WINS IN JANUARY

I did watch West Ham hammer Huddersfield today (January 13th) in a Premier League game (4-1). I also caught Spurs thumping Everton at Wembley 4-0 and then I heard that both local teams at Hepworth United played today, with the First team winning and Reserves losing.

Everyone at the club seemed in good spirits though especially as the lads were having a drink in the new clubhouse, which is now up and running. It will change the club.

This date in 1923 saw the most famous amateur club, The Corinthians join the FA Cup in the 1922-3 tournament. The amateur (really amateur!!) club played its home cup ties at the Crystal Palace. Their first ever tie was against Brighton, a full time professional club, who were taken to a second replay. There was a 1-1 at Brighton, another 1-1 and then a 0-1 defeat at a neutral ground.

A year later the Corinthians beat Blackburn Rovers 1-0 in Round One, losing to West Bromwich away 5-0. In 1924 on the 10 January they lost 0-5 to Sheffield United in Rd 1. 1925-6, their cup campaign saw them lose to Manchester City 0-4 (on January 13th) after a 3-3 draw. Over 70,000 saw these two games.

In 1927, they beat Walsall 4-0 in Round 3 and in Round 4 lost 1-3 in a home tie against Newcastle United, which attracted 56,000 and was the second ever match to be covered by BBC Radio.
In 1928 the Corinthians lost to New Brighton away in Rd 3 1-2.

By 1939 the club lost its spiritual home as the Crystal Palace burnt down and the club merged with The Casuals, another amateur club, to form what is now the Corinthian Casuals.
There were other FA Cup moments for the Corinthians, once the best of all amateur football. Today they play in the Pyramid, they claim not to pay any players, maintaining their "amateur" status.