Hereford United Vintage FA Cup Retro Coin Gift Set 1972

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Hereford United beat Newcastle F.A Cup Giant Killers Coin Set 1972 Edgar Street/The Whites/The Bulls From the 'Sporting Events' range: visit our ebay store to view the full range (multiple buy to compound carriage) at: http://stores./historiccoinandstampsetgifts The display contains the 1972 crown! This was the only coin issued for general circulation dated 1972. The crown is in uncirculated (UNC) condition and the item is housed in a display protection case - can be removed for framing if so desired. This would make a great Christmas or Birthday present for a Hereford United fan. UK Payment: Paypal (preferred) or Postal Orders Overseas Payment: By Paypal only Hereford United’s most famous moment came in the 1971/72 season when they played ten FA Cup matches, of which five were replays. In the Second Round it took Hereford two replays to defeat Northampton but the team waiting for them in the Third Round was none other than Newcastle of the First Division. Newcastle were held 2-2 at St James’ Park before the replay, at Edgar Street on 5 th February 1972, which was covered by the BBC. Newcastle scored after 82 minutes through Malcolm MacDonald but then Ronnie Radford scored an 30-yard screamer at the Meadow End to make it 1-1, prompting a pitch invasion. Hereford had brought on Ricky George just minutes before, and it was George who scored the winner in extra time. Hereford had reached the Fourth Round for the first time in their history and their next opponents would be again First Division standard in the form of West Ham United. After a 0-0 draw at Edgar Street, the Bulls were finally knocked out of the FA Cup in the replay at Upton Park, losing 3-1 thanks to a Geoff Hurst hat-trick. Radford’s goal subsequently became one of the most famous and televised goals ever and, coupled with the commentary of John Motson, it was voted Goal of the Season. In 2002, it ranked 97th in Channel 4's 100 Greatest Sporting Moments. Until recently the goal was featured in the opening credits for Match of the Day and the feat is always referred to by commentators and pundits when the FA Cup comes round each year. The Year That Was 1972... • On 30 January, in Derry , Northern Ireland , British troops fire on a Republican protest march, resulting in the deaths of 14 people. After this Bloody Sunday massacre, recruitment to the Irish Republican Army (IRA) increases • From 21 to 27 February, US president Richard Nixon visits China, easing some Cold War tensions • On 30 March, Britain takes on direct rule over Northern Ireland • On 4 August, President Idi Amin of Uganda orders the country's Asian community to leave within 90 days • On 5 September, during the summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany, 11 Israeli athletes are massacred by Black September Palestinian terrorists, five of whom are gunned down by West German police • On 7 November, US president Nixon is re-elected by a landslide against left- wing Democrat George McGovern • Pocket calculators are first introduced • Richard Leakey discovers a hominid skull in Kenya that is 2.5 million years old, proving that the ancestors of modern human beings go back much further in time than previously suspected • The Apollo 17 space mission of 7-19 December is the last to the moon • American film-maker Francis Ford Coppolla makes The Godfather , an evocative story of Mafia gangsters in the United States • Pop star David Bowie releases the Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars LP • Sporting 1972... • Football League Champions were Brian Clough’s Derby County, leaving Leeds United in the runners up spot • Leeds went one better in the FA Cup by defeating Arsenal 1-0 in the final, Allan Clarke scoring the winner • The Grand National winning horse was ‘Well To Do’ • The Cheltenham Gold Cup winning horse was ‘Glencaraig Lady’ • The Epsom Derby winning horse was ‘Roberto’ • Golf's British Open was won by Lee Trevino • Cambridge won the Boat Race ... read more

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