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The early years of the FA Cup : how the British army helped establish the world's first football tournament

Bancroft, James W., 1953-2021
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The 150th anniversary of the first FA Cup competition, the earliest knockout tournament in the history of football, will be celebrated during the 2021-2022 season. The first set of matches was played on 11th November 1871, with the Engineers reaching the final played at Kennington Oval on 16th March 1872. During the first decade of the competition three teams associated with the military, Royal Engineers, 1st Surrey Rifles and 105th Regiment, were involved in 74 matches. They won more than half of them and scored 154 goals. At a time when there has been talk of a financially-motivated breakaway European Super League, James gives the reader the opportunity to look back at a time when football was played for the game itself.
Main title:
The early years of the FA Cup : how the British army helped establish the world's first football tournament / James W. Bancroft.
Author:
Bancroft, James W., 1953-, author
Imprint:
Barnsley : Frontline Books, 2021.
Collation:
208 pages ; 24 cm
ISBN:
9781399099912 (hbk. :)
Dewey class:
796.33464
Language:
English
Subject:
F.A. Cup (England) -- HistorySoccer -- Great Britain -- HistoryGreat Britain. Army -- SportsSport
BRN:
2533917
Bookmark link:
https://herts.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=2533917

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