97-664: Huyton ( / ˈ h aɪ t ən / HY -tən ) is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley , Merseyside , England. Part of the Liverpool Built-up Area , it borders the Liverpool suburbs of Dovecot , Knotty Ash and Netherley . Historically in Lancashire , Huyton was an ancient parish which in the mid-19th century contained Croxteth Park , Knowsley and Tarbock . It was part of
194-546: A King George's Field in memorial to King George V . It also has one of the biggest dogs' homes in Merseyside, Dogs' Trust, located on Whiston Lane. Huyton has many public houses including The Huyton Park Hotel, The Stanley Arms (named after Frederick Stanley, 16th Earl of Derby ), The Crofters, Seel Arms, Queens Arms, Oak Tree, The Old Bank, Longview Social Club and The Swan. The former Wheatsheaf/Rose And Crown reopened as The Barker's Brewery on 23 January 2011, as part of
291-406: A One Stop store and spread across another three businesses. Merseyside Police later revealed the blaze was caused by an attempted burglary. The area is served by Knowsley Leisure and Culture Park (Longview Drive) and King George V Sports Centre (Longview Lane). Huyton-with-Roby has two 18-hole golf courses : Huyton & Prescot Golf Club (founded in 1905) and Bowring Golf Club (according to
388-514: A military hospital . In October 1941, he rejoined the 35th Infantry Division at Dnepropetrovsk , Ukraine , where the German advance had halted. Over-winter hit-and-run attacks on Soviet Army supply routes were the unit's main focus and in spring, Trautmann was promoted to Unteroffizier ( corporal ). Gains were made in 1942, but the Soviet counter-offensive hit Trautmann's unit hard, and by
485-543: A 3–0 away win in Andorra . Goals came from Steven Gerrard (2) and David Nugent. Both players were educated at Cardinal Heenan High School. Huyton has many amateur football teams at both junior and senior level, but only one FA Charter Standard Club, Paramount Community Football Club. Despite producing so many pro footballers, Huyton has never been able to sustain a semi-pro club for long. Nearby Kirkby Town changed their name to Knowsley United in 1988 and moved to Alt Park ,
582-529: A category "C" prisoner by the authorities, meaning he was regarded as a Nazi . One of only 90 of his original 1,000-man regiment to survive the war, he was transferred to a prisoner-of-war camp in Ashton-in-Makerfield , Lancashire . Trautmann refused an offer of repatriation , and following his release in 1948 decided to settle in Lancashire, combining farm work with playing goalkeeper for
679-542: A close relationship. The bleak economic climate of the early 1930s forced the Trautmanns to sell their house and move to an apartment block in the working class area of Gröpelingen, where Bernhard lived until 1941. The young Bernhard had a keen interest in sport, playing football, handball and völkerball (a form of dodgeball ). To this end, he joined the YMCA and football club Blau und Weiss . He took to playing for
776-501: A combined Manchester City and Manchester United XI that included Bobby Charlton and Denis Law , against an International XI that included Tom Finney , Stanley Matthews and Jimmy Armfield . After leaving City, Trautmann played for Wellington Town , who offered him £50 per match, signing in September 1964 to replace an injured regular keeper. Age had diminished his abilities, but his debut at Hereford United showed he still had
873-694: A decade: in May 2003 the club moved to the City of Manchester Stadium , Maine Road was closed and was demolished the following year. Trautmann was portrayed by German actor David Kross in the 2018 biopic The Keeper . In 1997, Trautmann received the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany . He was appointed an honorary OBE in 2004 for his work in Anglo-German relations , and received
970-626: A demonstration. Over time, he gained acceptance through his performances in the City goal, playing in all but five of the club's next 250 matches. Named FWA Footballer of the Year for 1956, Trautmann entered football folklore with his performance in the 1956 FA Cup final . With 17 minutes of the match remaining, Trautmann suffered a serious injury while diving at the feet of Birmingham City 's Peter Murphy . Despite his injury, he continued to play, making crucial saves to preserve his team's 3–1 lead. His neck
1067-518: A heavy defeat but a string of saves from Trautmann meant the final score was a narrow 1–0 loss. At the final whistle, Trautmann received a standing ovation, and was applauded off the pitch by both sets of players. The Manchester City team struggled throughout the season, and was relegated to the Second Division . Manchester City returned to the top flight at its first attempt, and in the following years Trautmann established himself as one of
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#17327808758661164-434: A large part of the 1956–57 season. Jack Savage deputised during his absence. At the start of December, Trautmann played two reserve matches, but lacked confidence. He was restored to the first team on 15 December for a match against Wolverhampton Wanderers , but conceded three goals. He struggled to regain his form in the remainder of the season, leading to calls from some fans and media for him to retire. Others criticised
