29.11.14

Souvenir


A curious memento. And for tissue paper to survive 100 years...
Described as follows in an auction catalogue:
1910 F.A. Cup third round commemorative tissue Imprinted 'Souvenir of the English Cup third round Played at St James Park Newcastle Saturday Feb. 19th 1910', with team pictures and annotation of players names underneath. Floral flag design to outer edges. Printed by Mrs S.Burgess of Bishopsgate, London.

If we look at the teams that played that day we will see that there was plenty of quality on show.  Blackburn Rovers were 3rd in Division 1 and Newcastle United 6th. 

Newcastle United

Blackburn Rovers
Jimmy Lawrence
G
Jimmy Ashcroft
Billy McCracken
RB
Bob Crompton
Tony Whitson
LB
Arthur Cowell
Colin Veitch
RH
Albert Walmsley
Wilf Low
CH
George Chapman
Peter McWilliam
LH
Billy Bradshaw
Jock Rutherford
OR
Billy Garbutt
Jimmy Howie
IR
Eddie Latheron
Albert Shepherd
CF
Ellis Crompton
Sandy Higgins
IL
Wattie Aitkenhead
George Wilson
OL
Walter Anthony

The 54,000 crowd brought in receipts in excess of £2000 (described in the contemporary press as 'an enormous sum').
Higgins opened the scoring in the first minute ( a quick short drive). Rutherford added a second in the 25th minute but Rovers immediately pulled one back through Anthony. Howie completed the scoring in the second half.