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{{short description|German footballer and coach (1923–2013)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name               = Bert Trautmann
| honorific_suffix   = [[Order of the British Empire|OBE]]
| image              = Bert Trautmann, Oktober 2010.jpg
| alt                = 
| caption            = Trautmann at an event at the [[Olympiastadion (Berlin)|Olympiastadion]] in [[Berlin]] in October 2010
| birth_name         = Bernhard Carl Trautmann
| birth_date         = {{birth date|1923|10|22|df=y}}
| birth_place        = [[Bremen]], Germany
| death_date         = {{death date and age|2013|7|19|1923|10|22|df=y}}
| death_place        = [[La Llosa]], Castellón, Spain
| spouse             = {{plainlist|
* {{marriage|Margaret Friar|1950|1972|reason=divorced}}
* {{marriage|Ursula von der Heyde|1974|1982|reason=divorced}}
* {{marriage|Marlis Trautmann|1986}}
}}
| children           = 4
| module             = {{Infobox football biography
| embed                = yes
|height               = 1.89 m
| position            = [[Goalkeeper (association football)|Goalkeeper]]
| youthyears1         =
| youthclubs1         = Blau und Weiss
| years1              = 1948–1949
| clubs1              = [[St Helens Town A.F.C.|St Helens Town]]
| caps1               = 43
| goals1              = 0
| years2              = 1949–1964
| clubs2              = [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]]
| caps2               = 508
| goals2              = 0
| years3              = 1964
| clubs3              = [[Telford United F.C.|Wellington Town]]
| caps3               = 7
| goals3              = 0
| totalcaps           = 558
| totalgoals          = 0
| manageryears1       = 1965–1966
| managerclubs1       = [[Stockport County F.C.|Stockport County]]
| manageryears2       = 1967–1968
| managerclubs2       = [[SC Preußen Münster|Preußen Münster]]
| manageryears3       = 1968–1969
| managerclubs3       = [[SC Opel Rüsselsheim|Opel Rüsselsheim]]
| manageryears4       = 1972–1974
| managerclubs4       = [[Myanmar national football team|Burma]]
| manageryears5       = 1975
| managerclubs5       = [[Tanzania national football team|Tanzania]] (adviser)
| manageryears6       = 1978–1980
| managerclubs6       = [[Liberia national football team|Liberia]] (adviser)
| manageryears7       = 1981–1983
| managerclubs7       = [[Pakistan national football team|Pakistan]] (adviser)
| manageryears8       = 1983–1988
| managerclubs8       = [[North Yemen national football team|North Yemen]] (adviser)
}}
| module2            = {{Infobox military person|embed=yes
| allegiance    = {{Flag|Nazi Germany}}
| branch        = {{air force|Nazi Germany}}
| serviceyears  = 1941–1944
| rank          = [[File:WMacht H OR6 Fw Inf h.svg|25px]] [[Feldwebel]]
| awards        = 5 medals ({{abbreviation|inc.|including}} [[Iron Cross]] First Class)
| unit          = [[35th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)|35th Infantry Division]]
}}
}}
'''Bernhard Carl "Bert" Trautmann''' (22 October 1923 – 19 July 2013) was a German professional [[Association football|footballer]] who played as a [[Goalkeeper (association football)|goalkeeper]].

Born in [[Bremen]] in 1923, he joined the [[Deutsches Jungvolk|Jungvolk]], the junior section of the [[Hitler Youth]] in August 1933. Trautmann joined the [[Luftwaffe]] early in the [[World War II|Second World War]], and then served as a [[Fallschirmjäger (World War II)|paratrooper]]. He was initially sent to [[Occupation of Poland (1939–1945)|occupied Poland]], and subsequently fought on the [[Eastern Front (World War II)|Eastern Front]] for three years, earning five medals, including an [[Iron Cross]]. Later in the war, he was transferred to the [[Western Front (World War II)|Western Front]], where he was captured by the British as the war drew to a close. As a volunteer soldier, he was classified a category "C" prisoner by the authorities, meaning he was regarded as a [[Nazism|Nazi]]. One of only 90 of his original 1,000-man regiment to survive the war, he was transferred to a [[Prisoner of war|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 a local football team, [[St Helens Town A.F.C.|St Helens Town]].

Performances for St Helens gained Trautmann a reputation as an outstanding goalkeeper, resulting in interest from [[English Football League|Football League]] clubs. In October 1949, he signed for [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]], a club playing in the country's highest level of football, the [[Football League First Division|First Division]]. The club's decision to sign a former [[Axis powers|Axis]] paratrooper sparked protests, and 20,000 people attended 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 F.C.|Birmingham City]]'s [[Peter Murphy (footballer, born 1922)|Peter Murphy]]. Despite his injury, he continued to play, making crucial saves to preserve his team's 3–1 lead. His neck 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 was appointed an honorary [[Order of the British Empire|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.