1261-441: A left-footed strike by Joe Hayes . Birmingham equalised on 14 minutes. The match remained level until midway through the second half, when Jack Dyson and Bobby Johnstone scored two goals in as many minutes to give Manchester City a 3–1 lead. Birmingham attacked strongly in the next ten minutes. In the 75th minute, Trautmann, diving at an incoming ball, was knocked out in a collision with Birmingham's Peter Murphy in which he
1358-476: A local football team, St Helens Town . Performances for St Helens gained Trautmann a reputation as an outstanding goalkeeper, resulting in interest from Football League clubs. In October 1949, he signed for Manchester City , a club playing in the country's highest level of football, the First Division . The club's decision to sign a former Axis paratrooper sparked protests, and 20,000 people attended
1455-493: A new tactical system using a deep-lying centre-forward, which became known as the Revie Plan after Don Revie , who played centre-forward. The system depended on maintaining possession of the ball wherever possible, which required Trautmann to make use of his throwing ability. For goalkeepers of Trautmann's era, it was usual to kick the ball as far as possible downfield after making a save. By contrast, Trautmann, influenced by
1552-474: A player who was not readily available, and that he could only consider including Trautmann if he were playing in a German league. Consequently, Trautmann's international isolation prevented him from playing in the 1954 World Cup , in which his countrymen were victorious. Trautmann's only experience of international football came in 1960, when the Football League decided to include non-English players in
1649-659: A radio station based at Knowsley Community College in Stockbridge Village. Founded in December 2003, it can be found on the 99.8 FM radio frequency. Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley The Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley is a metropolitan borough in Merseyside , North West England . It covers several towns and villages, including Kirkby , Prescot , Huyton , Whiston , Halewood , Cronton and Stockbridge Village ; Kirkby, Huyton, and Prescot being
1746-441: A reputation as an able goalkeeper, resulting in interest from Football League clubs. As the following season commenced, a number of League clubs showed interest in signing him. The first to offer him a contract was Manchester City , a club playing in the highest level of football in the country, the First Division . On 7 October 1949 Trautmann signed for the club as an amateur and turned professional shortly after. Trautmann became
1843-553: A sign at the course, the oldest municipal golf course in England). Huyton has its own cricket club , located off Huyton Lane which was founded in the mid-1860s by the Stone family and the town has produced at least one first class cricketer: Reginald Moss . Huyton also had a professional rugby league club from 1968 to 1985. It was formed from Liverpool Stanley (1934–1951) and Liverpool City (1951–1968). Huyton RLFC struggled in
1940-431: A significant fall in population to around 154,600 by 1994. Subsequently, a population stabilization strategy helped to stem this decline. The strategy was focused on house building and marketing the borough to secure inward investment. Record house building and strong growth in inward investment yielded the borough's first small rise in population in over 25 years in 1995. The population stabilized at over 154,000 for most of
2037-440: A small budget, and Trautmann's appointment was an attempt to improve its image. Many people in the local area supported one of the two Manchester clubs, so to stimulate interest Trautmann and Bernard decided to move matches to Friday evenings, when neither Manchester club would be playing. This improved revenue, but the team continued to struggle. Trautmann resigned in 1966 following a disagreement with Bernard. From 1967 to 1968, he
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#17327808758662134-721: A small bungalow on the Spanish coast near Valencia . He later helped found the Trautmann Foundation, which continues his legacy by fostering courage and sportsmanship. Trautmann's autobiography Steppes to Wembley was published in 1956. Trautmann died at home in Spain on 19 July 2013 at the age of 89. He had suffered two heart attacks earlier in the year. The president of the German Football Association, Wolfgang Niersbach , said that Trautmann
2231-404: A small part of West Lancashire Rural District , all from the administrative county of Lancashire. It is known for Knowsley Hall and Knowsley Safari Park . The modern-day borough of Knowsley was formerly composed of villages and towns in Lancashire dating back to 650 AD . The Earls of Derby have their ancestral home in the borough at Knowsley Hall , the surroundings of which today house
2328-505: A transit camp in Essex , where he was interrogated. As a volunteer soldier who had been subject to indoctrination from a young age, he was classified a category "C" prisoner by the authorities, meaning he was regarded as a Nazi . Trautmann, one of only 90 of his original regiment to survive the war, was then transferred to a prisoner-of-war camp at Marbury Hall , near Northwich , Cheshire , and interned with other category "C" prisoners. He
