BRITNEY IS NOT FEELING IT 8,293 Posted May 17, 2014 Share Posted May 17, 2014 New trophy has been used for the newest winners of The FA Cup ,Arsenal, fantastic piece of workmanship (wonder how much it cost to make ?) Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalton 1,192 Posted May 17, 2014 Share Posted May 17, 2014 Nice video interesting stuff - We actually got to the Semi Final of this competition.Just made me wondered is the Scottish cup the oldest competion in the worldis the cup the original cup ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRITNEY IS NOT FEELING IT 8,293 Posted May 17, 2014 Author Share Posted May 17, 2014 Nice video interesting stuff - We actually got to the Semi Final of this competition.Just made me wondered is the Scottish cup the oldest competion in the worldis the cup the original cup ?I've always heard that the Scottish Cup is the oldest,The Oldest National Football Trophy in the WorldAlthough there is evidence of football trophies existing prior to 1873 it is factually correct to state that the Scottish Cup is the oldest trophy within Association football and the oldest national football trophy in the world. Surviving trophies such as the Youdan Cup (1867) are from a different football code (Sheffield Rules) and cannot be placed within the context of the Association game. As Association football is the modern world game it can be argued that the Scottish Cup is the oldest trophy in World Football. The FA Cup as a competition dates from 1871 making it two years older than the Scottish Cup competition but the present FA trophy dates from 1911 and the original was stolen in 1895, never to be recovered. The First Successful Tournament The FA Cup struggled in its early years to get off the ground. Most of the clubs in the formative years of the tournament were from the Metropolis of London with Glasgow’s Queen’s Park being one of the few clubs competing from out with the area. For many of England’s northern clubs, making the rail journey south was simply too expensive and time consuming and local competitions against rival teams were deemed to be more worthwhile.With most of Scotland’s population located around the central belt of Scotland the Scottish Cup quickly became a successful event and improved transport links to Dundee and Aberdeen extended the coverage of the competition. The Scottish Cup along with the international matches promoted football in Scotland. During the early 1880s football reporters noted the enthusiasm of Scottish clubs in applying in large numbers to play in the Scottish Cup.By 1895 so many Scottish clubs were taking part in the Scottish Cup competition that a Qualifying tournament had to be established to cope with the demand. The success of the tournament therefore spans across 135 years with the First and Second World Wars being the main cause of disruption to the competition.Dunno about the trophy mind you Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tannerall 25,935 Posted May 17, 2014 Share Posted May 17, 2014 What happened to the old one, did they give it to Chelsea. Liverpool or Man United so they could say they'd won a trophy this year ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRITNEY IS NOT FEELING IT 8,293 Posted May 17, 2014 Author Share Posted May 17, 2014 What happened to the old one, did they give it to Chelsea. Liverpool or Man United so they could say they'd won a trophy this year ?John Terry probably knocked it , original full kit wanker Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlCapone 7,678 Posted May 18, 2014 Share Posted May 18, 2014 What happened to the old one, did they give it to Chelsea. Liverpool or Man United so they could say they'd won a trophy this year ?Shush don't tell king Jela, he's raging Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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