==Early life in Germany==
[[File:Bremen an der Schlachte 1922.jpg|thumb|right|Trautmann's birthplace, [[Bremen]], in the 1920s]]

Bernhard Carl Trautmann was born on 22 October 1923<ref>{{Hugman|19850|access-date=21 January 2025}}</ref> 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.<ref>Rowlands, ''Trautmann: The Biography'', p. 13.</ref> He had a brother, Karl-Heinz, three years his junior, with whom he enjoyed a close relationship.<ref>Rowlands, ''Trautmann: The Biography'', p. 14.</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-06-16 |title=How did it feel to be Bert Trautmann? |url=http://www.goaldentimes.org/how-did-it-feel-to-be-bert-trautmann/ |access-date=2023-09-23 |website=Goalden Times |language=en-US |archive-date=16 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170816051704/http://www.goaldentimes.org/how-did-it-feel-to-be-bert-trautmann/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The young Bernhard had a keen interest in sport, playing football, [[Field handball|handball]] and ''völkerball'' (a form of [[dodgeball]]). To this end, he joined the [[YMCA]] and football club ''Blau und Weiss''.<ref>Blau und Weiss later became part of the TuRa Bremen club, so some sources list TuRa as the club he played for as a junior.</ref> He took to playing for the football club with enthusiasm, but the YMCA activities did not interest him to the same extent.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Kowalewski|first=Martin|date=12 March 2019|title=Film über Bremer Bert Trautmann|trans-title=Film about Bert Trautmann from Bremen|url=https://www.nwzonline.de/bremen/bremen-torwartlegende-film-ueber-bremer-bert-trautmann_a_50,4,750312272.html|access-date=21 December 2020|website=Nordwest-Zeitung|language=de}}</ref>

In August 1933, he joined a new organisation, the [[Deutsches Jungvolk|Jungvolk]], the junior section of the [[Hitler Youth]].<ref>Rowlands, ''Trautmann: The Biography'', p. 19.</ref> 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.<ref>Rowlands, ''Trautmann: The Biography'', p. 22.</ref> At the onset of the [[World War II|Second World War]], Trautmann was working as an apprentice [[Auto mechanic|motor mechanic]].<ref name="hof">James, ''The Official Manchester City Hall of Fame'', p. 134.</ref>

==Second World War==
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 (World War II)|Fallschirmjäger]]'' ([[paratrooper]]).<ref>Rowlands, ''Trautmann: The Biography'', p. 38.</ref> He first served in [[Occupation of Poland (1939–1945)|Occupied Poland]], although being stationed far behind the front line meant experiencing prolonged bouts of monotony; consequently, Trautmann and 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-martial|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 a [[military hospital]].<ref>Rowlands, ''Trautmann: The Biography'', pp. 43–44.</ref>

In October 1941, he rejoined the [[35th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)|35th Infantry Division]] at [[Dnipropetrovsk|Dnepropetrovsk]], [[Ukraine]], where the [[German Army (Wehrmacht)|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 the time it was withdrawn from the [[Eastern Front (World War II)|Eastern Front]], only 300 of the original 1,000 men remained.<ref>Rowlands, ''Trautmann: The Biography'', p. 49.</ref> Trautmann won five medals for his actions on the Eastern Front, including an [[Iron Cross]] First Class.<ref name="hof"/>

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 [[Operation Overlord|Allied invasion of France]]. In 1945, he was one of the few survivors of the Allied bombing of [[Kleve]],<ref name="indypow">{{cite web| last=Turnbull|first=Simon|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-from-prisoner-of-war-to-folklore-1093866.html|title=From prisoner of war to folklore |work=The Independent|date=16 May 1999 |access-date=17 August 2008}}</ref> and decided to return to Bremen.<ref name="incredible">{{cite news |last=Hattenstone|first=Simon|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2019/mar/28/from-nazi-to-football-hero-the-incredible-story-of-man-citys-bert-trautmann |title=From Nazi to football hero: the incredible story of Man City's Bert Trautmann |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=28 March 2019 |access-date=23 June 2019 | location=London}}</ref> 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 the barn with his hands raised.<ref>Rowlands, ''Trautmann: The Biography'', p. 57.</ref> 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 Army|British soldier]], who greeted him with the words "Hello Fritz, fancy a cup of tea?"<ref name="KoL">{{cite news |last=Turnbull|first=Simon|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/news-and-comment/keeper-of-legends-from-enemy-to-friend-anglo-german-relations-could-not-be-in-better-hands-6101687.html |title=Keeper of legends |work=[[The Independent on Sunday]]|date=7 May 2006 |access-date=17 August 2008 | location=London}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.goalkeepersaredifferent.com/keepers/goalkeeping-greats.html |title=Goalkeeping Greats |work=Goalkeepers Are Different |date=10 October 2004 |access-date=10 February 2019}}</ref> Earlier in the war, he had been captured by the Soviets and later the French, but escaped both times.<ref name="incredible"/>

He was imprisoned near [[Ostend]], Belgium, then transferred to 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 [[Nazism|Nazi]].<ref name="hof 135">James, ''The Official Manchester City Hall of Fame'', p. 135.</ref> Trautmann, one of only 90 of his original regiment to survive the war,<ref name="indypow"/> was then transferred to a [[prisoner-of-war camp]] at [[Marbury Hall, Anderton with Marbury|Marbury Hall]], near [[Northwich]], [[Cheshire]], and interned with other category "C" prisoners. He was soon downgraded to non-Nazi "B" status,<ref>Rowlands, ''Trautmann: The Biography'', p. 63.</ref> after which he was taken to [[Fort Crosby]] in [[Hightown, Merseyside|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, Merseyside|St Helens]] and [[Wigan]], where he stayed until 1948.<ref name="hof 135"/>

Football matches were regularly held at the camp, in which Trautmann played outfield. However, in a match against amateur team [[Haydock|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.<ref>{{cite news|last=Philip|first=Robert |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/2367646/Salute-to-a-true-Cup-final-legend-legend.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/2367646/Salute-to-a-true-Cup-final-legend-legend.html |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=Salute to a true Cup final legend |work=The Daily Telegraph|date=3 November 2005 |access-date=17 August 2008 | location=London}}{{cbignore}}</ref> During this time he became known as "Bert", as the English were unfamiliar with "Bernd", the abbreviated version of his name.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Rösler|first=Paula|date=14 March 2019|title=Trautmann: From WWII enemy to football hero|url=https://www.dw.com/en/trautmann-from-wwii-enemy-to-football-hero/a-47906289|access-date=21 December 2020|website=[[Deutsche Welle]]}}</ref>