2425-696: Is covered by six local government wards: Stockbridge, Page Moss, Roby, St. Gabriel's, St. Michael's, and Swanside. Stockbridge ward includes Longview (in Huyton) as well as Stockbridge Village (outside Huyton). Huyton is located just west of the M57 motorway which marks its border. Liverpool city centre is 6 miles (9.7 km) to the west via the M62 motorway . There are three surrounding motorway junctions (M57 J2, M62 J5 and J6) making Huyton very easily accessed via road. Huyton railway station , formerly called Huyton Gate,
2522-433: Is on Princess Drive. The shopping centre of Huyton is still referred to by local people as "the village" or "the villie", which dates back to the days when the centre was a rural village community. An Asda Walmart complex has been built nearby. There are also around 100 other independent shops and previously hosted an indoor market, which has since been closed. The area is host to Huyton Library (Civic Way) and before 2014
2619-586: Is served by regular City Line services to and from Liverpool, St. Helens , Wigan and further afield. Huyton bus station is on Huyton Hey Road, adjacent to the shopping centre and 140 metres away from the Huyton railway station . Buses from Huyton bus station serve destinations as far afield as Liverpool , Kirkby , St. Helens , Warrington , Runcorn and Liverpool John Lennon Airport . Huyton has one secondary school — Lord Derby Academy on Seel Road—and fifteen primary schools . A construction training college
2716-592: Is situated near to the south-western extremity of the former Lancashire coalfield. In the 19th century, Welsh workers settled in the area to work in nearby collieries. A Welsh-speaking Non-conformist chapel ( Calvinistic Methodists ) was founded in Wood Lane, Huyton Quarry. Nearby Cronton Colliery finally ceased production in March 1984, shortly before the UK miners' strike (1984–1985) . Both Huyton and Roby have stations on
2813-740: Is twinned with: The following people and military units have received the Freedom of the Borough of Knowsley. Bert Trautmann Bernhard Carl "Bert" Trautmann , OBE (22 October 1923 – 19 July 2013) was a German professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper . Born in Bremen in 1923, he joined the Jungvolk , the junior section of the Hitler Youth in August 1933. Trautmann joined
2910-771: The 1972 Olympics , and winning the President's Cup, a tournament contested by Southeast Asian countries, later that year. His work subsequently took him to managing Tanzania , Liberia , Pakistan and North Yemen , until 1988, when he retired and settled in Spain. Trautmann excelled at shot-stopping, particularly penalties, saving 60% of those he faced over the course of his career. The Manchester United manager Matt Busby mentioned Trautmann's anticipation in his pre-match team talks: "Don't stop to think where you're going to hit it with Trautmann. Hit it first and think afterwards. If you look up and work it out he will read your thoughts and stop it." Similar sentiments were expressed by
3007-561: The 2011 census , 80.9% of people in Knowsley describe themselves as Christian, the highest proportion in any local authority in England and Wales. This is significantly different from average figures from the 2011 census for England and Wales, which showed that 59.3 per cent of the population identified as Christian and 14.1 million people, around a quarter of the population in England and Wales, reported that they have no religion. Knowsley
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3104-544: The British Parliament by Members of Parliament (MPs) for three separate parliamentary constituencies. Knowsley is represented by Anneliese Midgley MP ( Labour ), Garston and Halewood is represented by Maria Eagle MP (Labour) and St Helens South and Whiston is represented by Marie Rimmer MP (Labour). After local elections in 2008 the Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley was governed by
3201-547: The FA Cup , only to be beaten by Carlisle United at home. The momentum did not last and Knowsley United ceased to be a senior semi-pro side in 1998. Huytonians wishing to support a local semi-pro outfit have Prescot Cables located at Valerie Park in the Northern Premier League (Premier Division) less than 2 miles (3.2 km) away. Huyton-with-Roby has several Beatles connections. As The Quarrymen ,
3298-722: The Football League representative team for the first time. Trautmann captained the League against the Irish League, and also played against the Italian League. After a couple of months pondering his future career plans, Trautmann received a telephone call from the Stockport County chairman, Victor Bernard, who offered him the position of general manager. Stockport was a struggling lower league club with
3395-473: The Labour Party , the largest party represented on the council. The Liberal Democrats , the second largest party, were in opposition. There were no other councillors. After local elections in 2010 the Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley continued to be governed by the Labour Party , the largest party represented on the council, who increased their total number of seats by 5 to 53. The Liberal Democrats ,
3492-544: The Liverpool City Region Combined Authority . The combined authority has effectively become the top-tier administrative body for the local governance of the city region and the leader of Knowsley Council, along with the five other leaders from neighbouring local government districts, take strategic decisions over economic development, transport, employment and skills, tourism, culture, housing and physical infrastructure. According to
