Bolton Wanderers and West Ham United played in the first ever FA Cup Final at Wembley Stadium on this day in 1923. The match was overshadowed however by the huge crowd that attended, with many thousands of extra fans gaining entry and swarming the perimeter of the pitch. Some fans even crossed over the touchline […]
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On This Day – 28th April
Billie and other police horses restoring order at the 1923 Final Around 300,000 people converged on Wembley Stadium on this day back in 1923 to watch the Cup Final between Bolton Wanderers and West Ham United.It was the first match to be played at the new national stadium. The FA weren’t expecting to sell all […]