==Football career==
===Early years===
With closure of the PoW camp imminent, Trautmann declined an offer of [[repatriation]] and stayed in England,<ref name="ESPN">{{cite web |last=Wilson |first=Steve |url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/columns/story?id=344190&root=england& |title=A life less ordinary |publisher=[[ESPN]] |date=3 October 2005 |access-date=17 August 2008 |archive-date=19 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019204847/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/columns/story?id=344190&root=england& |url-status=dead }}</ref> working on a farm in [[Milnthorpe]] then subsequently working on [[bomb disposal]] in [[Huyton]].<ref name="hof 135"/>

In August 1948, he started playing amateur football for the non-league [[Liverpool County Football Combination|Liverpool County Combination]] club [[St Helens Town F.C.|St Helens Town]], through which he met the club secretary's daughter, Margaret Friar, whom he later married.<ref>Clayton, ''Everything Under the Blue Moon'', p. 196.</ref> Over the course of the 1948–49 season, Trautmann's goalkeeping reputation steadily grew and a series of large crowds were attributed to his performances,<ref name="ESPN" /> including a record 9,000&nbsp;attendance in the final of a local cup competition, the Mahon Cup.<ref>Rowlands, ''Trautmann: The Biography'', p. 85.</ref> The success of that season elevated the club into Division Two of the [[Lancashire Combination]] League for the start of 1949–50.<ref>{{Cite web|title=St Helens Town|url=https://fchd.info/ST-HELET.HTM|access-date=21 December 2020|website=Football Club History Database}}</ref>

===Manchester City===
[[File:Sculpture of Bert Trautmann.jpg|thumb|Sculpture of Trautmann at the Manchester City Museum, UK]]

Performances for St Helens gained Trautmann a reputation as an able goalkeeper, resulting in interest from [[The Football League|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 F.C.|Manchester City]], a club playing in the highest level of football in the country, the [[Football League First Division|First Division]]. On 7 October 1949 Trautmann signed for the club as an amateur and turned professional shortly after.<ref name="mre">Penney, ''The Maine Road Encyclopedia'', p. 194.</ref> Trautmann became the first sportsman in Britain to wear [[Adidas]], thanks to his friendship with [[Adolf Dassler]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Mitten|first=Andy|date=29 January 2008|title=Trautmann: a German Englishman in Spain|url=https://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/trautmann-german-englishman-spain|access-date=21 December 2020|website=[[FourFourTwo]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Bert Trautmann|url=https://www.mancity.com/mancitylegends/trautmann-bert|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201020141747/https://www.mancity.com/mancitylegends/trautmann-bert|archive-date=20 October 2020|access-date=21 December 2020|website=[[Manchester City F.C.]]}}</ref>

====Supporter discontent and initial period====
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 the greatest keepers in the club's history.<ref>James, ''The Official Manchester City Hall of Fame'', p. 76.</ref> Though privately expressing doubts about the signing,<ref>Rowlands, ''Trautmann: The Biography'', p. 97.</ref> 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".<ref>{{cite web|last=Paskowsky|first=Matthias |url=http://www.11freunde.de/geschichtsstunde/100323?PHPSESSID=0 |language=de|title=Kein Krieg in dieser Kabine |work=[[11 Freunde]]|date=13 February 2007 |access-date=17 August 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081207144645/http://www.11freunde.de/geschichtsstunde/100323?PHPSESSID=0 |archive-date=7 December 2008 }}</ref> Trautmann made his [[Glossary of association football terms#F|first team]] debut on 19 November against [[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton Wanderers]],<ref name="mre"/> and after a competent display in his first home match, protests shrank as fans discovered his talent.<ref name="hof137"/> Before his first home game, [[Alexander Altmann]], 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.<ref>Clay, Catrine, '' Trautmann's Journey: From Hitler Youth to FA Cup Legend'', pp. 274-276</ref> 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 F.C.|Derby County]].<ref>Rowlands, ''Trautmann: The Biography'', p. 99.</ref><ref>James, ''Manchester City&nbsp;– The Complete Record'', p. 366.</ref>

City's match against [[Fulham F.C.|Fulham]] in January 1950 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".<ref name="nfm">{{cite web|last=Galvin|first=Robert |url=http://www.nationalfootballmuseum.com/pages/fame/Inductees/berttrautmann.htm |title=Bert Trautmann |publisher=[[National Football Museum]] |access-date=17 August 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071115234433/http://www.nationalfootballmuseum.com/pages/fame/Inductees/berttrautmann.htm |archive-date=15 November 2007 }}</ref> City were struggling in the league, and widely expected to suffer 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,<ref name="nfm"/> and was applauded off the pitch by both sets of players.<ref>James, ''The Official Manchester City Hall of Fame'', p. 139.</ref> The Manchester City team struggled throughout the season, and was [[Promotion and relegation|relegated]] to the [[Football League Second Division|Second Division]].

