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1908 FA Cup Final
The 1908 FA Cup Final was contested by Wolverhampton Wanderers and Newcastle United at Crystal Palace Park. Newcastle had just finished fourth in the First Division during this season, after winning the league in 1906–07. This was their third FA Cup final appearance in four years (although they had yet to win). Their 6–0 thrashing of Fulham in the semi-final is a record win for a semi-final. By contrast, Wolves had finished ninth in the Second Division. Nevertheless, Wolves upset the odds by winning the match 3–1, with goals by Kenneth Hunt, George Hedley and Billy Harrison. James Howey scored the Magpies' reply. The Lord Mayor of London, Sir John Bell, then handed the trophy to Wolves' Billy Wooldridge. Match summary Newcastle began the more composed side and launched several early attacks. They had the majority of the possession, but Wolves managed to stand resolute. On the 40-minute mark, a hurried clearance from a scramble in the Newcastle penalty area fell to K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1907–08 FA Cup
The 1907–08 FA Cup was the 37th staging of the world's oldest association football competition, the Football Association Challenge Cup (more usually known as the FA Cup). Wolverhampton Wanderers won the competition for the second time, beating Newcastle United 3–1 in the final at Crystal Palace. Matches were scheduled to be played at the stadium of the team named first on the date specified for each round, which was always a Saturday. If scores were level after 90 minutes had been played, a replay would take place at the stadium of the second-named team later the same week. If the replayed match was drawn further replays would be held at neutral venues until a winner was determined. If scores were level after 90 minutes had been played in a replay, a 30-minute period of extra time would be played. Thirteen of the First Division's twenty clubs were defeated by lower division opposition; this figure remains a record number for a single season. Three of the four semi finalists ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Howie (footballer)
James Howie (19 March 1878 – January 1963) was a Scottish footballer who later became a manager. Born in Galston, Ayrshire, he joined Kilmarnock from local junior side Galston Athletic in 1898. He was in the side which won the 1898–99 Scottish Division Two title and the following season earned selection to the Scottish League representative side. He joined Kettering Town in 1901 then moved to Bristol Rovers the next season. Howie was signed by Newcastle United in May 1903 and between then and 1910 made 237 appearances for the club, scoring 83 goals. Toon1892 He won the three times ( |
Alex Gardner (footballer)
Alexander Gardner (1877 – 1952) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a right half. Career Born in Leith, Gardner played for local club Leith Athletic then moved to Newcastle United at the end of 1899, making over 300 appearances in the English Football League and FA Cup over the next decade. He won three League titles: 1904–05, 1906–07 and 1908–09 (plus the 1907 Sheriff of London Charity Shield in 1907), and played in three FA Cup finals in 1905, 1906 and 1908, though finishing on the losing side in all of them; he had retired through injury by the time the club first claimed the trophy in 1910. He played in the Home Scots v Anglo-Scots annual international trial match on four occasions, but despite his consistent success at club level was never selected for Scotland Scotland (, ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a border with England to the south ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dick Pudan
Albert Ernest "Dick" Pudan (1881–1957) was a professional footballer, who played as a full-back in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. During his career he made most appearances for Bristol Rovers, but also featured for West Ham United, Newcastle United and Leicester Fosse. He also managed Huddersfield Town between 1910 and 1912. Footballing career Pudan initially played as an amateur for Clapton, turning professional in 1900 when he joined West Ham United. He made his debut for ''The Hammers'' on 12 January 1901 in a 1–0 defeat to Bristol City in the Southern League, and played again a week later against Swindon Town. These were his only first team appearances during the 1900–01 season, and he would play just five more Southern League games the following year before signing for Bristol Rovers in the summer of 1902. He played regularly as a full-back for Bristol Rovers, amassing a total of 116 Southern League appearances and one league title during his five-year st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billy McCracken
William Robert McCracken (29 January 1883 – 20 January 1979) was a Northern Irish footballer who played as a defender. He is famous for inventing the offside trap. He was a cousin of Robert McCracken who also had a career as a professional footballer. Playing career During his career, McCracken captained both English club Newcastle United and the Ireland national side. McCracken played for Newcastle from 1904 to 1924, helping them win three Football League titles and one FA Cup. In total he played 432 games for the ''Magpies'', scoring eight goals. McCracken gained sixteen international caps (including one unofficial match against Scotland in 1903, but excluding two ' Victory matches' in 1919 against the same opposition), scoring one goal.Bill McCracken Northern Ireland's Footballing Greats, 31 July 2007 His team ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jimmy Lawrence
James Lawrence (16 February 1879 – 21 November 1934) was a Scottish football player and manager. A goalkeeper, he played for Newcastle United between 1904 and 1922. Career Playing career Born in Partick, Lawrence's first club was Partick Athletic, from where he moved to Glasgow Perthshire. Although still connected to Glasgow Perthshire, he played three matches in 1904 for Edinburgh side Hibernian when their regular custodian Harry Rennie was unavailable. He played with Newcastle for eighteen years after joining the Tyneside club in 1904 and still holds the record for making the most appearances for them - 432 league appearances, 496 matches in total. With Newcastle he won the English Championship in 1905, 1907 and 1909, and the FA Cup in 1910, also playing on the losing side in the finals of 1905, 1906, 1908 and 1911. In 1911 he also represented the Scottish national team on one occasion, a 1–1 draw with England at Goodison Park in Liverpool in the British Home Champi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Addenbrooke
