Bloomer

May 13, 2017, 1:15 am

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In his 5th England appearance 23 year old Steve Bloomer of Derby County nets his 11th international goal.
The 85th minute strike was England's final goal in the 6-0 win over Ireland at Trent Bridge (20.02.97)
Tom Scott is the goalkeeper.

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Sporting Life 05.12.63

A letter supporting the initiative of the Football Association to unify the laws of the game goes on to make a prediction that football played by grown men would never catch on.

Romania 1909

May 16, 2017, 12:58 pm

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In October 1909 Romania's first governing body for Association football, Asociaţiunea Societăţilor Atletice din România was founded. 
The founding members were:

Olympia București-  Bucharest's oldest club, founded in 1904 by a mixture of migrants and locals.

Colentina  București-  founded in 1909, representing the workers  of the Colentina Cotton Factory, most of whom were from the United Kingdom.

United Ploiesti- founded by Dutch and American employees in the Petroleum refineries at Ploiești, 56 km from Bucharest, United did not field a Romanian player until 1911.

In December 1909 these 3 clubs contested the Cupa Asociatiunii Romane de foot-ball.

Olympia

Olympia won the tournament 

06.12.09	Olympia Bucuresti	2	1	Colentina Bucuresti
11.12.09*	Olympia Bucuresti	3	3	United AC Ploiesti
25.12.09	Colentina Bucuresti	2	0	United AC Ploiesti

*There has been conjecture over the accuracy of the reporting of this result, which appeared in the journal Minerva (12.12.09)

Everton Vina Del Mar

May 21, 2017, 1:11 am

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Is it a coincidence that the Chilean Everton was founded in 1909, the year in which the English Everton toured South America?
The founders, youths of 15 years old, were largely of English descent. David Foxley's grandparents moved from Liverpool to Valpairiso in 1859.

FA Cup Final 1903

May 25, 2017, 2:54 pm

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This is one of those records that I don't think we'll see beaten; the most onesided FA Cup Final.
It was a case of one game too many for Derby, who were hampered by injuries. Most significantly Steve Bloomer was absent, whilst  Fryer, Morris and Goodall all came into the final carrying knocks.
The relative strengths of these two sides can be judged from the fact that they finished the 1902-03 League season level on points (in 8th & 9th places)
Bury reached the final without conceding a single goal.

Derby Daily Telegraph

Both teams wore change colours, Bury sky blue and Derby County red.

Derby goalkeeper Fryer sustained a further injury in the 1st half and was incapacitated altogether soon after the break. Bury's 2nd goal in the 49th minute was a significant turning point. Fryer went off after colliding with Sagar as the latter scored. Morris went into goal and Derby played 1-3-5. Under the rules of the day this created an effective offside trap, but Bury soon overcame this inconvenience. Fryer returned with the score at 3-0  but conceded twice in rapid succession and left the field permanently after the 5th goal.
The Sheffield Independent described the match as '(the) worst final. tame and dull', commenting on the  subdued atmosphere in the 1st half, the pessimism of the Derby fans and the fact that thousands of spectators were leaving the ground after 70 minutes.

Other accounts portray Derby as being anxious, lacklustre, and showing poor ball control. 

Fryer

This was Fryer's last game for Derby, who signed Grimsby Town's Walter Whittaker the week after the Final. It was ultimately Harry Maskrey, however, who became Fryer's long term replacement, going on to play 223 matches for County.
Fryer, a big man for the times at  6 ft 1 and  15 st (1.85, 95kg) moved to Fulham that May.

King George V

May 27, 2017, 1:40 am

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Burnley 1914

1923

 Arsenal 1930

Manchester City 1934

King George V was the first reigning monarch to attend an FA Cup Final (1914). He put in a number of appearances during his 26 years on the throne.

His presence at the Wembley fiasco in 1923 was said to have contributed to the relative restraint demonstrated by the 200,000 plus crowd. 

FA Cup Winner's Parades

May 28, 2017, 3:05 pm

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Athletic News 04.04.83

Manchester United, 1909

Blackburn Rovers, 1928

As the first non-metropolitan team to triumph in the FA Cup it is unsurprising that Blackburn Olympic were also the first to be feted on their return 'home'.

