GONG GONE

A Rotherham family has made an appeal to a thief who robbed their home recently and stole among other valuables, the treasured FA Cup Winners medal won in 1912 by Barnsley FC player Philip Wright Bratley. The grandson of Philip is Keith Moxon who inherited the medal and kept it in his Moorgate home. The wider community has been asked to keep an eye for the heirloom that might be sold on the antiques market.
Bratley was a member of the Barnsley team that beat West Bromwich Albion 1-0 in a replay on the 24th April, after a 0-0 draw at the Crystal Palace on April 20th. A crowd of 54,556 saw the first game and 38,555 turned out for the replay at Bramall Lane, Barnsley having won the toss of a coin for the venue.
Barnsley "battled" their way through twelve cup ties conceding only 3 goals, including four matches against neighbours Bradford City, who were cup holders.
They beat Birmingham City twice after a replay,
Leicester Fosse,
Bolton Wanderers,
Bradford City x 4,
Swindon Town x2 in the semi-final
WBA x2 in the final. Spot Bratley in the team!

The win made the Tykes the third second division club to win the cup.
For the third season running the final went to replay and this game was won by a runaway goal scored by inside right Harry Tufnell two minutes from the end of extra time. In front of Tufnell's run was the Albion captain, Jesse Pennington, who as last defender might have brought him down, but in those days they didn't think of such things. Pennington had won 25 England caps and played over 500 games for Albion.
The Barnsley captain was Archie Taylor pictured in his "civvies" in his own backyard.