John Henry "Jack" Addenbrooke (6 June 1865 – 7 September 1922) was an English football player and manager, who spent his career with Wolverhampton Wanderers. Career Addenbrooke was one of the founding members of Wolverhampton Wanderers (as St. Lukes F.C.) in 1877 while working as a teacher at St. Luke's School in Blakenhall. He moved to Saltley College in Birmingham, but in 1883 joined Wolves as a player, playing as a forward in their reserve side, but never making a first team appearance. In August 1885 he was appointed as Wolves' first-ever paid secretary-manager, guiding the side to FA Cup wins in 1893 and 1908 and runners-up in 1889, 1896 and 1921. He was awarded an English Football League The English Football League (EFL) is a league of professional football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888 as the Football League, the league is the oldest such competition in the world. It was the top-level football league in Engl ... long-service medal in 1909. He to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Pedley
John William Pedley (22 August 1882 – 1952) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Wolverhampton Wanderers. He played in the 1908 FA Cup Final as Wolves beat Newcastle United Newcastle United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Newcastle upon Tyne, that plays in the Premier League – the top flight of English football. The club was founded in 1892 by the merger of Newcastle East End ... 3–1, his winners medal was sold at auction in 2008. References 1882 births 1952 deaths English men's footballers Men's association football forwards English Football League players Wednesbury Old Athletic F.C. players Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. players Wrexham A.F.C. players Footballers from West Bromwich {{England-footy-forward-1880s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wally Radford
Walter Robert Radford (July 1886 – 1943) was an English association football, footballer, who played as an inside-forward in the 1900s with Southampton F.C., Southampton and Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C., Wolverhampton Wanderers, with whom he won the FA Cup in 1908 FA Cup Final, 1908. Football career Radford was born in Pinxton, Derbyshire, where he played football as a youth before joining Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C., Wolverhampton Wanderers, then in the Football League First Division, as a trainee. He made two first-team appearances in 1905–06 in English football, the 1905–06 season, at the end of which the "Wolves" were relegated. In January 1906, he moved to Southern England, the south coast, to join Southampton F.C., Southampton of the Southern Football League, Southern League. The "Saints" finished Southern Football League 1905-06, the season as runners-up, and were hopeful of regaining the championship title in 1907, which they had won six times in the previous ten y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Shelton (footballer)
John Shelton (1884 – 7 September 1918) was an English footballer who played as a right-half and inside-forward. He was the elder brother of George Shelton. He played for Wolverhampton Wanderers in the 1908 FA Cup Final and later won minor cup competitions with Port Vale. Career Shelton was born in Wolverhampton in 1884 and played local football for Willenhall Pickwick and Crompton Rovers, before joining Wolverhampton Wanderers in 1907. The 1907–08 season was highly successful for Shelton, he scored a hat-trick against Grimsby Town in December, and scored against Bradford City in the FA Cup Third Round to earn Wolves a replay. The club went on to reach the 1908 FA Cup Final at the Crystal Palace National Sports Centre, and Shelton played in the 3–1 victory over Newcastle United. In total of scored 17 goals for the club in 94 appearances. He joined Port Vale in August 1911, a club that had resigned from the Football League in 1907. He was an ever-present in his debut s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alf Bishop (footballer Born 1866)
Alfred John "Alf" Bishop (13 August 1884 – 14 November 1938) was an English footballer who spent fourteen out of eighteen seasons of his professional career at Wolverhampton Wanderers. Bishop was known to be quite the brutal footballer, never shirking a tackle or a contest for the ball, which caught up to him later in his career as he began to struggle with injuries. He never played above the Second Division and therefore never received international recognition in his senior career. Bishop began playing competitive football at Stourbridge Standard, which is now known as Stourbridge F.C., before moving to Halesowen Town with the hopes of getting more game time. Securing a place in the starting eleven immediately, he began at right half-back. He only played two games in this position before being switched to the opposite side at left half-back where he played every game of the 1903-04 campaign. At the end of that season in April 1904, Bishop, at 19 years, was called up to pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Captain (association Football)
The team captain of an association football team, sometimes known as the skipper, is a team member chosen to be the on-pitch leader of the team; they are often one of the older or more experienced members of the squad, or a player that can heavily influence a game or has good leadership qualities. The team captain is usually identified by the wearing of an armband. Responsibilities The only official responsibility of a captain specified by the Laws of the Game is to participate in the coin toss prior to kick-off (for choice of ends or to have kick-off) and prior to a penalty shootout. Contrary to what is sometimes said, captains have no special authority under the Laws to challenge a decision by the referee. However, referees may talk to the captain of a side about the side's general behaviour when necessary. At an award-giving ceremony after a fixture like a cup competition final, the captain usually leads the team up to collect their medals. Any trophy won by a team will ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
