The Nat connection, the possibility of a final v Man U, all this has been well documented.

 

But we also beat Stoke on the way to Wembley that year, and even more spooky we knocked York out at home in January....

 

Anyone got any more?

The final was in London

We play in white

We play in white

 

...and we've never worn our change kit in any of our twelve appearances at Wembley.

we were called Bolton Wanderers

We were in the top division.

Spooky. It's an omen is that.

Biffo was alive

We were in the top division.

Spooky. It's an omen is that.

JOhn Motson used to really wind me up when talking about "omens" when he was commentating.

 

"When Bolton last played in an FA Cup Final, they awere also plying their trade in the top division at that time...could it be an omen?" - could it fuck

All we need is a plane falling from the sky

We had a player called Holden.

We played with a ball

Magic Legs got a round in.

The grass. . . Was it green way back in the day too?

 

Biff?

The grass. . . Was it green way back in the day too?

 

Biff?

 

black and white, ive seen the pictures.

That's what made me ask. I've also only ever seen shades of grey. I just thought Biff would be able to confirm.

It's 53 years since we won it, and we all know what happened in 1953 against one of Stans teams.

As well as Stoke & York on the way to the ManU final we played a Lancs team (Preston, not Wigan), a West Mids team (Wolves, not Brum), and although we didn't play a London team in the semi-final (t'Rovers) there was one in the other semi-final ....... (drum roll) ...... Fulham.

 

Creepy, huh.

Blue sky?

The most hated team in the land will lift the cup?

It was the first Bolton game i remember, nearly 8yrs old,watched it on my aunties telly up Halliwell.

 

Similarity being, not sure, Apart from we could be playing man u again in the FA cup final, after all this time.

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This game is called football and it was also called football in the 1950's. ITK.

This game is called football and it was also called football in the 1950's. ITK.

 

Fucking hell. I forgot about that one!

 

Were the lines painted white?

You're all scoffing, but when SKD bundles vdS and the ball into the back of the Wembley net to put us 2-0 up ........ just think on !

Fucking hell. I forgot about that one!

 

Were the lines painted white?

 

The goalposts and crossbars will be white as they were in 1958

thing is this final won't be in black and white

 

like our other cup finals were