Posts Tagged ‘FA Cup history’
Chelsea’s first team recording ‘Blue is the Colour’ in 1970
Remember when you were young and the most important thing about reaching the Cup Final was the song your team recorded to commemorate the occasion? Those really were the days. The early '70s were the absolute zenith of the phenomenon with Chelsea's 1970 opus perhaps the pick of the lot. This is a rare film of Chelsea's first team in 1970, [...]
1927 FA Cup Final: Cardiff City 1-0 Arsenal
April of 1927 was quite a month. It saw the first long distance public television broadcast between Washington, DC AND New York City, displaying the image of Commerce Secretary Herbert Hoover. Douglas Fairbanks was among the first group of celebrities to leave their footprints in cement at Grauman's Chinese Theater in Hollywood. Mae West was [...]
When Exeter played at Old Trafford
By the end of the 2002-03 season things were bad for Exeter City, having been relegated from the football league down to the Conference after finishing 23rd in Division Three (now known as League Two). After the club had been relegated, it was taken over by the Exeter City Supporters Club. Not only had Exeter been relegated down to the Conference, [...]
