GOOD OL' PHIL! PRESIDENT OF THE FA AT WEMBLEY

1958 FA Cup Final Wembley. I can recognise Bobby Charlton "our" left of the handshaker and the little Ernie Taylor v Bolton Wanderers 2-0 win. Phil was President of the FA 1955-7 and regular presence at the Cup Final from 1949, his first. He was made an Honorary member of the FA in 1966.

        

                            

                           

 Below Leeds Utd 1965 Bobby Collins                                        FA Cup Final Wembley.
 

Bobby Moore with the 1966 World Cup, Hurst behind. Remember Bobby wiping his hands on the smart cloth in front of the royals before shaking hands. What a gent!

                                                                                    Burnley at Wembley v Spurs 1962 before losing                                                                                         3-1. Ray Pointer far right.

          England at Wembley

Above the England XI with Jimmy Greaves

                                         

Above Bolton Wanderers 1958 Nat Lofthouse and the Cup beating Manchester Utd 2-0.

Below: Matt Busby and Manchester United FA Cup Final 1957 v Aston Villa losing 1-2.                                                             With Sir Stanley Rous, the FA Chairman. 

The Busby Babes were post Munich v Aston Villa.

Bill Shankley is engaging the Duke in chat before the FA Cup Final against Leeds Utd 1965.

Nottingham Forest in trendy tracksuits before the 1959 FA Cup Final at Wembley. Did they regret that?

No doubt the Duke will have had a quip to share with his hostess.