Post by Budleigh on Apr 28, 2011 17:40:52 GMT
Here is an early programme from the Magpies second season the league. It is for the game played on Christmas Day 1928 against Fulham at Craven Cottage in front of 20,327 spectators. This was, at the time, the largest crowd that United had played in front of during their short league career.
Note how the teams lined up numbered 1 to 22; 1-11 being the home side and 12-22 the away team.
Fulham won the match 2-1 with Torquay’s goal coming from Alwyn Thomas; the line-up was as the programme with the exception of number 19 Jim Carrick, who was replaced by Arthur Chamberlain; and number 17 Bob Smith who was replaced by Arthur Smeaton.
In goal was Harold Gough, a former England player who played once for the international side in a defeat to Scotland at Hampden Park whilst with Sheffield United and with whom he won the FA cup.
Jim Mackey was the only player to play in this game who had played in United’s first ever league game the previous season.
Interestingly one of the linesman is a certain S.R. Rous who was just starting out on his refereeing career before becoming one of the most important and respected officials and administrators in world football. In 1938 he re-wrote the laws of the game, simplifying them after years of additions and tinkering. He later brought in the diagonal system of refereeing, now used as standard throughout the world. He became secretary to the Football Association in 1934 having been the man in the middle for that year’s Cup Final, and took on the role of FIFA President from 1961 until 1974. He was awarded the CBE and knighted for his work in the game.
Of local interest is the fact that after the First World War Rous attended St. Lukes College in Exeter as a trainee sports teacher.
Close-up of the teams
Note how the teams lined up numbered 1 to 22; 1-11 being the home side and 12-22 the away team.
Fulham won the match 2-1 with Torquay’s goal coming from Alwyn Thomas; the line-up was as the programme with the exception of number 19 Jim Carrick, who was replaced by Arthur Chamberlain; and number 17 Bob Smith who was replaced by Arthur Smeaton.
In goal was Harold Gough, a former England player who played once for the international side in a defeat to Scotland at Hampden Park whilst with Sheffield United and with whom he won the FA cup.
Jim Mackey was the only player to play in this game who had played in United’s first ever league game the previous season.
Interestingly one of the linesman is a certain S.R. Rous who was just starting out on his refereeing career before becoming one of the most important and respected officials and administrators in world football. In 1938 he re-wrote the laws of the game, simplifying them after years of additions and tinkering. He later brought in the diagonal system of refereeing, now used as standard throughout the world. He became secretary to the Football Association in 1934 having been the man in the middle for that year’s Cup Final, and took on the role of FIFA President from 1961 until 1974. He was awarded the CBE and knighted for his work in the game.
Of local interest is the fact that after the First World War Rous attended St. Lukes College in Exeter as a trainee sports teacher.
Close-up of the teams
