1950 FA Cup Final Arsenal 2 Liverpool 0

Chumley Warner at the microphone...

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[Poopingbotham]

0:21 "Quite a number of the vast throng had come by car". Well, that's how Cup Final tickets were distributed in those days, as well as these days. Your average terrace fan stood practically no chance of getting one

[ExiledInNewcastle]

Not quite correct as it was common then for people to hitch to games and cars would get filled up quickly. Indeed my Grandfather who was a Pompey fan travelled all round the country watching them in the '30s by hitch-hiking. I'll leave the issue of ticket distribution for another day though!

[Poopingbotham]

I believe that the commentator was refering to the car park being full up. Well done to your Grandfather, though. I hope that he got a Cup Final ticket in 1939

[ExiledInNewcastle]

He sure did - and due to his position during the war he had to, from time to time, check up on the Cup itself. There's a photo knocking around somewhere in my loft of it on the mantlepiece in his front room when he had it for a weekend.

[whitestripebuzz]

Wish Match Of The Day was presented like this.

[simonvaddan]

This was Denis Compton's last game for Arsenal, and he famously required a half-time whisky to keep him going for the 90 minutes!

[orkhanify]

Respect from Arsenal fan! RIP

[Will Morgan]

My grandfather Jimmy Payne was a member of the Liverpool squad for this game. He was playing in the number 7 shirt on the right wing. Unfortunately passed away last week. A true legend. RIP grandpa xxx

[Poopingbotham]

I believe you're right in your assessment of the Gunners playing out a fixture of their remaining League programme three days later. I have a vague memory of reading and seeing a picture of Arsenal not playing Portsmouth in their usual red shirts with white sleeves, but rather the same yellow/gold Cup Final kit

[rb62470]

The king can't even give a good decent handshake. Strong, able-bodied men deferring to a weak clown. Kind of sums up the stupidity of a monarchy.

[Eipk]

nice