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Latest revision as of 22:28, 24 January 2023
On 29th January 1927, Corinthians hosted Newcastle United for a Fourth Round FA Cup match. Occurring in front of 56,338 at the Crystal Palace, Newcastle would come from behind to beat Corinthians 3-1. The encounter also has radio significance, as it was the first FA Cup match to receive live radio coverage.
Background
Corinthians, as a non-league amateur club, received a bye to the Third Round Proper of the 1926/27 FA Cup.[1] The team reached the Fourth Round by beating Walsall 4-0.[1] Meanwhile, Newcastle United was a Football League First Division member, and so automatically entered the Third Round.[2][1] The Magpies overcame Notts County 8-1 to progress to the Fourth Round.[1] Corinthians had never won the FA Cup, while Newcastle were seeking their third after winning the 1910 and 1924 editions.[3][4]
A week prior to the Corinthians-Newcastle match, the BBC had broken new ground by providing live radio coverage of a football match for the first time, which was a First Division game between Arsenal and Sheffield United.[5][6] The Corporation appointed George Allison to provide live commentary for the match.[7][8] Before he worked for the BBC, Allison had enjoyed a 30+ year career as American Weekly's European correspondent.[7] His new role as football commentator would in fact begin with the Corinthians-Newcastle match.[7] Not only did he achieve great success, being selected to provide radio coverage for the 1928 FA Cup Final, but it would also influence his later time with Arsenal, where he became a director for the club and later its manager.[8][7] As before, Radio Times provided a grid system in its issue, with each part of the pitch given numbered areas.[6][5] Whenever Allison made reference to one of these numbers, the listeners would theoretically understand where a play was occurring and thus keep track of the game.[6][5]
The match itself occurred on 29th January, with 56,338 in-attendance at the Crystal Palace.[9] The home side took the lead courtesy of Claude Ashton.[3][9] They were 14 minutes away from progressing to the Fifth Round when Newcastle's Bob McKay secured an equaliser.[3][9] Two goals from Tom McDonald sealed the victory for the Magpies.[9][3] Newcastle's celebrations would be short-lived, as they would lose to Southampton 2-1 in the Fifth Round on 19th February.[1] Newcastle has since won a further four FA Cups, the last in 1955, while Corinthians later merged with Casuals to form Corinthian-Casuals.[4][3] Meanwhile, the BBC continued with its fledging live radio coverage of football matches, which included the 1927 FA Cup Final between Cardiff City and Arsenal.[10][5]
Availability
Ultimately, the BBC's live radio coverage of the match occurred before it had viable means of recording audio.[11][12] This would not occur until it introduced a Blatterphone in 1930.[11][12] Thus, all coverage of the encounter is permanently missing. Nevertheless, surviving Radio Times issues and a photo of Allison providing commentary helped to document the event.[13][6]
Gallery
Images
See Also
- 1899 FA Cup Final (lost footage of football match; 1899)
- 1903 FA Cup Final (lost footage of football match; 1903)
- 1937 FA Cup Final (partially found footage of football match; 1937)
- 1938 FA Cup Final (partially found footage of football match; 1938)
- 1939 FA Cup Final (partially found footage of football match; 1939)
- 1947 FA Cup Final (partially found footage of football match; 1947)
- 1948 FA Cup Final (partially found footage of football match; 1948)
- 1948 Summer Olympics (partially found television coverage of London Games; 1948)
- 1949 FA Cup Final (partially found footage of football match; 1949)
- 1950 FA Cup Final (partially found footage of football match; 1950)
- 1951 FA Cup Final (partially found footage of football match; 1951)
- 1952 Coupe de France Final (partially found footage of football match; 1952)
- 1955 Scottish Cup Final (partially found footage of football match; 1955)
- 1956 Southern Junior Floodlight Cup Final (lost footage of football match; 1956)
- 1966 FIFA World Cup Final (partially found original colour film of international football match; 1966)
- 1967 FA Cup Final (partially found footage of football match; 1967)
- 1968 Football League Cup Final (partially found footage of football match; 1968)
- 1970 FA Cup Final Replay (partially found original ITV coverage of football match; 1970)
- 1971 WFA Cup Final (partially found footage of football match; 1971)
- 1973 WFA Cup Final (lost footage of football match; 1973)
- 1974 WFA Cup Final (lost footage of football match; 1974)
- 1976 WFA Cup Final (partially found footage of football match; 1976)
- 1977 WFA Cup Final (lost footage of football match; 1977)
- 1978 WFA Cup Final (lost footage of football match; 1978)
- 1979 WFA Cup Final (lost footage of football match; 1979)
- 1980 WFA Cup Final (lost footage of football match; 1980)
- 1981 WFA Cup Final (lost footage of football match; 1981)
- 1982 WFA Cup Final (lost footage of football match; 1982)
- 1985-1986 WFA Cup (lost list of entries for football tournament; 1985)
- A Football Match at Newcastle-on-Tyne (lost footage of football match; 1896)
- Arsenal 1-1 Sheffield United (lost radio commentary of football match; 1927)
- Arsenal 3-2 Everton (partially found footage of Football League First Division match; 1936)
- Arsenal 7-1 Hibernian (lost footage of charity football match; 1952)
- Arsenal vs Arsenal Reserves (lost footage of early BBC televised football match; 1937)
- Atlético Madrid 1-1 Real Madrid (lost footage of El Derbi Madrileño La Liga football match; 1958)
- Barbados 4–2 Grenada (partially found soccer match footage; 1994)
- Barnet 3-2 Wealdstone (lost footage of Athenian League football match; 1946)
- Bedford Town 1-2 Arsenal (partially found footage of FA Cup match; 1956)
- Blackpool 0-1 Bolton Wanderers (lost footage of Football League First Division match; 1960)
- Brazil 2-0 Italy (lost footage of international football match; 1956)
