How Chichester is linked to the first FA Cup final 150 seasons ago
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It’s two years since Chichester City made club history by playing in the second round of the FA Cup for the first time.
But what few know is the city has a link to the famous old competition that goes back much further – all the way, in fact, to the first final, exactly 150 seasons ago.
A new book by James Bancroft has been published exploring the early years of the competition – and includes news of a military man who played in the first final, between Royal Engineers and Wanderers in 1872, who later settled in Chichester.
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