Football On This Day - 5th February 1913
Huge attendances at many important matches meant serious crowd problems. A sell-out crowd at a Manchester City v Sunderland FA Cup tie was abandoned when spectators invaded the pitch. Four days later, on February 5th 1913, the replay was held at Roker Park where another capacity crowd saw spectators injured, as reported in the national press (see below) as Sunderland won 2-0.
Sunderland won the League title in 1912/13 but missed out on the double when Aston Villa defeated them 1-0, in the 75th minute of the FA Cup Final, played on April 19th. The attendance for that final, at the Crystal Palace, was a 120,081, with only the 1923 FA Cup final (estimated at 126,047), the first to be played at the new Wembley, topping that figure for a football match in England.
Football On This Day - 5th February 1972
In a Fourth Round FA Cup replay Southern League Hereford United defeated First Division Newcastle United 2-1 on a quagmire of a pitch at Edgar Street. It was the first time in 23 years that a non-league side had defeated a First Division side in the FA Cup. Newcastle took the lead in the 82nd minute, against the run of play, with a goal from Malcolm Macdonald. With only 4 minutes remaining Ronnie Radford equalised with a spectacular 30-yard effort and during extra time Ricky George hit the winner. Amazing. The famous 'Oh, what a goal! Radford the scorer, Ronnie Radford' quote was said by John Motson in his Match of the Day commentary that evening. The 26-year-old Motty was in his very early days on TV and later credited that match as being his big break-through in TV. He later wrote is his autobiography 'It changed my life because my boss on Match of the Day realised I could be trusted to commentate on a big match.' SEE BELOW!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4OKKskhyBS8
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