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[Football] Quiz Tie Breaker



Pondicherry

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May 25, 2007
1,084
Horsham
This was the tie breaker from the quiz I attended yesterday. No cheating. Nearest the pin. When was the first penalty scored in an FA Cup Final?
 








Stat Brother

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NSC Patron
Jul 11, 2003
73,888
West west west Sussex
Isn't it stupidly late in the entirety of the tournament which leads me to Wimbledon's v Liverpool?
 


Joey Jo Jo Jr. Shabadoo

I believe in Joe Hendry
Oct 4, 2003
12,055
Isn't it stupidly late in the entirety of the tournament which leads me to Wimbledon's v Liverpool?

There was no penalty scored in that cup final. It was famous for the first penalty save, when Dave Beasant saved John Aldridge's spot kick.

I actually know the answer to the question so I won't spoil it for anyone else. It came up in a pub quiz I was doing many years ago.
 






Questions

Habitual User
Oct 18, 2006
25,495
Worthing
I can’t remember anything from my youth. Utd got one in 83 didn’t they - working on Stat Brothers theory.
 


DavidinSouthampton

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Jan 3, 2012
17,348
Neal Maupay on 90+12?
 






el punal

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Aug 29, 2012
12,545
The dull part of the south coast
West Brom scored a penalty in the last minute in the 1954 final against Preston, and won 3-2. I’m sure there must have been one awarded earlier than that though.
 


Uter

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Aug 5, 2008
1,507
The land of chocolate
There was no penalty scored in that cup final. It was famous for the first penalty save, when Dave Beasant saved John Aldridge's spot kick.

I actually know the answer to the question so I won't spoil it for anyone else. It came up in a pub quiz I was doing many years ago.

First penalty save at Wembley I thought. Got a feeling a pen had been saved prior to 1923. Maybe 1911?
 




Taybha

Whalewhine
Oct 8, 2008
27,664
Uwantsumorwat
1912 ish if we're talking scored I'd go a team like Preston , Bolton , Barnsley, Villa, in other words I don't know :D
 


Gwylan

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Jul 5, 2003
31,827
Uffern
Was it in the 30s when George Mutch scored for Preston. I seem to remember that from a football book I had as a kid?
 








Joey Jo Jo Jr. Shabadoo

I believe in Joe Hendry
Oct 4, 2003
12,055
First penalty save at Wembley I thought. Got a feeling a pen had been saved prior to 1923. Maybe 1911?

I'm fairly sure Dave Beasant was the first keeper to save a penalty. The first and, up until the 88 Cup final, only penalty miss came in the 1913 final when a Villa player missed a spot kick against Sunderland but by all accounts it was put wide or over and wasn't saved by the keeper (unfortunately footage of the final that is available doesn't appear to show the penalty).
 








Barham's tash

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Jun 8, 2013
3,728
Rayners Lane
I know penalties came into being in 1891 (another tie breaker on a work football quiz) and therefore I’m going to say in an actual final it took maybe 20 years to get one so 1911?!
 




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