Picture No | 10219014 |
Date | 1901 |
Description | Tottenham Hotspur vs. Sheffield United, F.A. Cup Final, 1901 |
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Photograph of the 1901 F.A. Cup Final between Tottenham Hotspur and Sheffield United held at Bolton. The Cup was won by Tottenham, the first non-league team to win the Cup since the league was instigated, in a replay by 3 goals to 1. The photograph shows the Sheffield United goalkeeper, William 'Fatty' Foulke, standing over a Tottenham striker after a collision between the two of them. One of the largest men ever to play professional football, Foulke weighed 22 stone when he retired from football.
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Source | Photograph in The Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News, 4 May 1901, page 349 |
Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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