Fascinating Wembley Stadium information from Old Orient Pics

On this day #OTD 1989 Wembley Stadium one of our trips to the towers: Bolton Wanderers #BWFC beat Torquay United #TUFC 4-1 in the Sherpa Van Trophy Final in front of 46K.Great line up of music that summer at the Stadium and OVO Arena Wembley Wembley with Simple Minds, Elton, Dylan & Bros

‘Cup Final Extra!’ by Martin Tyler – reports of FA Cup Finals 1872-1980 Football Book Review @MyFootballBooks The Football Library The Magic Of The Cup Wembley Archive

On this day #OTD 1982 Wembley Stadium from our archive: Tottenham Hotspur beat Queens Park Rangers in the #FACup Final replay on a Thursday and immediately after workmen move in to turn the Stadium, in 36hours, into a cathedral for Pope John Paul II’s Mass on the Saturday.

On this day #OTD 1975 Wembley Stadium, from our archive: Evel Knievel attempts to jump thirteen double decker buses on a Harley-Davidson in front of ninety thousand fans. He fails to clear the last bus and crashes breaking his pelvis and hand.
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Iconic picture of the #FACup Final Wembley Stadium

It’s #FACup Final day Wembley Stadium Manchester United v Manchester City for the second successive year

On this day #OTD 1963 Wembley Stadium, from our archive: #Manchester United #MUFC beat #Leicester City 3-1 in the #FACup Final, delayed by fixture congestion from that years severe winter weather. Also the first Cup Final under Wembley's all enclosed roof.

From our archive: 1979 #England v #Ireland Women's Hockey teams enter Wembley Stadium. Note the 1948 Olympic Cauldron on the 'shelf' above the tunnel in the background, still in its original position 31years later, later moved to the Entrance Terrace and now in Club Wembley

On this day #OTD 1978 Wembley Stadium. #England beat #Hungary 4-1 in front of 75K, #ThreeLions goals from Peter Barnes, Phil Neal, Tony Currie and Trevor Francis were set against failure to qualify for the immenent #FIFA World Cup in Argentina, left it all meaning very little

On this day #OTD 1981 Wembley Stadium. #England lose 0-1 to #Scotland in the British Championships. The 1980 -81 Championships would be cut short as the Welsh FA and English FA declined to travel to Northern Ireland to fulfill fixtures given increasing tension in the North

Another on this day #OTD 1982 Wembley Stadium 1982 #FACup Final #QPR v #Spurs

On this day #OTD 1925 pilot Arthur Woodyatt was killed on route from Northolt Aerodrome to Wembley to take part in the #britishempireexhibition 'London Defended'
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evening spectacle, with another near miss the very next evening
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On this day #OTD 1977 Wembley Stadium, from our archive: #ManchesterUnited #MUFC beat #Liverpool #LFC 2-1 in the #FACup Final, the first final this writer can recall watching on TV aged eight. What was the first final you can recall watching?

On this day #OTD 1983 OVO Arena Wembley Wembley #Rush £5.00 and £6.00

On this day #OTD 1992 Wembley Stadium, FC Barcelona win their first European Cup beating #Italian side Sampdoria 1-0 through a Ronald Koeman extra time free kick.

Another on this day Wembley Stadium 1984 #FACup Final Everton v Watford, a near miss for us as we were in the Plymouth Argyle end for Watford’s semi final at Villa Park.

On this day #OTD 2007 Wembley Stadium, from our archive. The #FaCup Final returns to Wembley after the 2002-2007 rebuild with #ManchesterUnited #MUFC and #Chelsea #CFC competing in the first final #underthearch settled by Didier Drogba for Chelsea.

Another on this day #OTD 1997 Wembley Stadium

On this day #OTD 1985 Wembley Stadium from our archive: #ManchesterUnited #MUFC beat #Everton #EFC 1-0 in the #FACupFinal .Kevin Moran becomes the first player sent off in a Cup Final and Norman Whiteside scores the winner deep into extra time youtube.com/watch?v=EeTr2q… United Rewind