In the playground, on the cul-de-sac or in the park, young lads might still use "jumpers for goalposts", failing to have a convenient goal available. You might remember the eroded dip in the goal mouth where last weekend's matches dug a hole in the six yard box!
Everyone wants to be a "number 9" of course. In 1933, there were no numbers on football shirts until Everton and Manchester City met in the FA Cup Final. The game was growing fast and as a spectator sport, more people wanted to know who was who. Were there match day programmes? Was there a display board showing who was who? The growing crowds wanted to know which shorts their heroes were wearing.
Everton (shown above) featured numbers 1-11 with Sagar the keeper wearing 1 and City 12-22, with the keeper, Langford, donning 22. The Toffees won 3-0, as Dixie Dean (above, holding the cup) led the way scoring 2. Everton spent the week before the match in the spa town of Buxton, and travelled to Dorking on the eve of the match. Manchester City spent the week in Bushey.
It was another Wembley first in 1970, as Chelsea and Leeds United met for the first ever FA Cup final replay at Wembley. The first match, played on Saturday, 11th April, drew 2-2 after 90 minutes, and remained that after extra time. The scorers for Chelsea were Peter Houseman and Ian Hutchinson who both scored equalising goals, while Leeds United went 1–0 ahead from Jack Charlton and 2–1 ahead when Mick Jones scored.
The replay was arranged at Old Trafford on April 29th, with Chelsea winning 2-1, after extra time. This result also made it the first FA Cup final to require a replay since 1912. Mick Jones scored for Leeds after 35 minutes. Osgood (78') and Webb (104') secured the win.
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