JohnT
Registered: May 2007
Location: Oldham at present
Posts: 37
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Tue December 22, 2009 15:49
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London Challenge Cup final 1974
All the London Pro teams played their 2nd teams in this cup, and Hayes got to the final in 1974, but lost lost to Spurs in the final, which was played at Church road.
I sold this on Ebay and didn't copy the team page.
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johng
Registered: February 2009
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Tue December 22, 2009 16:03
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Spurs won this competition 12 times, this (1974) being the last time!
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johng
Registered: February 2009
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Tue December 22, 2009 16:07
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I cannot edit the above so....it was 6 times spurs won the competition.
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ray
Registered: December 2005
Posts: 69
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Tue December 22, 2009 18:01
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With the distinction between amateur and professional to be
removed at the end of the season the opportunity was taken by the London FA to put an end to the anachronistic London Challenge Cup. What had originally
been a true ‘London Cup’, competed for by the best teams in the capital, had
become a competition for Football League reserve teams, with the addition
of a few amateur clubs, which had reached the semi-final of the previous
season’s London Senior Cup. No amateur club had ever won the trophy.
Hayes had already defeated Dagenham, Crystal Palace and Fulham, and
drawn with QPR in November, before the government’s ban on the use of
floodlights had come into effect. The replay with QPR had to wait until
April to be played, and Hayes won 2-0 to qualify for a place in the final
against Tottenham Hotspur. But there was to be no fairy-tale ending, with a
first victory for an amateur club, for Tottenham cantered to victory 5—0,
with a side which contained a fair smattering of players with first-team
experience.
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johng
Registered: February 2009
Posts: 54
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Wed December 23, 2009 14:31
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Jimmy Neighbour was one of the spurs goal scorers.
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