THE CRAZY GANG-FA CUP FINAL

It was of course YESTERDAY that The Crazy Gang beat the Culture Club as described by the brilliant John Motson when he commentated on the 1988 FA Cup Final at Wembley. I was here with my son, Matthew and we were at the end opposite the Royal Box where the first goal was scored! I have the match programme...now signed by goal scorer, Lawrie Sanchez, who happened to be coaching at my school, Charterhouse, shortly after the big game.

David Beasant became the first goalkeeper to save a penalty in an FA Cup Final and he managed to keep out John Aldridge's spot kick.
It was remarkable occasion considering that the Wombles had been Non-League only 11 years before.
Another record is that Wimbledon FC became the SECOND club to have won both the FA Cup and the FA Amateur Cup. The other club...who else but the Old Carthusians FC, old boys of Charterhouse School now in Godalming. The OCs won the FA Cup in 1881 and the FA Amateur Cup when it was first played for in 1894, beating The Causals, 2-1 at the Athletic Ground, Richmond on April 7th. (The Casuals soon merged with anothe bunch of amateurs called the Corinthians, to make  the Corinthian-Casuals, the most famous of amateurs.)
BT Sport have recently documented "The Crazy Gang", a film about the rise and fall of Wimbledon FC....Sanchez, Beasant, Bobby Gould, "Harry" Bassett and Vinny Jones, all feature, in a very well put together film.
Worth a look!