On 22nd August, 1959 Gloucester City tried hypnosis to analyse the possible winning effects on the team. Led by the celebrity hypnotist Henry Blythe, they proceeded to trounce Merthyr Tydfil 3-1. They again tried this on 19th September against their great rivals Cheltenham Town, and went on to lose 3-1 to the Robins. The experiment was briskly ended.