3589-555: The Liverpool and Manchester Railway (another station, Huyton Quarry , closed in 1958). The railway's construction was supervised by George Stephenson and, when it opened in 1830, it became the world's first regular passenger train service. On the day of the railway's official opening, Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington alighted the train at Roby station . During the Second World War, Huyton suffered bombing from
3686-467: The Luftwaffe but the scale of destruction was far less than that experienced in Liverpool, Bootle , and Birkenhead . Schoolchildren were not evacuated from Huyton, instead schools and homes were provided with air-raid shelters . Huyton hosted three wartime camps: an internment camp , a prisoner-of-war camp , and a base for American servicemen. The internment camp may have been one of the largest in
3783-653: The Luftwaffe early in the Second World War , and then served as a paratrooper . He was initially sent to occupied Poland , and subsequently fought on the Eastern Front for three years, earning five medals, including an Iron Cross . Later in the war, he was transferred to the Western Front , where he was captured by the British as the war drew to a close. As a volunteer soldier, he was classified
3880-512: The Second World War , Trautmann was working as an apprentice motor mechanic . Trautmann joined the Luftwaffe as a radio operator in 1941. During training, he showed little aptitude for radio work, and transferred to Spandau to become a Fallschirmjäger ( paratrooper ). He first served in Occupied Poland , although being stationed far behind the front line meant experiencing prolonged bouts of monotony; consequently, Trautmann and
3977-572: The Second World War , the district successfully fought off absorption into the Liverpool City Council boundaries. However, its application for borough status failed in 1952. Huyton Municipal Building was completed in 1963. On 1 April 1974, Huyton-with-Roby became part of the new metropolitan borough of Knowsley . By convention, Huyton-with-Roby contains Huyton Park, Roby, Longview, Huyton Quarry, Page Moss , Woolfall Heath, Bowring Park , Fincham, and Court Hey. Today this area
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4074-575: The hundred of West Derby , an ancient subdivision of Lancashire covering the south-west of the county. Huyton was first settled about 600–650 AD by Angles . The settlement was founded on a low hill surrounded by inaccessible marshy land. The first part of the name may suggest a landing-place, probably on the banks of the River Alt . Both Huyton and Roby are mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086, Huyton being spelt Hitune . Huyton-with-Roby
4171-421: The 1930s, the city built four large housing estates in the north-west of Huyton-with-Roby. These Liverpool ‘overspill' housing estates were Fincham, Huyton Farm, Longview and Woolfall Heath. Other smaller developments were commissioned by the urban district council or privately commissioned. By 1950 the population was over 55,000, the vast majority of whom had moved to the area from the city of Liverpool. After
4268-638: The BBC Timewatch programme episode "The Germans We Kept", recounting the experiences of German prisoners of war who decided to remain in the UK. Trautmann married a St Helens woman, Margaret Friar, in 1950, but they divorced in 1972. The couple had three children, John, Mark and Stephen. John, his firstborn son, was killed in a car accident a few months after the FA Cup final in 1956, aged five. According to Trautmann, his wife's struggle to come to terms with
4365-426: The City players, and they went behind to a Jackie Milburn goal after only 45 seconds. Further problems were caused by the loss of Jimmy Meadows to injury after 18 minutes, leaving City with 10 men, a disadvantage that meant Trautmann's ability to start attacks from throws was limited. Though Bobby Johnstone equalised in the first half, they struggled in the second, and after 57 minutes Trautmann
4462-829: The Fab Four played the MPTE Social Club in Finch Lane. The Beatles also played 15 times in a hall in Page Moss (Hambleton Hall, St David Road; later became a Probation Office) between January 1961 and January 1962. On 21 March 1961, The Swinging Blue Jeans , fronted by Huyton-born Ray Ennis (born Raymond Vincent Ennis on 26 May 1942), introduced the Beatles to their first-ever Cavern Club evening slot. Paul McCartney 's auntie Jin lived in Dinas Lane. In 1963, this
4559-549: The Hungarian goalkeeper Gyula Grosics , sought to start attacks by throwing the ball to a wing-half, typically Ken Barnes or John McTavish . The wing-half then passed to Revie to develop the attack. Using the Revie Plan, Manchester City reached the 1955 FA Cup final , in which Trautmann became the first German to play in an FA Cup final. City faced Newcastle United , winners of the cup in 1951 and 1952. Nerves affected
4656-689: The Huyton camp was Bert Trautmann , who later went on to be the 1950s goalkeeper for Manchester City . From 1944, American servicemen were temporarily stationed in Huyton. Huyton was brought to national attention in 2005 after the racially motivated murder of black teenager Anthony Walker in McGoldrick Park. Two local youths were later found guilty of his murder and sentenced to life imprisonment . They were 17-year-old Michael Barton (brother of footballer Joey Barton ) and 20-year-old Paul Taylor. In July 2008, an 18-year-old teenager Michael Causer
