1877-78: Onwards and Upwards!

Join us on a journey back in time to the 1877-78 season of English football! Discover how the FA Cup, the oldest football tournament in England, continued to grow with 43 teams entering the competition.
"Hampden Park Stadium from the air (geograph 7132525)" by Thomas Nugent is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0.
"1890 Arthur Kinnaird" by sam.romilly is licensed under CC BY 2.0.

[@jenniparker8389]

I can’t imagine what it must’ve felt like to break an arm and yet still continue playing until the end of the match

[@BritanniaFootball]

Especially in goal, where you need to use your hands. Quite remarkable really considering he played for 75 minutes with a broken arm and only let one goal in!

[@roystonmarshall5027]

Just found this account,..great information I've never heard before,looking forward to the next video...😊

[@BritanniaFootball]

Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed it. Next video out on Friday. Thanks for watching 🙂👍

[@stephenlawson9593]

P R O M O S M ❗

[@jontalbot1]

Bastard not the force he was this season

[@BritanniaFootball]

He did however referee the FA Cup final that season, which I neglected to mention 🙂 (commonplace to play and ref at the time) I think I need to do a whole video on Segar Bastard soon, interesting character 🙂

[@jontalbot1]

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[@jontalbot1]

Great name. Can you imagine him in a back four with Butcher, Fowler and Crocker?

[@BritanniaFootball]

I seem to recall, late 90s, Oxford United's front two were Banger and Windass 😂