The tradition endures, although the brake pulled by a team of 4 greys is sadly no longer a feature. 

Club Atlético River Plate

June 2, 2017, 11:33 am

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1909

From their foundation in 1901 until 1905 Club Atlético River Plate wore white jerseys. Their iconic red band first appeared in 1905, but in 1909 was replaced by red and white vertical stripes. This was the home strip until 1932, when the red band reappeared. 

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Leen Vente - Wat een geweldig kapsel!

June 4, 2017, 10:16 am

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Leen Vente (Leendert Roelof Jan Vente) was an inside forward.
10 of Vente's 21 Netherlands appearances came during 'our' era (pre July 1937). In these games he scored 10 goals, including 5 in his second appearance, a 9-3 win over Belgium. 
He moved from Neptunus to Feyenoord in 1936 and scored the first ever goal at De Kuip (Stadion Feijenoord).

What a tremendous hairstyle!

Peñarol in Europe 1927

June 10, 2017, 6:16 am

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Hertha v Peñarol

 In the 1920s, the Golden Decade of Uruguayan football, Europe was enthralled by the Rio Platenese brand of the game.  Peñarol's eternal rivals, Nacional, had undertaken a successful tour of Europe in 1925. In 1927 the Aurinegros crossed the Atlantic.

03.04.27	Vienna Select	3	1	Peñarol	Vienna
10.04.27	Bayern Munich	2	1	Peñarol	Munich
15.04.27	SV Hamburg	3	2	Peñarol	Hamburg
17.04.27	SpVgg Dresden	2	1	Peñarol	Dresden
19.04.27	Hertha BSC	1	0	Peñarol	Berlin
24.04.27	Eintracht/Rot Weiss	1	3	Peñarol	Frankfurt
01.05.27	Young Fellows	0	1	Peñarol	Zurich
04.05.27	Rapid Vienna	5	0	Peñarol	Vienna
08.05.27	Sparta Prague	1	0	Peñarol	Prague
21.05.27	Lausanne Sports	1	7	Peñarol	Lausanne
22.05.27	Bern Select	1	1	Peñarol	Bern
26.05.27	Servette	0	1	Peñarol	Geneva
29.05.27	Paris League	1	1	Peñarol	Paris
05.06.27	Barcelona	5	1	Peñarol	Barcelona
06.06.27	Barcelona	1	1	Peñarol	Barcelona
12.06.27	Atlético	2	5	Peñarol	Madrid
15.06.27	Atlético	3	4	Peñarol	Madrid
19.06.27	Valencia	0	0	Peñarol	Valencia
22.06.27	Valencia	1	2	Peñarol	Valencia

Injured Barca player Esteban Pedrol led out to kick off the 05.06.27 match

P	W	D	L	F	A
19	7	4	8	32	33

Squad:

GK	Luis Biscardi Juan Legnazzi
FB	Denis D’Agosto José Benincasa Alberto Nogués Juan Santero
HB	Antonio Aguerre Gildeón Silva Pascual Ruotta Alfredo Boccardo
F	Ladislao Pérez
	Pascual Paola
	Antonio Sacco
	Pablo Terevinto
	Juan Pedro Arremón
	Peregrino Anselmo
	Antonio Cámpolo
	Arturo Suffiotti

Scorers:

Antonio Sacco	8
Pablo Terevinto	7
Peregrino Anselmo	6
Pascual Ruota	3
Arturo Suffiotti	2
Pascual Paola	3
Ladislao Pérez	1
?	1
Og	1

Donald Simpson Bell V.C

June 13, 2017, 12:04 am

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Full back Donald Bell was on the books at Newcastle United as an amateur in 1910-11 but didn't make a first team appearance.
In 1913 he made his League debut for Bradford Park Avenue. He made 5 appearances for the club.
In 1916 2nd Lt. Bell was awarded the Victoria Cross. He was killed in action 5 days later.

