April 12, 2024
WEMBLEY STADIUM CUP TIE 1923 REAL PHOTOGRAPHIC POST CARD BOLTON WEST HA FOOTBALL
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ORIGINAL GREAT CONDITION POSTCARD SHWOING WEMBLEY STADIUM CUP TIE 1923 FROM THE AIR - THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE. The 1923 FA Cup Final was a football match between Bolton Wanderers and West Ham United on 28 April 1923 at the original Wembley Stadium in London . The showpiece match of English football's primary cup competition, the Football Association Challenge Cup (better known as the FA Cup ), it was the first football match to be played at Wembley Stadium. King George V was in attendance to present the trophy to the winning team. Each team had progressed through five rounds to reach the final. Bolton Wanderers won 1–0 in every round from the third onwards, and David Jack scored the lone goal each time. West Ham United faced opposition from the Second Division or lower in each round, the first time this had occurred since the introduction of multiple divisions in the Football League. West Ham took three attempts to defeat Southampton in the fourth round but then easily defeated Derby County in the semi-final, scoring five goals .The final was preceded by chaotic scenes as vast crowds surged into the stadium, far exceeding its official capacity of approximately 125,000. A crowd estimated at up to 300,000 gained entrance and the terraces overflowed, with the result that spectators found their way into the area around the pitch and even
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