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ladbroke.com - FA Cup 2007-2008
- March 2nd, 2008
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The FA Cup all started from a meeting which was held in the offices of The Sportsman in London on 20th July 1871, where FA Honorary Secretary Charles Alcock put a proposal to the board and he thought that it would be desirable that a Challenge Cup should put together and established in connection with the Association, where all clubs that belonged to the Association should be invited to compete and it was met with favour and was then approved just three months later. ladbroke.com
The first ever FA Cup competition season was in 1871 to 72, and it only had fifteen entries, where as now you could expect to see more than 700 entries. Wanderers, won the first ever cup final 1-0 against Royal Engineers at Kennington Oval. 2,000 people attended the match and they were each paid one shilling for coming. The first Cup Final goal was scored by Morton Betts, playing under the assumed name of ‘A.H. Chequer’. ladbroke.com
The present trophy had been played for since 1992, and it is the competition’s fourth and an exact replica of the third trophy. The original trophy was much smaller than the original one at a cost of a mere £20.00 pounds! Manchester United have won the Cup the most times (11), followed by Arsenal (10) and Tottenham Hotspur (eight). In all Forty two different clubs have lifted this famous trophy! ladbroke.com
Which Team will walk away with this prestigious trophy this year, still remains to be seen! www.ladbrokes.com