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It was awesome a fantastic day outI’m still miffed Micky that there aren’t extended highlights anywhere of this match. One of my all time favourites too and in my top 5 Leicester matches I’ve attended
It was awesome a fantastic day outI’m still miffed Micky that there aren’t extended highlights anywhere of this match. One of my all time favourites too and in my top 5 Leicester matches I’ve attended
A long watch, but worth it
Shit video....it was early days.....but hey hoAnybody know if the Norwich FA Cup white tights footage is available to buy anywhere? Barry Davies so BBC... any help appreciated.
No sound unfortunately, one of the greatest results
My dear old Dad used to tell me about this game from as early as I can remember. I have an original photograph somewhere of him and his mates waiting for the train to London. He always said it was the best City performance he ever saw. They were champions elect, we had no chance...No sound unfortunately, one of the greatest results
Yes, Dad always said things would have been different in the final had Revie not been injured in a league game prior to Wembley.Don Revie scored 2 of our goals that day at Highbury against Pompey. But one week before the '49 Final he suffered a nasal haemorrhage from a burst blood vessel. It became life threatening and he missed the Cup Final at Wembley against Wolves. Revie left the following November after the departure of manager Johny Duncan.
15 years earlier in 1934 we had reached our first ever FA Cup Semi Final but lost 1-4 to Portsmouth at St.Andrews,Birmingham. In the league matches against Pompey either side of that defeat we had beaten them 5-3 away and 6-3 at home!
Not seen this beforeSep Smith had two brothers already playing for Leicester,Thomas and Joe,when he was signed as a 16 year old in 1929.
In the 1934 FACup Semi Final he played against 2 more of his brothers,Jack and Bill,who both played for Portsmouth that day. What a footballing family that was!
He was Leicester's captain for 13 years of his career the longest stint ever for the club!
He was considered to replace Revie in the '49 Final but it was decided that would have been too big a tactical switch, to the detriment of star striker Jack Lee. He helped Duncan prepare tactics for the Final instead!
Sep Smith's final game for Leicester was the last league game of 1949 in the dramatic 1-1 draw at Cardiff that staved off relegation to the Third Division.
He coached under Johnny Duncan until that manager left but was released abruptly by new manager Norman Bullock!