ATG letter: Football bribery back in 1904

MADAM – The recent offering in Wiltshire of a gold pocket watch presented to the then FA Cup-winning manager of Manchester City, Tom Maley, in 1904 is perhaps a reminder that corruption in the football world is not a new phenomenon.

For the very next season he was banned for life for bribery and making illegal payments to players…

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