Football Triva Question

[Gemmel]

Who was the first Foreigner ever to play in a domestic Cup final at Wembley?

 

This is on the assumption that a certain free on line source of information is correct, but am amazed if this really is true

[Window Cleaner]

Ivan Golac, league cup final in what ?78

[Gemmel]

Ivan Golac, league cup final in what ?78

 

Very good - 79.

I cant believe that every final prior to that had completly English players..... How times have changed

Edited 4 October, 2010 by Gemmel

[John B]

Albert Johanneson was the First Black player to play in a FA Cup Final but Bert Trautman played for Man City in 1956 I think

[East Leake Saint]

Bert Trautmann, in goal for Man City 1956 Cup Final?

[Chorlton]

George Robledo in early 50s? Golac was maybe first Yugoslav?

[Gemmel]

George Robledo in early 50s? Golac was maybe first Yugoslav?

 

I think you are probably right but this is the quote

 

He became the first "foreigner" to appear in a Wembley final when Southampton met Nottingham Forest in the 1979 Football League Cup Final, where the Saints went down 3–2 to the holders, who were also the First Division champions.[7]

 

Unless the others werent played at wembley

[Deppo]

Chilean player Jorge "George" Robledo scored the winning goal in the 1952 FA Cup Final for Newcastle against Arsenal. And the year before, he also played for the winning Newcastle team in the FA Cup final against Blackpool, again at Wembley.

[Matthew Le God]

I'm sure there have been plenty of Republic of Ireland players in cup finals since partition 1922 and since the question asks for just those at Wembley (which was built in time for the 1923 Cup Final).

Edited 4 October, 2010 by Matthew Le God

[Gemmel]

I'm sure there have been plenty of Republic of Ireland players in cup finals since partition 1922.

 

Yep and together with Deppo's post, what i thought was a great bit of trivia, is actually a load of ********

[Matthew Le God]

Who was the first Foreigner ever to play in a domestic Cup final at Wembley?

 

This is on the assumption that a certain free on line source of information is correct, but am amazed if this really is true

 

The answer is Tom Farquharson an Irishman, born in Dublin in 1900.

 

Played in goal for Cardiff City vs Sheffield United in the 1925 Cup Final at Wembley.

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1925_FA_Cup_Final

[Big John]

Are we including Welsh and Scotch? They are from a foreign country, are they not?

[Matthew Le God]

Are we including Welsh and Scotch? They are from a foreign country, are they not?

 

No they aren't.

[Whitey Grandad]

Are we including Welsh and Scotch? They are from a foreign country, are they not?

 

Before the Scots start a war, I think it should be 'Scottish'. Scotch is what you drink.

[dune]

Gemmel, do you really care?

 

I will post some real trivia tomorrow. It will comprise of one of my holiday snaps a clue along the lines of going for gold....Here is the first clue for 100 points "who am i, i am man who was born at the end of th 4th century ad"...

Edited 5 October, 2010 by dune

['00']

The answer is Tom Farquharson an Irishman, born in Dublin in 1900.

 

Played in goal for Cardiff City vs Sheffield United in the 1925 Cup Final at Wembley.

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1925_FA_Cup_Final

 

Technically he was British because the Republic was not declared until 1947 and was

under British rule until 1921