Manchester City returned to the top flight at its first attempt, and in the following years Trautmann established himself as one of the best keepers in the league, playing in all but five of his club's next 250&nbsp;league matches.<ref name="mre"/> By 1952, his fame had spread to his home country, leading [[FC Schalke 04|Schalke 04]] to offer Manchester City £1,000 ({{inflation|UK|1000|1952|fmt=eq|r=-2|cursign=£}}{{Inflation/fn|UK}}) for his services.<ref name="hof137">James, ''The Official Manchester City Hall of Fame'', p. 137.</ref> The offer was refused; the club responded that they thought Trautmann to be worth twenty times more.<ref>Rowlands, ''Trautmann: The Biography'', p. 118.</ref>

In the mid-1950s, the Manchester City manager [[Les McDowall]] introduced a new tactical system using a deep-lying centre-forward, which became known as the [[Revie Plan]] after [[Don Revie]], who played centre-forward.<ref name="revie">{{cite news |last=Lacey |first=David |date=13 May 2011 |title=The Revie final: how the Don glowed quietly for Manchester City |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2011/may/13/manchester-city-don-revie |newspaper=The Guardian |access-date=29 December 2013}}</ref> 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 the Hungarian goalkeeper [[Gyula Grosics]], sought to start attacks by throwing the ball to a wing-half, typically [[Ken Barnes (English footballer)|Ken Barnes]] or [[John McTavish (footballer, born 1932)|John McTavish]]. The wing-half then passed to Revie to develop the attack.<ref name="T157">Rowlands, ''Trautmann: The Biography'', pp. 157–158.</ref>

====1955 and 1956 FA Cup finals====
[[File:Old Wembley Stadium (external view).jpg|thumb|[[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley Stadium]], the venue for the 1955 and 1956 FA Cup finals]]

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.<ref name="KoL"/> City faced [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]], winners of the cup in 1951 and 1952. Nerves affected the City players, and they went behind to a [[Jackie Milburn]] goal after only 45&nbsp;seconds. Further problems were caused by the loss of [[Jimmy Meadows]] to injury after 18&nbsp;minutes, leaving City with 10&nbsp;men,<ref>James, ''Manchester City&nbsp;– The Complete Record'', p. 49.</ref> 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&nbsp;minutes Trautmann was outwitted by [[Bobby Mitchell (footballer, born 1924)|Bobby Mitchell]], who scored Newcastle's second goal.<ref>Rowlands, ''Trautmann: The Biography'', p. 168.</ref> The match finished as a 3–1 defeat for City, giving Trautmann a runners-up medal.<ref name="KoL" />

Manchester City had a strong season in [[1955–56 in English football|1955–56]], finishing fourth in the league and reached the FA Cup final against [[Birmingham City F.C.|Birmingham City]]. Trautmann, one of the team's most prominent performers, won the [[FWA Footballer of the Year]] Award shortly before the match,<ref name="cr159">James, ''Manchester City&nbsp;– The Complete Record'', p. 159.</ref> the first goalkeeper to win the award. Two days later, Trautmann stepped out onto the [[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley]] pitch for the match that would gain him worldwide acclaim.<ref name="cr159"/>

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,<ref name="revie"/> City scored an early goal, a left-footed strike by [[Joe Hayes (footballer)|Joe Hayes]]. Birmingham equalised on 14&nbsp;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 (footballer, born 1922)|Peter Murphy]] in which he was hit in the neck by Murphy's right knee. No [[Substitute (association football)|substitutes]] were permitted in those days, so Trautmann, dazed and unsteady on his feet, carried on. For the remaining 15&nbsp;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 the last part of the match "in a kind of fog".<ref name="Guardian 2 November 2004">{{cite news | title= 'If I'd known my neck was broken I'd have been off'|url= https://www.theguardian.com/football/2004/nov/02/newsstory.sport6| last= Harding| first= Luke| author-link= Luke Harding| date= 2 November 2004| work= The Guardian| access-date= 5 June 2018 }}</ref>

His neck continued to cause him pain, and [[Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh|Prince Philip]] commented on its crooked state as he gave Trautmann his winner's medal.<ref name="TimesOBE">{{cite news |last=Boyes|first=Roger|url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/article501385.ece|title=OBE for the German hero who stuck his neck out |work=[[The Times]]|date=1 November 2004|access-date=17 August 2008 | location=London |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090519225658/http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/article501385.ece |archive-date=19 May 2009}}</ref> Trautmann attended that evening's post-match banquet despite being unable to move his head,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://women.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/women/body_and_soul/article1937331.ece|title=Broken Dreams |work=[[The Times]]|date=16 June 2007|access-date=17 August 2008 | location=London |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110615183249/http://women.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/women/body_and_soul/article1937331.ece |archive-date=15 June 2011 }}</ref> 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 was told he merely had a crick in his neck which would go away.<ref name="Guardianneck">{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2006/may/06/sport.comment1|title=05.05.1956 Bert Trautmann breaks his neck |work=The Guardian|date=6 May 2006|access-date=17 August 2008 | location=London}}</ref> Three days later, he got a [[second opinion]] from a doctor at [[Manchester Royal Infirmary]]. An [[X-ray]] revealed he had dislocated five [[Vertebra|vertebrae]], the second of which was cracked in two.<ref name="Guardianneck"/><ref name="bio184">Rowlands, ''Trautmann: The Biography'', p. 184.</ref> The third vertebra had wedged against the second, preventing further damage which could have cost Trautmann his life.<ref name="bio184"/>

====Recovery from injury====
Trautmann's convalescence took several months, resulting in him missing a large part of the [[1956–57 in English football|1956–57]] season. [[Jack Savage (English footballer)|Jack Savage]] deputised during his absence.<ref>Wallace, ''Century City&nbsp;– Manchester City Football Club 1957/58'', p. 200.</ref> 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 F.C.|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 the club, believing that Trautmann had been forced to play while still not fully recovered from injury.<ref name="bio195">Rowlands, ''Trautmann: The Biography'', p. 195.</ref>

The [[1957–58 in English football|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.<ref>Wallace, ''Century City&nbsp;– Manchester City Football Club 1957/58'', p. 9.</ref> Trautmann played in 34 matches, and though he did not play in the 9–2 defeat to [[West Bromwich Albion F.C.|West Bromwich Albion]], an 8–4 defeat to [[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]] was a record for the most goals conceded by Trautmann in a match in his career,<ref>Rowlands, ''Trautmann: The Biography'', p. 199.</ref> and in the entire season he kept only two [[Shutout#Association football|clean sheet]]s.<ref>James, ''Manchester City&nbsp;– The Complete Record'', p. 383.</ref>

====Testimonial====
Trautmann appeared in 545&nbsp;matches for City during the 15-year period between 1949 and 1964.