4753-689: The Manchester City forward Neil Young , who recalled that "the only way to beat him with a shot in training was to mis-hit it". As a former handball player, Trautmann was adept at throwing the ball long distances, an attribute he used to start attacking moves, particularly after witnessing the Hungarian goalkeeper Gyula Grosics use such tactics to good effect in Hungary's 6–3 victory over England in 1953. Trautmann found it difficult to accept criticism, and allowed only close friends to suggest changes to his game. He occasionally dwelt on mistakes to
4850-516: The PoW camp imminent, Trautmann declined an offer of repatriation and stayed in England, working on a farm in Milnthorpe then subsequently working on bomb disposal in Huyton . In August 1948, he started playing amateur football for the non-league Liverpool County Combination club St Helens Town , through which he met the club secretary's daughter, Margaret Friar, whom he later married. Over
4947-647: The UK. Some internees were refugees from the Nazis , including socialists such as Kurt Hager and a large number of artists attacked in Germany and elsewhere for their "degeneracy". Huyton internees included artists Martin Bloch, Hugo Dachinger, and Walter Nessler, dancer Kurt Jooss , musicians, sociologist Norbert Elias , anthropologist Eric Wolf and composer Hans Gál . More than 40 per cent of Huyton's internees were over 50 years old. The camp, first occupied in May 1940,
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#17327808758665044-603: The Wetherspoon chain of pubs. Several former landmark pubs have been demolished for new projects since the late 1990s: The Dovecot, Bluebell Inn, Farmers Arms, Hillside, Eagle and Child, The Quarry Inn and The Quiet Man. In January 2012, the Longview Social Club was destroyed by a fire on the premises. In the early hours of 16 April 2015, four supermarkets at Longview Shops were destroyed by fire and later demolished due to extensive damage. The fire started at
5141-526: The ability to draw crowds. However, he was sent off at Tonbridge for violent conduct in his second match and, in all, ended on the losing side in five of the seven matches he played for Wellington. Though recognised as one of the leading goalkeepers of his era, Trautmann never played for his native country. Trautmann met with the German national coach, Sepp Herberger , in 1953, who explained that travel and political implications prevented him from selecting
5238-399: The administrative county of Lancashire , but were transferred to the new metropolitan county of Merseyside at the same time the district came into being on 1 April 1974. A committee of councillors from the outgoing district councils chose the name Knowsley for the new district in 1972, taking the name from Knowsley village, being a central location within the new district, rather than using
5335-920: The award at the British Embassy in Berlin, making him possibly the only person to have won an OBE and an Iron Cross. The following night, at a concert given by the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, he met the Queen. "Ah, Herr Trautmann. I remember you", she said. "Have you still got that pain in your neck?" In 2005, he was inducted into the National Football Museum 's Hall of Fame. He continued to follow Manchester City and visited Manchester to watch them play, with his last visit in April 2010. In 1999, he had also appeared in
5432-420: The barn with his hands raised. Fearing he was about to be executed, Trautmann fled. After evading his captors, he jumped over a fence, only to land at the feet of a British soldier , who greeted him with the words "Hello Fritz, fancy a cup of tea?" Earlier in the war, he had been captured by the Soviets and later the French, but escaped both times. He was imprisoned near Ostend , Belgium, then transferred to
5529-435: The best keepers in the league, playing in all but five of his club's next 250 league matches. By 1952, his fame had spread to his home country, leading Schalke 04 to offer Manchester City £1,000 (equivalent to £36,300 in 2023 ) for his services. The offer was refused; the club responded that they thought Trautmann to be worth twenty times more. In the mid-1950s, the Manchester City manager Les McDowall introduced
5626-400: The camp, in which Trautmann played outfield. However, in a match against amateur team Haydock Park , Trautmann was injured while playing centre-half . He swapped positions with goalkeeper Günther Lühr, and from that day forward played as a goalkeeper. During this time he became known as "Bert", as the English were unfamiliar with "Bernd", the abbreviated version of his name. With closure of
5723-540: The choice of either St. Helens or Widnes Vikings , both of whom are 6 miles (9.7 km) away from Huyton). In football, the town has produced two outstanding midfield England internationals: Peter Reid ( Everton ) and Steven Gerrard ( Liverpool ). Other footballers include Joey Barton , Craig Hignett , Tony Hibbert , David Nugent , Lee Molyneux , Leon Osman , John Relish , Greg Tansey , Lee Trundle and Callum McManaman . Notably, on 28 March 2007, two of Huyton's most prominent footballers starred for England in
5820-405: The club, believing that Trautmann had been forced to play while still not fully recovered from injury. The 1957–58 season was an unusual one for Manchester City, who became the only English team to both score and concede 100 goals in a season. Trautmann played in 34 matches, and though he did not play in the 9–2 defeat to West Bromwich Albion , an 8–4 defeat to Leicester City was a record for