London Gazette Notice of Death 9th September 1916: Temp. 2nd Lt. Donald Simpson Bell, late York. R. For most conspicuous bravery. During an attack a very heavy enfilade fire was opened on the attacking company by a hostile -machine gun. 2nd Lt. Bell immediately, and on his own initiative, crept up a communication trench and then, followed by Corpl. Colwill and Pte. Batey, rushed across the open under very heavy fire and attacked the machine gun,, shooting the firer with his revolver, and ‘destroying gun and personnel with bombs. This very brave act saved many lives and -ensured the success of the attack. Five days later this gallant officer lost his life performing a very similar act of bravery.

Ángel Zárraga

June 15, 2017, 11:32 pm

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Another beautiful painting by Ángel Zárraga.

1904 FA Cup Final

June 18, 2017, 1:32 am

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The first all Lancashire Final.
Billy Meredith scored in the 23rd minute, beating his countryman Dai Davies with a left footed shot. In the illustration Davies (who had played for Swinton in the 1900 Northern Union Rugby Challenge Cup Final)  looks almost like a disinterested bystander.

Roose saves from Morris

June 19, 2017, 3:01 pm

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The evolution of halftone printing techniques led to the widespread use of photographs in the mass media. The Athletic News was prominent among the publications that brought this exciting presentation of football action to the masses.
As in the previous post, we have 2 Welsh players in opposition here.
Dick Roose of Sunderland saves from Gren Morris of Nottingham Forest. The match, at Roker Park, ended in a 2-2 draw (15.10.10).

Parque Central

June 25, 2017, 12:27 pm

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Boaters de rigueur. 22,000 at Montevideo's Parque Central to see Uruguay defeat Argentina 2-0 on 02.12.23

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9th Far Eastern Games

June 28, 2017, 3:06 pm

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The football tournament of the 9th Far Eastern Games was played in Tokyo in May 1930. 

 25.05.30  Japan 7-2 Philippines 
 27.05.30  China 5-0 Philippines 
 30.05.30  Japan 3-3 China 

 Japan conceded the final match rather than play extra time. China were therefore the champions.

Nils Middelboe

June 30, 2017, 11:08 am

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Before joining Chelsea in 1913 Middleboe represented Kjøbenhavns Boldklub, Frederiksberg. He made 15 appearances for Denmark (7 goals), and played at 3 Olympic tournaments (winning 2 silver medals).

Click here to view a great selection of images of Danish football.

Portugal

July 2, 2017, 2:11 pm

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18.06.25
Portugal recorded their first international victory in their 5th match (the first 4 had all been against Spain).
Italy were defeated 1-0 at Estádio do Lumiar (Lisbon) thanks to a João Francisco Maia goal in the 39th minute.
Captain Jorge Vieira is the player holding the ball.

GK	Francisco Vieira	Benfica
FB	António Pinho	Casa Pia A.C
	Jorge Vieira  ©	Sporting C. P
HB	Raul Soares de Figueiredo Tamanqueiro	S.C. Olhanense
	Augusto Silva	Belenenses
	César De Matos	Belenenses
F	Domingos Neves	S.C. Olhanense
	Mário Carvalho	Benfica
	João Francisco Maia	Sporting C. P
	José Carlos Delfim Santos	S.C. Olhanense
	Manuel da Fonseca e Castro	Académico F.C

Amsel Ignác

July 7, 2017, 1:36 pm

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15.04.28:  Amsel Ignác, The Spider,  puts the ball over his crossbar during Ferencváros' 5-1 win over Kispest.

 

Between 1921 and 1931 Amsel represented Hungary 9 times, but was only on the winning side once. On a positive note he became the first Hungarian goalkeeper to save a penalty in internationals (v Austria, 1923).

Perinetti, Recanatini & Onzari

July 10, 2017, 2:29 pm

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This 1932 edition of El Grafico featured 3 seasoned campaigners.

Natalio Perinetti (Racing Club de Avellaneda)
Perinetti's ghost is said to haunt the Estadio Juan Domingo Perón, though he never played there. He won 5 Primera División titles with Racing and was capped 7 times by Argentina. 

Humberto Recanatini (Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata) 
Recanatini was 34 when he joined Gimnasia. He had represented Argentina 17 times (1919-31).

Cesáreo Onzari (Club Atlético Huracán) 
The scorer of the original Gol Olímpico won 15 caps (1922–24).