On 15 April 1964, he ended his career with a [[Testimonial match|testimonial]] in front of a crowd officially numbered at 47,000,<ref name="azmanc">Brandon, ''A–Z of Manchester Football: 100 Years of Rivalry'', p. 220.</ref> though the true figure was estimated to be closer to 60,000.<ref name="hof142">James, ''The Official Manchester City Hall of Fame'', p. 142.</ref> Trautmann captained 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]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=10 April 2010|title=Bert hails City fans 'best in the world'|url=https://www.mancity.com/news/club-news/club-news/archive/2010/april/berts-big-thank-you-to-city|access-date=21 December 2020|website=[[Manchester City F.C.]]}}</ref>

===Later career===
After leaving City, Trautmann played for [[Telford United F.C.|Wellington Town]], who offered him £50 per match, signing in September 1964 to replace an injured regular keeper.<ref name=shropstar>{{cite news|title=Life of Bucks legend to hit the big screen|work=Shropshire Star|date=22 March 2017|page=10}}Report by Mark Andrews.</ref> Age had diminished his abilities, but his debut at [[Hereford United F.C.|Hereford United]] showed he still had the ability to draw crowds.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.herefordtimes.com/news/848963.The_day_Edgar_St_hailed_brave_Bert_/ |title=The day Edgar St hailed brave Bert |work=[[Hereford Times]] |date=23 March 2006 |access-date=30 July 2017}}</ref> However, he was [[Penalty card#Red card|sent off]] at [[Tonbridge Angels F.C.|Tonbridge]] for violent conduct in his second match<ref>Rowlands, ''Trautmann: The Biography'', p. 216.</ref> and, in all, ended on the losing side in five of the seven matches he played for Wellington.<ref name=shropstar/>

==International career==
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 a player who was not readily available, and that he could only consider including Trautmann if he were playing in a German league.<ref>Rowlands, ''Trautmann: The Biography'', p. 123.</ref> Consequently, Trautmann's international isolation prevented him from playing in the [[1954 FIFA World Cup|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 the [[The Football League XI|Football League representative team]] for the first time. Trautmann captained the League against the Irish League, and also played against the Italian League.<ref name=Scotsman2013>{{Cite web|last=Dunlop|first=Andy|date=20 July 2013|title=Obituary: Bernhard Carl "Bert" Trautmann OBE, goalkeeper and coach|url=https://www.scotsman.com/news/obituaries/obituary-bernhard-carl-bert-trautmann-obe-goalkeeper-and-coach-2469332|access-date=21 December 2020|website=[[The Scotsman]]}}</ref>

==Coaching career==
After a couple of months pondering his future career plans, Trautmann received a telephone call from the [[Stockport County F.C.|Stockport County]] chairman, Victor Bernard, who offered him the position of general manager. Stockport was a struggling lower league club with 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.<ref>Rowlands, ''Trautmann: The Biography'', p. 218.</ref> This improved revenue, but the team continued to struggle. Trautmann resigned in 1966 following a disagreement with Bernard.<ref>Rowlands, ''Trautmann: The Biography'', p. 223.</ref> From 1967 to 1968, he was the manager of the German team [[SC Preußen Münster|Preußen Münster]], taking them to a 13th-place finish in the [[Regionalliga West (1963–74)|Regionalliga West]],<ref>{{cite web |language=de|url=http://www.fussballdaten.de/spieler/trautmannbernd/ |title=Bernd Trautmann |publisher=[[fussballdaten.de|Fussballdaten]] |access-date=17 August 2008}}</ref> following which he had a short spell at [[SC Opel Rüsselsheim|Opel Rüsselsheim]].

The [[German Football Association]] then sent Trautmann as a development worker to countries without national football structures. His first posting was in [[Myanmar national football team|Burma]], where he spent two years as the national coach, qualifying for the [[Football at the 1972 Summer Olympics|1972 Olympics]], and winning the President's Cup, a tournament contested by Southeast Asian countries, later that year.<ref>Rowlands, ''Trautmann: The Biography'', p. 234.</ref> His work subsequently took him to advisory coaching roles for the national teams of [[Tanzania national football team|Tanzania]], [[Liberia national football team|Liberia]], [[Pakistan national football team|Pakistan]] and [[North Yemen national football team|North Yemen]], where he trained several coaches and helped them obtain the coaching license.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Taylor |first=Louise |date=11 April 2010 |title=Bert Trautmann: from Nazi paratrooper to hero of Manchester City |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2010/apr/11/bert-trautmann-nazis-manchester-city |access-date=6 January 2025 |work=The Guardian}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=15 January 2011 |title=Lutfi given charge of national football team |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/598937/coach-upbeat-to-bring-improvement-lutfi-given-charge-of-football-team |access-date=24 December 2024 |website=[[Dawn (newspaper)|Dawn]]}}</ref> Following his retirement, Trautmann settled in Spain.<ref name=Scotsman2013 />

