 Complete the following phrase:  Spurdle then joined Jock Thomsons Manchester City for a 12,000 fee in January 1950, but could not prevent the club from suffering relegation out of the First Division in 194950. Les McDowall was then put in charge at Maine Road, and led the club to an immediate promotion with a second-place finish in the Second Division in 195051. After Spurdle helped the Citizens to a 15th-place finish in 195152, he finished as the clubs joint top-scorer with Johnny Williamson in the 195253 season with 12 goals. City struggled in the lower half of the table in the 195354 campaign, before exploiting the Revie plan to push on to a seventh-place finish in 195455. They also improved their FA Cup form, and reached the 1955 FA Cup Final at Wembley, where they were beaten 31 by Newcastle United; Spurdle was forced to spend most of the game playing at right-back after an injury to Jimmy Meadows left them with only ten players. The Sky Blues improved further in the 195556 season, finishing fourth and reaching the FA Cup final for a second consecutive year. Spurdle was unable to play in the 