5917-422: The community rabbi of Manchester, had written a remarkable open letter to the Manchester Evening Chronicle , appealing to City fans and the Jewish community to treat Trautmann with respect. He continued to receive abuse from crowds at away matches, which affected his concentration in some early games; in December 1949, he conceded seven goals at Derby County . City's match against Fulham in January 1950
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#17327808758666014-422: The course of the 1948–49 season, Trautmann's goalkeeping reputation steadily grew and a series of large crowds were attributed to his performances, including a record 9,000 attendance in the final of a local cup competition, the Mahon Cup. The success of that season elevated the club into Division Two of the Lancashire Combination League for the start of 1949–50. Performances for St Helens gained Trautmann
6111-512: The detriment of his concentration, a tendency his friend Stan Wilson called "picking at daisies". A short temper also caused occasional problems; he was sent off on more than one occasion. There have only been two world-class goalkeepers. One was Lev Yashin, the other was the German boy who played in Manchester – Trautmann. — Lev Yashin Over the course of his career, Trautmann received many plaudits from leading football figures. The Russian goalkeeper Lev Yashin , himself considered one of
6208-430: The first sportsman in Britain to wear Adidas , thanks to his friendship with Adolf Dassler . Some Manchester City fans were unhappy about signing a former member of the German Army. Season ticket holders threatened a boycott , and various groups in Manchester and around the country bombarded the club with protest letters. In addition to this difficulty, Trautmann was replacing the recently retired Frank Swift , one of
6305-402: The football club with enthusiasm, but the YMCA activities did not interest him to the same extent. In August 1933, he joined a new organisation, the Jungvolk , the junior section of the Hitler Youth . The following year, he won several local junior athletics events and was awarded a certificate for athletic excellence signed by Paul von Hindenburg , the President of Germany. At the onset of
6402-403: The former home of Huyton Rugby league Club. In United's first five seasons they were successful. In 1988–89 they finished runners-up in the North West Counties Football League . The following season they were champions and won promotion to the Northern Premier League Division One. They were accordingly promoted to the Premier Division. The following season they reached the first round proper of
6499-413: The greatest FA Cup goalkeepers, with Trautmann representing Manchester City in two consecutive FA Cup finals in 1955 and 1956 while his lunge at Peter Murphy 's feet to grasp the ball in the 1956 FA Cup final is rated as the greatest FA Cup save; a save that broke Trautmann's neck. In November 1995, Trautmann returned to Maine Road to open the rebuilt Kippax Stand . However, the stand was gone within
6596-494: The greatest goalkeepers of all time, believed that Trautmann and himself were the "only ... two world-class goalkeepers". Trautmann's idiosyncratic style of play also had an influence on budding young goalkeepers at the height of his career. The former Arsenal goalkeeper Bob Wilson named Trautmann as his boyhood hero, and Gordon Banks cited him as an influence on his playing style. Media outlets have since recognised Trautmann's reputation. ESPN consider Trautmann as one of
6693-489: The greatest keepers in the club's history. Though privately expressing doubts about the signing, the club captain, Eric Westwood , a Normandy veteran, made a public display of welcoming Trautmann by announcing, "There's no war in this dressing room". Trautmann made his first team debut on 19 November against Bolton Wanderers , and after a competent display in his first home match, protests shrank as fans discovered his talent. Before his first home game, Alexander Altmann ,
6790-419: The last part of the match "in a kind of fog". His neck continued to cause him pain, and Prince Philip commented on its crooked state as he gave Trautmann his winner's medal. Trautmann attended that evening's post-match banquet despite being unable to move his head, and went to bed expecting the injury to heal with rest. As the pain did not recede, the following day he went to St George's Hospital , where he
6887-473: The loss of 805 lives, including the Captain, 12 of his officers, 42 of his crew and 37 military guards), the deportations ended. Most of the internees were released before the camp closed in 1942. The camp was sited in and around what became known as the "Bluebell Estate" and many of the streets were given names of the great battles of WWII. The prisoner of war camp closed in 1948. Some inmates "went native", stayed in Britain and married local women. Among those in
6984-470: The loss ultimately resulted in the breakup of their marriage. He also had a daughter from a previous relationship, from whom he was estranged for many years. He reunited with his daughter in 1990, and with her mother, Marion Greenhall, in 2001. He married Ursula von der Heyde, a German national, while living in Burma in the 1970s, but divorced in 1982. From 1990, Trautmann lived with his third wife Marlis in
