Monday, September 28, 2009

Which Team Won the Cup in 1965?

Founded in 1892, Liverpool FC, is undoubtedly one of the biggest names in English football. However, in one of those strange story, things that almost was not like me. The first occupants of land in Liverpool, which is at Anfield Road, L4 was none other than Everton, who had played there for fourteen years before its formation. The site owner, one John Houlding was a prominent local businessman and a politician who has decided, among other things, he wanted to raise the income of Everton. We found no satisfactory agreement between the parties and in 1892 the great schism occurred. Form your new club, Everton Houlding wanted to keep the name, but reasonably, FA rules prevented the two teams that have the same name and it needed to find an alternative name for his new club. Of course, decided, on behalf of Liverpool. Elected by the second division of the Football League in time for season 1893-94, Liverpool won the first of her eighteenth football games in the league in 1900-01.For a team with a long list of trophies, you can as a surprise to learn that the Reds did not win the first FA Cup until 1965. Previous two finals (in 1914 and 1950 against Burnley v Arsenal), was lost, but the Reds were falling in 65 and Bill Shankly. In the final newcomers and Leeds have faced colleagues, led by Don Revie. Fans of a certain age, do not be surprised to read that Liverpool were the more inventive and adventurous of the two. However, the deadlock was not broken until 3 minutes of overtime. Roger Hunt, perhaps swayed the Reds top scorer "to win by a cross of broken arm victim Gerry Byrne, fighting in the back left corner - no replacement until 1967. Unfortunately lead Liverpool was held to only 2 minutes before Billy Bremner won after a header by Jackie Charlton. So, back to the deadlock before that date until Ian St John scored the first FA Cup winner with Liverpool. This time it was a young Ian Callaghan, who provided the cross. Roger Hunt MBE, or 'Sir Roger', as it was dubbed by the famous Kop of Liverpool, was a sense of goal for the Reds in the 50s and late sixties. Signed by Phil Taylor in the summer of 1958 was Shankly, for which Hunt brilliant. Born in Golborne in South Lancashire, Hunt, fired a delightful 245 goals in 404 games with the Reds for his country as a record of 18 goals in 34 games. He played an important role in helping Liverpool to escape the second division in 1962, when he scored an average of goals in a game in his 41 starts. Then in the 1963-64 season he scored 31 goals in 41 games as Liverpool won the first division. In England the world champions season, Sir Roger recorded 30 times in 37 appearances for Liverpool in the League was won again. He scored 3 goals and has started all six matches in England, including of course the final of the World Cup. Now, however, Shankly was busy with a new team for the next decade, and in December 1969, Hunt moved to Bolton Wanderers, where his record reads 24 goals in 76 appearances.

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