FA Cup

Manchester United? Who Were They?

The story of how Manchester United were saved from going bust. How Manchester Central tried and failed to again admission to the Football League.

The Potters, the Pie Man & the Throne of Albania – Football History

Clive Hardy looks at how games in the 1890s, both involving Stoke (the Potters) and the 1902 FA Cup Final might have influenced a change to the laws of the game as well as the layout of the football field. Oldest FA Cup Final ball from 1902/3 held at National Football...

Manchester United? Who Were They?

Clives Curiosities, Local History, Sporting History

The story of how Manchester United were saved from going bust. How Manchester Central tried and failed to again admission to the Football League.

The Potters, the Pie Man & the Throne of Albania – Football History

Clives Curiosities, Sporting History

Clive Hardy looks at how games in the 1890s, both involving Stoke (the Potters) and the 1902 FA Cup Final might have influenced a change to the laws of the game as well as the layout of the football field. Oldest FA Cup Final ball from 1902/3 held at National Football...