==Style of play==
Trautmann excelled at shot-stopping, particularly penalties, saving 60% of those he faced over the course of his career. The [[Manchester United F.C.|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."<ref name="nfm"/> Similar sentiments were expressed by the Manchester City forward [[Neil Young (footballer, born 1944)|Neil Young]], who recalled that "the only way to beat him with a shot in training was to mis-hit it".<ref>Penney, ''Manchester City: The Mercer-Allison Years'', p. 11.</ref> As a former handball player, Trautmann was adept at throwing the ball long distances, an attribute he used to start attacking moves,<ref name="ESPN"/> particularly after witnessing the Hungarian goalkeeper [[Gyula Grosics]] use such tactics to good effect in Hungary's [[England 3–6 Hungary (1953 association football friendly)|6–3 victory over England]] in 1953.<ref name="T157"/>

Trautmann found it difficult to accept criticism, and allowed only close friends to suggest changes to his game. He occasionally dwelt on mistakes to the detriment of his concentration, a tendency his friend Stan Wilson called "picking at daisies".<ref name="T162">Rowlands, ''Trautmann: The Biography'', p. 162.</ref> A short temper also caused occasional problems; he was sent off on more than one occasion.<ref name="T162"/>

==Legacy and influence==
{{quote box|width=25%|fontsize=95%|quote=''There have only been two world-class goalkeepers. One was Lev Yashin, the other was the German boy who played in Manchester – Trautmann.''|source=—[[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 the greatest goalkeepers of all time, believed that Trautmann and himself were the "only ... two world-class goalkeepers".<ref name="ESPN"/>

Trautmann's idiosyncratic style of play also had an influence on budding young goalkeepers at the height of his career. The former [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] goalkeeper [[Bob Wilson (footballer, born 1941)|Bob Wilson]] named Trautmann as his boyhood hero,<ref>{{cite news|last=Harper|first=Nick|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2003/may/16/newsstory.sport8 |title=Small Talk: FA Cup Special |work=The Guardian|date=16 May 2003 |access-date=17 August 2008 | location=London}}</ref> and [[Gordon Banks]] cited him as an influence on his playing style.<ref>Rowlands, ''Trautmann: The Biography'', p. 247.</ref>

Media outlets have since recognised Trautmann's reputation. [[ESPN]] consider Trautmann as one of the greatest FA Cup goalkeepers, with Trautmann representing Manchester City in two consecutive FA Cup finals in 1955 and 1956<ref>{{Cite web |title=The FA Cup's Greatest Goalkeepers |url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/columns/story/_/id/861893/the-fa-cup%27s-greatest-goalkeepers?cc=5739 |work=ESPN Soccernet |publisher=ESPN |date=6 January 2011 |access-date=5 April 2011 |archive-date=22 December 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111222084445/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/columns/story/_/id/861893/the-fa-cup%27s-greatest-goalkeepers?cc=5739 |url-status=dead }}</ref> while his lunge at [[Peter Murphy (footballer, born 1922)|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.<ref>{{Cite web|title=E.ON Great Saves No.1: Bert Trautmann |url=http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/archive/E-ON-Great-Saves-No-1-Bert-Trautmann-article271729.html |work=Daily Mirror |access-date=27 April 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110920224222/http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/archive/E-ON-Great-Saves-No-1-Bert-Trautmann-article271729.html |archive-date=20 September 2011 }}</ref>

In November 1995, Trautmann returned to [[Maine Road]] to open the rebuilt [[The Kippax|Kippax Stand]].<ref>{{cite news | first=Jon | last=Culley | title=City on higher ground | url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/city-on-higher-ground-1583793.html | work=The Independent on Sunday | publisher=Independent Print Limited | date=26 November 1995 | access-date=25 July 2012 }}</ref> However, the stand was gone within a decade: in May 2003 the club moved to the [[City of Manchester Stadium]], Maine Road was closed<ref>{{cite news |title=Saints spoil Maine Road party |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/2978137.stm |work=BBC Sport |date=11 May 2003 }}</ref> and was demolished the following year.<ref>{{cite news | title=Demolition begins at Maine Road | url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/manchester/3460355.stm |work=BBC News |date=5 February 2004 }}</ref>

Trautmann was portrayed by German actor [[David Kross]] in the 2018 biopic ''[[The Keeper (2018 film)|The Keeper]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2017/mar/19/bert-trautmann-new-film-nazi-past-fa-cup-manchester-city|title=German PoW and hero goalie stars in tale of reconciliation|work=The Observer|first=Dalya|last=Alberge|date=19 March 2017|access-date=8 October 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.screendaily.com/reviews/trautmann-zurich-review/5133134.article|title='Trautmann': Zurich Review|work=Screen Daily|first=Fionnula|last=Halligan|access-date=8 October 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-47733193|title=From unlikely football hero to film star|first=Vincent|last=Dowd|date=2 April 2019|website=BBC News}}</ref>

==Awards==
In 1997, Trautmann received the [[Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany]].<ref>[https://www.kicker.de/der-fussball-trauert-um-bert-trautmann-589557/artikel Der Fußball trauert um Bert Trautmann] {{in lang|de}}</ref> He was appointed an honorary [[Order of the British Empire|OBE]] in 2004 for his work in [[Germany–United Kingdom relations|Anglo-German relations]],<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/manchester/3972309.stm |title=Football star Trautmann given OBE |work=BBC News |date=1 November 2004 |access-date=17 August 2008}}</ref> and received the award at the British Embassy in Berlin. 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?"<ref>{{cite news |title=Obituary: Bert Trautmann |url=https://www.thetimes.com/article/bert-trautmann-w2kccxkglf8 |newspaper=[[The Times]] |date=20 July 2013 |access-date=31 July 2013|url-access=registration}}</ref>

