FINALS: A QUIZ TO FINISH OFF CHRISTMAS EVE

Make a Christmas Eve quiz out of this lot......On this day, 21st December 1957, Charlton Athletic hosted Huddersfield Town, for a Second Division match and played out a 7-6 game with the home team snatching a remarkable result having been 1-5 down. At the old Valley and with half an hour to go, Charlton were losing with only ten men on the pitch. Charlton centre half, Derek Ufton, left the field with a dislocated shoulder and there were no substitutes then. They were 0-2 down at half time and just after, in the second half, they scored to make it 1-2 but then quickly it went to 1-5.

The home crowd of around 12,500 started to leave, but things turned round to 3-5 and three quick goals took them to 6-5, then Town bounced back to 6-6 and with seconds to go it was 7-6 to Charlton, the only time a score of that kind had been played out in the Football League.
Getting your money's worth?? The crowd was! and for entertainment after your Christmas dinner.......

FA Cup Finals 

Teams:

• Most wins:14, Arsenal (1930, 1936, 1950, 1971, 1979, 1993, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2020)
• Most consecutive wins: 3, joint record: Wanderers (1876, 1877, 1878)                          Blackburn Rovers (1884, 1885, 1886)
• Most consecutive defeats in finals: 3, Chelsea (2020, 2021, 2022) Shame......
• Most appearances in finals: 22
  • Manchester United (1909, 1948, 1957, 1958, 1963, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1983, 1985, 1990, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2016, 2018, 2023, 2024)
• Most final appearances without win: 2, joint record:
  • Queen's Park (1884, 1885) the older versions!
  • Birmingham City (1931, 1956)
  • Watford (1984, 2019)
  • Crystal Palace (1990, 2016)
• Most final appearances without defeat: 5, Wanderers (1872, 1873, 1876, 1877, 1878)
• Longest winning streak in Finals: 7, joint record:
  • Tottenham Hotspur (1901, 1921, 1961, 1962, 1967, 1981, 1982)
  • Arsenal (2002, 2003, 2005, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2020)
• Biggest win: 6 goals, joint record:
  • Bury 6–0 Derby County (1903)
  • Manchester City 6–0 Watford (2019)
• Most goals in a final: 7, joint record
  • Blackburn Rovers 6–1 Sheffield Wednesday (1890)
  • Blackpool 4–3 Bolton Wanderers (1953)
• Most goals by a runner-up: 3, joint record
  • Bolton Wanderers: Lost 3–4 against Blackpool (1953)
  • West Ham United: Drew 3–3 but lost in a penalty shoot-out against Liverpool (2006)
• Most defeats in finals: 9, Manchester United (1957, 1958, 1976, 1979, 1995, 2005, 2007, 2018, 2023)