I saw Gateshead in the last round of the FA Cup and today in their Emirates FA Cup Second Round, they got pushed back into place by free scoring Luton who popped in 5 goals to win the tie by 5 goals!
Left is the entrance walk to the 1959 Cup Final:
Luton Town v Nottingham Forest....won by the Forest 2-1.
Funnily enough, today I was sitting next to a young lad from Luton at the FA Grass Roots Conference at St George's Park, who had little to say about the "Hatters", probably because he was absorbed by his Grass Roots club.but it led me to wonder how much he knew about his local club.
Luton Town were cup losers in 1959. Roy Dwight of Forest had scored the opening goal but then suffered a broken leg, reducing his team to 10 men. Roy was an uncle of Elton John. There were no subs in those days so Forest bravely hung on and won 2-1.
Luton FC have had their ups and downs, but today, they are top of their division (Two) and have scored 48 goals in 20 matches, conceding 18. It is all looking good for the lads.
The FA conference went on all day and by the time I got back to Hepworth United's ground, our new club house was opened (ribbon cut) and quickly was in use, following a league game played in by our Ladies team, the first in the shadow of the new building. The Ladies won and left the place in reasonable nick, though the invited guests, smart in "bib and tucker" made a bit of mess afterwards. There were a few tables to wipe and floors to sweep, but @hey-ho. It is the beginning of an new era for HUFC. Let's see how things get on!!
This is an early photo of the clubhouse, but believe me it is splendid!!
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