Showing posts with label Fa cup finals. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Fa cup finals. Show all posts

Legendary player: Archie Hunter- they hired a train just for him

Archie Hunter, Aston Villa
In 1887 The Aston Villa captain Archie Hunter scored against West Bromwich on Kennington Oval, a match which Aston Villa won 2-0. It was the first Fa cup final that Aston Villa won, but they have won 7 finals. Archie Hunter was a legend on Villa Park, when he could not attend an awayday match because of his job and could not travel with the other players, Aston Villa rented a train just to transport Archie Hunter to the match.

The first FA cup where players had numbers on the back

1933 Everton player Dixie Dean scored the final goal in Fa cup final to 2-0 against Manchester City
In the 1933 FA cup final where the first FA cup where players had numbers on the back. The Everton team with numbers 1 to 11, and Manchester city with 22 to 12(The goalkeeper from Manchester city Len Langford had number 22 on his back). Everton won the match 2-0.

Soccer formations

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