Tag: FA Cup

• Saturday 5 May 1973

  Barbara gave me 3 tea chests. Cup Final at Wembley, Sunderland (2nd Division) won. Sunderland 1 Leeds 0. Last time Sunderland was at Wembley 1937. Notes Barbara refers to Barbara Carpenter, grandma and grandad’s next-door neighbour. Grandad probably wanted the tea chests for the material they were made from, see Chapter 109. Sunderland’s win in…

  May 5, 2023

• Supporting Norwich City: The Early Years

  Not Well-Captured in Grandad’s Diaries One thing that is not well-captured in grandad’s diaries of the early 1970s is my interest in football, in general, and my support for Norwich City Football Club, in particular. Grandad Was Not Interested in Football This is largely because grandad was not particularly interested in football. Although He Did…

  April 27, 2023