Monday, May 21, 2007

First goal at Wembley

When Didier Drogba finally broke the deadlock for Chelsea in the 126th FA Cup final, he followed David Bone Nightingale Jack into the Wembley history books.

Bolton’s Jack was 24 when he became the first player ever to score at the old stadium in the 1923 ‘White Horse’ FA Cup final.

The local-born inside-forward grabbed the opener as Bolton beat West Ham 2-0 on April 28.

That day more than 200,000 fans had managed to jam themselves into the ground — many getting in for free — meaning the start was delayed for around 45 minutes while some sort of order was restored.

Hordes of fans had to be pushed back behind the touchlines by a white police horse named Billy, earning the clash its famous nickname.

The game kicked off with thousands of supporters surrounding the pitch and just two minutes had passed when Jack thumped his decisive shot past Hammers keeper Ted Hutton.

Not only did it give Wanderers the lead, it knocked out a spectator directly behind the net. He in turn knocked over a section of the crowd like skittles.

West Ham full-back Jack Tresadern was conspicuous by his absence when the goal went in.

Tresadern was trapped in the crowd after taking a throw-in!


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