In 2005, he was inducted into the [[National Football Museum]]'s Hall of Fame.<ref name="nfm"/> He continued to follow Manchester City and visited Manchester to watch them play, with his last visit in April 2010.<ref>{{cite news |title=City salutes Bert Trautmann |url=http://www.mcfc.co.uk/Video/Features/Bert-Trautmann-video |work=Manchester City F.C. |date=13 April 2010 |access-date=5 April 2011 |archive-date=21 August 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100821025405/http://www.mcfc.co.uk/Video/Features/Bert-Trautmann-video |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 1999, he had also appeared in the BBC ''[[Timewatch]]'' programme episode "The Germans We Kept", recounting the experiences of German [[Prisoner of war|prisoners of war]] who decided to remain in the UK.<ref>BBC Timewatch episode "The Germans We Kept", 1999.</ref>

==Personal life==
[[File:Marlies Trautmann.JPG|thumb|Trautmann's third wife Marlis during the introduction of the German translation of the biography ''Trautmann's Journey: From Hitler Youth to FA Cup Legend'' by Catrine Clay at [[Frankfurt Book Fair]], 12 October 2013.]]

Trautmann married a St Helens woman, Margaret Friar, in 1950, but they divorced in 1972. The couple had three children. 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 the loss ultimately resulted in the breakup of their marriage.<ref name="KoL"/><ref>Rowlands, ''Trautmann: The Biography'', p. 226.</ref> 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.<ref>Clay, ''Trautmann's Journey'', pp. 313–14.</ref> He married Ursula von der Heyde,<ref name="KoL"/><ref>Rowlands, ''Trautmann: The Biography'', p. 340.</ref> a German national, while living in Burma in the 1970s, but divorced in 1982.<ref>Rowlands, ''Trautmann: The Biography'', p. 242.</ref> From 1990, Trautmann lived with his third wife Marlis in a small bungalow on the Spanish coast near [[Valencia]]. He later helped found the Trautmann Foundation,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.trautmann-foundation.de|title=Trautmann Foundation Homepage|website=www.trautmann-foundation.de|access-date=16 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170913022656/http://trautmann-foundation.de/|archive-date=13 September 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> which continues his legacy by fostering courage and sportsmanship.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/couragecounts|title=Trautmann Foundation|website=www.facebook.com|access-date=16 August 2018}}</ref>

Trautmann's autobiography ''Steppes to Wembley'' was published in 1956.<ref>London: Robert Hale.</ref>

===Death===
Trautmann died at home in Spain on 19 July 2013 at the age of 89.<ref>{{Cite web | url = http://www.sport1.de/de/fussball/newspage_750329.html | title = Legende Bert Trautmann gestorben | language = de | publisher = sport1.de | access-date = 19 July 2013 | date = 19 July 2013 | archive-date = 22 August 2013 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130822115520/http://www.sport1.de/de/fussball/newspage_750329.html | url-status = dead }}</ref> He had suffered two heart attacks earlier in the year.<ref name=indy>{{Cite web | url = https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/news-and-comment/former-germany-international-and-manchester-city-goalkeeper-bernd-trautmann-dies-8720667.html | title = Former Germany international and Manchester City goalkeeper Bernd Trautmann dies | access-date = 19 July 2013 | date = 19 July 2013 | work = [[The Independent]]}}</ref> The president of the German Football Association, [[Wolfgang Niersbach]], said that Trautmann was "an amazing sportsman and a true gentleman ... a legend".<ref name=indy/> [[Bob Wilson (footballer, born 1941)|Bob Wilson]], a former [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] goalkeeper, [[Tweet (social media)|tweeted]], "Amazing man who helped bring our warring countries closer together".<ref>{{Cite web | url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/23375452 | title = Manchester City legend Bert Trautmann dies aged 89 | publisher = BBC Sport | date = 19 July 2013 |access-date = 19 July 2013}}</ref> [[Joe Corrigan]], a former Manchester City goalkeeper, said Trautmann was "a fantastic man and was one of the greatest goalkeepers of all time".<ref>{{Cite web | url = https://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/jul/19/bert-trautmann-manchester-city-germany | work = [[The Guardian]] | access-date = 19 July 2013 | date = 19 July 2013 | title = Bert Trautmann dies, aged 89}}</ref>

==Career statistics==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|[[FA Cup]]
!colspan="2"|[[Football League Cup|League Cup]]
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[St Helens Town A.F.C.|St Helens Town]]
|[[1948–49 in English football|1948–49]]
|[[Liverpool County Football Combination|Liverpool Combination]]
|34||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||35||0
|-
|[[1949–50 in English football|1949–50]]
|[[Lancashire Combination]]
|9||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||10||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!43!!0!!2!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!45!!0
|-
|rowspan="16"|[[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]]
|[[1949–50 Manchester City F.C. season|1949–50]]
|[[Football League First Division|First Division]]
|26||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||26||0
|-
|[[1950–51 Manchester City F.C. season|1950–51]]
|[[Football League Second Division|Second Division]]
|42||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||43||0
|-
|[[1951–52 Manchester City F.C. season|1951–52]]
|First Division
|41||0||2||0||colspan="2"|—||43||0
|-
|[[1952–53 Manchester City F.C. season|1952–53]]
|First Division
|42||0||3||0||colspan="2"|—||45||0
|-
|[[1953–54 Manchester City F.C. season|1953–54]]
|First Division
|42||0||2||0||colspan="2"|—||44||0
|-
|[[1954–55 Manchester City F.C. season|1954–55]]
|First Division
|40||0||6||0||colspan="2"|—||46||0
|-
|[[1955–56 Manchester City F.C. season|1955–56]]
|First Division
|40||0||7||0||colspan="2"|—||47||0
|-
|[[1956–57 Manchester City F.C. season|1956–57]]
|First Division
|21||0||2||0||colspan="2"|—||23||0
|-
|[[1957–58 Manchester City F.C. season|1957–58]]
|First Division
|34||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||35||0
|-
|[[1958–59 Manchester City F.C. season|1958–59]]
|First Division
|41||0||2||0||colspan="2"|—||43||0
|-
|[[1959–60 Manchester City F.C. season|1959–60]]
|First Division
|41||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||42||0
|-
|[[1960–61 Manchester City F.C. season|1960–61]]
|First Division
|40||0||4||0||2||0||46||0
|-
|[[1961–62 Manchester City F.C. season|1961–62]]
|First Division
|40||0||2||0||1||0||43||0
|-
|[[1962–63 Manchester City F.C. season|1962–63]]
|First Division
|15||0||0||0||1||0||16||0
|-
|[[1963–64 Manchester City F.C. season|1963–64]]
|Second Division
|3||0||0||0||0||0||3||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!508!!0!!33!!0!!4!!0!!545!!0
|-
|[[Telford United F.C.|Wellington Town]]
|[[1964–65 in English football|1964–65]]
|[[Southern Football League|Southern League]]
|7||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||7||0
|-
!colspan="3"|Career total
!558!!0!!35!!0!!4!!0!!597!!0
|}
<small>Sources: Rowlands, ''Trautmann: The Biography'', p.&nbsp;252; James, ''Manchester City: The Complete Record'', pp.&nbsp;367–395.</small>

