imminent, Trautmann declined an offer of repatriation and stayed in Britain,[16] working on a farm,[17] and subsequently working on bomb disposal in Liverpool.[18] He also played amateur football for the Liverpool County Combination club St Helens Town, through which he met the club secretary's daughter, Margaret Friar, whom he later married.[17] Over the course of the 1948–49 season Trautmann's goalkeeping reputation steadily grew, and a series of high crowds were attributed to his displays,[16] including a record 9,000 attendance in the final of a local cup competition, the Mahon Cup.[19]
[edit] Manchester City

As the following season commenced, a number of League clubs showed interest in signing Trautmann. The first to offer him a contract was Manchester City, and on 7 October 1949 Trautmann signed for the club as an amateur, turning professional shortly after.[20]



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