- Brian Clough's Football Fortunes (lost DOS port of football management game; 1987)
- Carlisle United 2-1 Plymouth Argyle (partially found footage of Football League Third Division match; 1999)
- Charlton Athletic 1-0 Blackburn Rovers (lost footage of FA Cup match; 1947)
- Chelsea 1-1 Burnley (partially found footage of FA Cup match; 1956)
- Chelsea 2-0 Sparta Prague (lost footage of international football match; 1957)
- England 0-1 Scotland (partially found footage of international football match; 1938)
- England 1-0 Scotland (lost footage of Schools' International football match; 1952)
- England 1-1 Scotland (partially found footage of international football match; 1947)
- England 1-2 Scotland (lost footage of international football match; 1903)
- England 1-3 Scotland (partially found footage of international football match; 1949)
- England 2-0 Italy (partially found footage of international football match; 1949)
- England 2-1 Argentina (partially found footage of international football match; 1951)
- England 2-2 Yugoslavia (partially found footage of international football match; 1950)
- England 3-0 France (partially found footage of international football match; 1947)
- England 3-0 Rest of Europe (partially found footage of international football match; 1938)
- England 6-0 Switzerland (partially found footage of international football match; 1948)
- Falkirk 3-2 Newcastle United (lost footage of football match; 1953)
- FC St. Pauli 3-4 Hamborn 07 (lost footage of DFB-Pokal football match; 1952)
- FIFA Soccer 2002 (lost build of cancelled Game Boy Advance port of football game; existence unconfirmed; 2001-2002)
- France 3-1 West Germany (partially found footage of international football match; 1952)
- France 6-3 Belgium (partially found footage of FIFA World Cup qualifying match; 1956)
- Hallo! Bundesliga (lost GolTV series; mid 2000s-mid 2010s)
- Hamburger SV 4-3 Altona 93 (lost footage of Oberliga Nord football match; 1952)
- Hero to Zero (partially found BBC One children's football drama show; 2000)
- Juventus 1-7 A.C. Milan (partially found footage of Serie A football match; 1950)
- The Kaiser Conspiracy (lost unfinished Dermot Morgan novel; 1990s)
- Liverpool vs Sheffield United (lost footage of FA Cup Semi-Final matches; 1899)
- Lowestoft Town 3-0 AFC Hornchurch (partially found footage of Isthmian League Premier Division play-off final; 2014)
- Manchester United Championship Soccer (lost build of cancelled Sega Mega Drive port of football game; 1995)
- Miracle of the Magyars (lost Dermot Morgan screenplay of unmade football drama film; 1990s)
- National Professional Soccer League (partially found footage of soccer matches; 1967)
- Netherlands 0-0 Sweden (lost footage of international football match; 1952)
- Premier League All Stars (partially found Sky One charity football tournament; 2007)
- PSV Eindhoven 2-1 E.V.V. Eindhoven (lost footage of Netherlands Football League Championship match; 1950)
- Quiz Ball (partially found BBC One football-based quiz show; 1966-1972)
- Re-united (lost Dermot Morgan script of unmade football sitcom; 1990s)
- Real Madrid 1-0 Barcelona (partially found footage of El Clásico La Liga football match; 1959)
- Real Madrid 3-0 Racing Santander (lost footage of La Liga football match; 1954)
- San Lorenzo de Almagro 1-1 River Plate (lost footage of Argentine Primera División football match; 1951)
- Scottish Universities 1-1 English Universities (lost footage of international football match; 1952)
- Serbia vs Albania (found footage of abandoned UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying match; 2014)
- Stade de Reims 2-1 FC Metz (partially found footage of French Division 1 football match; 1956)
- Turkey 1-2 Soviet Union (lost footage of 1962 FIFA World Cup qualifying match; 1961)
- United! (lost British soap opera; 1965-1967)
- Walthamstow Avenue 0-2 Queen's Park (lost footage of friendly football match; 1951)
- West Ham United 1-2 Tottenham Hotspur (partially found footage of FA Cup match; 1956)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 RSSSF detailing the road to the 1927 FA Cup Final. Retrieved 4th Dec '22
- ↑ World Football detailing the 1926/27 Football League First Division table. Retrieved 4th Dec '22
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Independent Schools Football Association detailing the history of Corinthians, including its FA Cup matches and later merging with Casuals to form Corinthian-Casuals. Retrieved 4th Dec '22
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Newcastle United detailing its trophy cabinet. Retrieved 4th Dec '22
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 BBC Sport detailing its coverage of the Arsenal-Sheffield United game. Retrieved 4th Dec '22
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 Bodleian Libraries detailing the early football matches the BBC provided radio coverage for, including Corinthians vs Newcastle United. Retrieved 4th Dec '22
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 Historical Dictionary of British Radio summarising the career of George Allison and noting the Corinthians-Newcastle United game was the first he provided radio coverage for. Retrieved 4th Dec '22
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Spartacus Educational detailing the career of George Allison, including his time managing Arsenal. Retrieved 4th Dec '22
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 11 vs 11 detailing the result of the match and other statistics. Retrieved 4th Dec '22
- ↑ The Sporting Life noting the 1927 FA Cup Final was the first to receive live radio coverage. Retrieved 4th Dec '22
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 BBC noting it had no viable means of recording sound until the introduction of the Blatterphone in 1930. Retrieved 4th Dec '22
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 BBC noting it did not start recording radio coverage until the early-1930s. Retrieved 4th Dec '22
- ↑ The Golden Age of Wireless providing a photo of Allison commentating on the match. Retrieved 4th Dec '22