7081-431: The major commercial centres. It takes its name from the village of Knowsley , though its headquarters are in Huyton . It forms part of the wider Liverpool City Region . Within the boundaries of the historic county of Lancashire , the borough was formed on 1 April 1974 by the merger of Huyton-with-Roby Urban District , Kirkby Urban District and Prescot Urban District , along with most of Whiston Rural District and
7178-460: The match, the first goalkeeper to win the award. Two days later, Trautmann stepped out onto the Wembley pitch for the match that would gain him worldwide acclaim. During the previous final, nerves had contributed to the opposition scoring an early goal, but the City team was more settled on this occasion. Under the influence of Don Revie who was outstanding on the day, City scored an early goal,
7275-416: The most goals conceded by Trautmann in a match in his career, and in the entire season he kept only two clean sheets . Trautmann appeared in 545 matches for City during the 15-year period between 1949 and 1964. On 15 April 1964, he ended his career with a testimonial in front of a crowd officially numbered at 47,000, though the true figure was estimated to be closer to 60,000. Trautmann captained
7372-519: The name of one of the three urban districts which had the majority of the population. The committee noted that the Knowsley Hall estate had historic connections to all the constituent parts of the new district. The government confirmed the name in 1973. The new district was awarded borough status from its creation, allowing the chairman of the council to take the title of mayor. The residents of Knowsley Metropolitan Borough are represented in
7469-476: The political composition is now Labour 33, Green 5, Liberal Democrats 3, Independent 3 with one vacancy in Page Moss ward. The Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley is one of the six constituent local government districts of the Liverpool City Region . Since 1 April 2014, some of the borough's responsibilities have been pooled with neighbouring authorities within the metropolitan area and subsumed into
7566-453: The popular visitor attraction of Knowsley Safari Park . Knowsley experienced rapid population expansion in the 1950s and 1960s, resulting from the combination of industrialization and migration, including a significant amount of overspill development from Liverpool. By 1971, some 194,600 lived within the area which would become Knowsley. However, over the next two decades general economic decline – particularly in manufacturing – contributed to
7663-411: The rest of his regiment resorted to sports and practical jokes to pass the time. One such practical joke involving a car backfired on Trautmann, resulting in a staff sergeant burning his arms. Trautmann was court-martialled over this incident and sentenced to three months in prison. At the start of his confinement, Trautmann came down with acute appendicitis , and spent the remainder of his sentence in
7760-492: The rest of the 1990s. The borough of Knowsley was created on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972 covering the area of three former urban districts , which were abolished at the same time, plus six civil parishes (five from Whiston Rural District and one from West Lancashire Rural District ): ‡Parishes from Whiston Rural District All the component parts of Knowsley had previously been in
7857-473: The second division of the Rugby Football League until 1985 when they were replaced by Runcorn Highfield . This club, later renamed Highfield , struggled on near the bottom of the pro game: in 1995–1996 they gained just one point all season and changed their name to Prescot Panthers , before folding at the end of the 1997 season. (Huytonians still interested in supporting pro rugby league have
7954-413: The second largest party represented on the council, continued to be in opposition losing 5 seats to the governing Labour Party to decrease their total number of seats to 10. After local elections in 2011 the Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley continued to be governed by the Labour Party , the largest party represented on the council, who increased their total number of seats to 59. The Liberal Democrats ,
8051-575: The second largest party represented on the council, continued to be in opposition losing 6 seats to the governing Labour Party to decrease their total number of seats to 4. After the local elections in 2012 , Knowsley became a one party borough, completely taking out the Liberal Democrat seats. In 2016 the number of seats was reduced to 45 with the Liberal Democrats winning three Following several years of subsequent elections,
8148-505: The time it was withdrawn from the Eastern Front , only 300 of the original 1,000 men remained. Trautmann won five medals for his actions on the Eastern Front, including an Iron Cross First Class. Promoted to Feldwebel ( sergeant ), Trautmann was part of a unit formed from the remnants of several others that had been decimated in the east, and moved to France to guard against an expected Allied invasion of France . In 1945, he
8245-485: Was Trautmann's first visit to London. The match received widespread media attention, as most of the British press were based there; several leading sportswriters watched Trautmann in action for the first time. The damage caused to the city by the Luftwaffe meant former paratrooper Trautmann was a target of hatred for the crowd, who yelled "Kraut" and "Nazi". City were struggling in the league, and widely expected to suffer
