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Wembley 1923




Bolton Wanderers

West Ham United
Dick Pym
GK
Ted Hufton
Bob Haworth
FB
Billy Henderson
Alex Finney
FB
Jack Young
Harry Nuttall
HB
Syd Bishop
Jimmy Seddon
HB
George Kay (c)
Billy Jennings
HB
Jack Tresadern
Billy Butler
F
Dick Richards
David Jack
F
Billy Brown
Jack Smith
F
Vic Watson
Joe Smith (c)
F
Billy Moore
Ted Vizard
F
Jimmy Ruffell
Charles Foweraker
M
Syd King

This was one of those iconic events that has had so much written about it that there's not much to add.
It was a game that shouldn't have been played and a result that shouldn't have been allowed to stand. But there was a game of football, of sorts, played at Wembley Stadium on April 28th 1923.
The crowd, it goes without saying, frequently interfered with the play. Bolton's first goal, scored by David Jack, came when a West Ham defender was trying to extricate himself from the crowd. Jack Smith's second half strike was even more controversial. The ball was played to Vizard by a spectator. Vizard centred and Smith shot. The ball cannoned back into the field of play and the referee awarded a goal, despite the protests of the West Ham players that the shot had hit the post.