CHARLTONS FROM ASHINGTON, WHITE HORSE, SOUTH SHIELDS.

Bobby Charlton and brother Jackie both had landmarks on April 28th, when Bobby played his last game (606th) for Manchester United (he did go on to Preston NE briefly), losing to Chelsea 0-1 at Stamford Bridge. United were left just above the relegation zone.
Jackie retired from professional football outright, having spent all his time at Leeds Utd. His last game was played at the Dell v Southampton.
28th April 1923 was the first Wembley FA Cup Final which became known as the "White Horse Final". The new national stadium at Wembley had been long waited for and an official crowd of 126,047 was recorded and since it was not "all ticket", estimates suggested that more than 200,000 crammed into the stadium. Clearly there was a danger so the police got to work clearing the pitch and the famous police horse had to be employed to push the crowd back behind the touch lines. The match started 45 minutes late and Bolton Wanderers won 2-0.

On their way to final, in Round 1 Wanderers beat Norwich away 0-2, Leeds 3-1 at home, then met holders Huddersfield Town whom they eventually defeated 1-0 after a 1-1 draw in Huddersfield. The Trotters then dispatched Charlton away 0-1 and in the semi-final Sheffield United 1-0 at Old Trafford.

West Ham United beat Hull away 2-3 in Rd 1, Brighton and Hove Albion 1-0 at home in Rd 2 after a 1-1 draw away, Plymouth 2-0 at home in Rd 3, Southampton away 1-0 at the neutral Villa Park after two 1-1 draws in Rd 4 and a resounding 5-2 defeat of Derby at Stamford Bridge in the semi-final.

South Shields made great progress in the cup beating Halifax Town 3-1 in Rd 1, Blackburn Rovers 0-1 away after a 0-0 home draw in Rd 2 and finally giving in to QPR 3-0 in Rd 3. QPR then lost to Sheffield United.