8342-568: Was also served by Page Moss Library (Stockbridge Lane). There is also a contemporary art gallery at Huyton Library. There are eight public parks: Court Hey Park , Bowring Park (the oldest public park in Knowsley, opened in 1907), Huyton Lane Wetland, Jubilee Park (Twig Lane/Dinas Lane), McGoldrick Park (Rydal Road), Sawpit Park (Hall Lane/Sawpit Lane), Stadt Moers Park (covers more than 220 acres (0.89 km) of land between Whiston and Huyton) and St. John's Millennium Green (Manor Farm Road). There are also nine children's playgrounds. Huyton has
8439-629: Was appointed an honorary Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for promoting Anglo-German understanding through football. In 2013, Trautmann died at home near Valencia , Spain, aged 89. Trautmann was born on 22 October 1923 in Walle, a working class area in west Bremen , living with his father, who worked in a fertiliser factory by the docks, and his mother Frieda. He had a brother, Karl-Heinz, three years his junior, with whom he enjoyed
8536-573: Was battered to death in a homophobic attack at a house in Huyton. In 1894, the township was included in the Huyton with Roby Urban District . "Since the First World War , Huyton-with-Roby has been transformed into a residential suburb of Liverpool , while agriculture, formerly the area's main occupation, has almost disappeared". In 1932 Liverpool City Council purchased a large area of the Earl of Derby 's Knowsley estate. Thereafter, throughout
8633-473: Was formed around several streets of new, empty council houses and flats and then made secure with barbed wire fencing. Twelve internees were allocated to each house, but overcrowding resulted in many sleeping in tents. Initially, the camp was only meant to hold the internees until they could be shipped to the Isle of Man . However, largely in response to the torpedoing of the transport ship, Arandora Star (and
8730-437: Was hit in the neck by Murphy's right knee. No substitutes were permitted in those days, so Trautmann, dazed and unsteady on his feet, carried on. For the remaining 15 minutes he defended his net, making a crucial interception to deny Murphy once more. Manchester City held on for the victory, and Trautmann was the hero because of his spectacular saves in the last minutes of the match. Trautmann admitted later that he had spent
8827-455: Was noticeably crooked as he collected his winner's medal; three days later an X-ray revealed it to be broken. Trautmann played for Manchester City until 1964, making 545 appearances. After his playing career, he moved into management, first with lower-division sides in England and Germany, and later as part of a German Football Association development scheme that took him to several countries, including Burma, Tanzania and Pakistan. In 2004, he
8924-469: Was one of the few survivors of the Allied bombing of Kleve , and decided to head home to Bremen. By this point, German soldiers without valid leave papers were being shot as deserters, so Trautmann sought to avoid troops from either side. However, a few days later, he was captured in a barn by two Allied soldiers. Deciding that Trautmann had no useful intelligence to give them, the soldiers marched him out of
9021-529: Was outwitted by Bobby Mitchell , who scored Newcastle's second goal. The match finished as a 3–1 defeat for City, giving Trautmann a runners-up medal. Manchester City had a strong season in 1955–56 , finishing fourth in the league and reached the FA Cup final against Birmingham City . Trautmann, one of the team's most prominent performers, won the FWA Footballer of the Year Award shortly before
9118-467: Was soon downgraded to non-Nazi "B" status, after which he was taken to Fort Crosby in Hightown near Liverpool where he stayed for a short while working on local farms and mixing with the locals; from here he was sent to PoW Camp 50 (now Byrchall High School ) in Ashton-in-Makerfield in Lancashire between St Helens and Wigan , where he stayed until 1948. Football matches were regularly held at
9215-521: Was the manager of the German team Preußen Münster , taking them to a 13th-place finish in the Regionalliga West , following which he had a short spell at Opel Rüsselsheim . The German Football Association then sent Trautmann as a development worker to countries without national football structures. His first posting was in Burma , where he spent two years as the national coach, qualifying for
9312-605: Was the site of Paul's eventful 21st birthday party, at which John Lennon got drunk and beat up a local DJ for insinuating he was a homosexual . Huyton Parish Church churchyard is the final resting place of the Beatles' original bass guitarist , Huytonian Stuart Sutcliffe . The Boys from the Blackstuff episode "Jobs for the Boys" was partly filmed in Woodlands Road, Roby. Huyton is also home to 99.8FM KCC Live,
9409-446: Was told he merely had a crick in his neck which would go away. Three days later, he got a second opinion from a doctor at Manchester Royal Infirmary . An X-ray revealed he had dislocated five vertebrae , the second of which was cracked in two. The third vertebra had wedged against the second, preventing further damage which could have cost Trautmann his life. Trautmann's convalescence took several months, resulting in him missing
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