St GEORGE'S DAY

On the 23rd April 1927, the first singing of "Abide With Me" took place in the first community singing event at an FA Cup Final at Wembley. This was the first BBC broadcast, featuring Arsenal director, George Allison, who later became manager of the club and Derek McCulloch, whom many oldies will remember as Uncle Mac on children's Saturday morning radio. Arsenal, who were in their first appearance at Wembley, managed by the famous Herbert Chapman lost to Cardiff, whose Ernie Curtis was the first teenager to play in an FA Cup Final. The Arsenal goalie, a Welshman, let in a sitter in the 74th minute, scored by a Scotsman, Hughie Ferguson. This was the first occasion that the Cup left England!
On the same date in 1932, Arsenal scored first in the FA Cup Final, but lost to Newcastle-this was the first time a team had scored first in the final and lost.