In 1925 the FA Cup Final was between Sheffield United and Cardiff City. The Sheffield Daily Telegraph published a wonderful spread of pictures on Cup Final day. These are those pictures.
Not particularly diplomatic from the Sheffield Telegraph, dropping the “United” from Sheffield. You do wonder what Wednesday fans felt of this oversight in 1925.
Running on the spot? Jumping up and down? It’s hard to tell.
Part of Cardiff City’s intensive training was a game of leap-frog.
In the 1920s footballers sometimes wore their international caps. It’s a sad indictment of modern day football that players wouldn’t dream of doing so, and even if they did it’d be one ironically.
The Sheffield United team pictured with some supporters and a terrifying club mascot. Some sort of soft toy black cat.
Interesting fact from this cup final with two sons of fathers who also played in a cup final also playing in the ’25 Cup Final. Has this happened recently in modern day football?
Fred Keenor, who would go on to captain a Cardiff City cup winning side in 1927, with the club’s mascot. A real live cat.
Sheffield United would go on and win the cup final that year. 1-0 with a goal from Fred Tunstall.
Images from the excellent British Newspaper Archive
Mirko Bolesan 