==Honours==
'''Manchester City'''
*[[FA Cup]]: [[1955–56 FA Cup|1955–56]];<ref name="FACW">{{cite book |first1=Leslie |first2=Jack |last1=Vernon |last2=Rollin |title=Rothmans Football Yearbook 1977–78 |year=1977 |publisher=Brickfield Publications Ltd |location=London |isbn=0354-09018-6 |page=490}}</ref> runner-up: [[1954–55 FA Cup|1954–55]]<ref name="FACW"/>

'''Individual'''
*[[Iron Cross First Class]]: 1942
*[[FWA Footballer of the Year]]: 1956
*[[Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany]]: 1997
*[[Order of the British Empire]]: 2004
*[[English Football Hall of Fame]]: 2005
*[[Germany's Sports Hall of Fame]]: 2011

==References==

===Notes===
{{reflist}}

===Bibliography===
{{refbegin}}
*{{cite book |last=Trautmann |first=Bert |title=Steppes To Wembley |publisher=Robert Hale Limited |location=London |year=1956}}
*{{cite book |last=Rowlands |first=Alan |title=Trautmann: The Biography |publisher=Breedon |location=Derby |year=2005 |isbn=1-85983-491-4}}
*{{cite book |last= James|first= Gary| title= The Official Manchester City Hall of Fame |publisher= Hamlyn |year= 2005 |isbn= 0-600-61282-1}}
*{{cite book |last=James |first=Gary |title=Manchester City: The Complete Record |publisher=Breedon |location=Derby |year=2006 |isbn=1-85983-512-0}}
*{{cite book |last=Clayton |first=David |title=Everything Under the Blue Moon: The Complete Book of Manchester City FC&nbsp;– and more! |publisher=Mainstream publishing |location=Edinburgh |year=2002 |isbn=1-84018-687-9}}
*{{cite book |last=Penney |first=Ian |title=The Maine Road Encyclopedia |publisher=Mainstream |location=Edinburgh |year=1995 |isbn= 1-85158-710-1}}
*{{cite book |last=Penney|first=Ian |title=Manchester City: The Mercer-Allison Years |publisher=Breedon |year=2008 |location=Derby |isbn=978-1-85983-608-8}}
*{{cite book |last=Brandon |first=Derek |title=A–Z of Manchester Football: 100 Years of Rivalry |publisher=Boondoggle |location=London |year=1978}}
{{refend}}

===Further reading===
{{refbegin}}
*{{cite book |last=Harris |first=N. |title=The Foreign Revolution: How Overseas Footballers Changed the English Game |publisher=Aurum Press Ltd |location=London |year=2006}}
*{{cite book |last=Ramsden |first=J. |title=Don't Mention the War: The British and the Germans since 1890 |publisher=Little, Brown Book Group |location=London |year=2006}}
* Streppelhoff, R. (2009). Zwei Deutsche in England: Die Fußballkarrieren von Bernd Trautmann und Alois Eisenträger. In Peiffer, L. (Hrsg.), ''SportZeiten. Sport in Geschichte, Kultur und Gesellschaft.'' (S. 33–51). Göttingen: Werkstatt
*{{cite book |last=Clay |first=Catrine |title=Trautmann's Journey: From Hitler Youth to FA Cup Legend |publisher=Yellow Jersey |year=2010}}

{{refend}}

==External links==
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20170913022656/http://trautmann-foundation.de/ The Trautmann Foundation]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070927210824/http://www.bbcmotiongallery.com/Customer/SearchResults.aspx?searchText=trautmann&type=Simple Bert Trautmann, video clip of FA Cup Final 1956: BBC Motion Gallery]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20071115234433/http://www.nationalfootballmuseum.com/pages/fame/Inductees/berttrautmann.htm English Football Hall of Fame profile]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080610161506/http://www.goalkeeping-museum.com/bert-trautmann-107 Bert Trautmann in the Museum of Goalkeeping]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20090202054531/http://goalkeepinggreats.webs.com/berttrautmann.htm Bert Trautmann @ Goalkeeping Greats]
*[https://spartacus-educational.com/spartacus-blogURL70.htm Bert Trautmann, a committed Nazi who became a British hero]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5JkmTQygyWc Bert Trautmann documentary ''Hello Fritz, Fancy A Cup Of Tea?'']

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