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FA Cup (Final)- Saturday 25 April 1908 at Crystal Palace (Att 74,967)
Wolves (2) 3 (Hunt 40, Hedley 43, Harrison 85): Lunn, Jones, Collins, Hunt, Wooldridge, Bishop, Harrison, Shelton, Hedley, Radford, Pedley.
Newcastle United (0) 1 (Howie 73): Lawrence, McCracken, Pudan, Gardner, Veitch, McWilliam, Rutherford, Howie, Appleyard, Speedie, Wilson.
Referee: Mr T Campbell (Surrey).
Order of Goals: W,W,n,W.
Weather: The pitch at Crystal Palace had been covered in inch of two of snow until a day before the match.
Build-up: Wolves spent a relaxing week in the Derbyshire Dales near Matlock. They returned to Wolverhampton by train on Monday at 7:15pm.
Landmark: Kenneth Hunt nets his first goal in Wolves colours.
Favourites: Newcastle United who were hot favourites had been in the previous two FA Cup finals and were defending League Championship.
Presentation: Wolves were present with the Cup by the Lord Mayor of London Sir Henry Bell.
Speech: On receiving the Cup Captain Billy Wooldridge said “Ladies and Gentlemen, I have great pleasure in accepting the English Cup. I hope it won’t be the last time I have the honour of doing it“.
Receipts: £5,988.
FA Cup Profits Divided: The FA divided so, Wolves £2463 8s 11d, Newcastle United £2091 15s 4d, Southampton £1002 15s 11d, Fulham £641 2s 4d.
Council Presentation: Wolverhampton council proposed to award each player with a gold medal and club president Alfred Hickman is to present each player with a miniature of the FA Cup.
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