Complex sentence: Optimism was in the air at the start of the 1911-12 season but it was to finish in tragedy as popular full back Sammy Wightman died from injuries sustained in a match against Brighton & Hove Albion in April 1912.
Split into simpler sentences: Optimism was in the air at the start of the 1911-12 season but it was to finish in tragedy. Popular full-back Sammy Wightman died from injuries sustained in a match against Brighton & Hove Albion in April 1912.