Charity Shield win in 1910.

[Working class pride]

Does anyone know what happened to the individuals in the team and the manager?

 

[Buzzer]

I think they all died.

 

[dannyboy]

bollocks beat me to it

 

[LowKarate]

You know those pies at the Amex....



Only kidding. Well, Charlie Webb who scored the goal went on to become manager of the club between WWI and WWII.

 

[brightn'ove]

I think they all died.

 

[Gwylan]

I used to work with someone who was Billy Booth's grand-daughter. He died in Sussex in the 60s

 

[GT49er]

Pom Pom Whiting, Goalkeeper - http://www.dnw.co.uk/medals/auctionarchive/searchcataloguearchive/itemdetail.lasso?itemid=39289........hope the link works............

 

[Questions]

http://www.charityshieldgoals1910highlights/brighton


Great goal that....

 

[GT49er]

Bert Longstaff, right winger - http://www.shorehambysea.com/bert-longstaff-%11-shoreham's-first-professional-footballer.html lasted a bit longer!

 

[GT49er]

Billy Jones - big centre forward (all 5 foot 5 of him!) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Jones_(footballer_born_1880)

 

[Dick Knights Mumm]

Great goal that....

Like it was yesterday ..................

 

[e77]

The mock cigarette cards of the team might still be available in the club shop if you are that interested.

 

[HoveHorace]

I was interested to read the other day that our Charity Shield win counts as a "major" trophy - ranking alongside FA CUP Winners, League Cup Winners etc.

Don't think the Zenith Data Cup falls into this category

 

[Seagull on the wing]

 

[Gwylan]

Joe Leeming. He holds the record at Brighton for the most games by an outfield player without scoring. About 300 IIRC

 

[Dr. Notthenineo'clocknews]

did anyone see them dickheads near the the south east corner, smoking pipes and wearing flat caps, constantly slagging Charlie Webb off, I heard one of them saying they hadn't been to a match since 1903? I think it was the same lot that were at Bournemouth causing trouble last season

 

[Deleted User X18H]

Billy Jones - big centre forward (all 5 foot 5 of him!) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Jones_(footballer_born_1880)

How sad he appears to have taken his own life. After playing for Albion reserves at the age of 48.

 

[perth seagull]

I was interested to read the other day that our Charity Shield win counts as a "major" trophy - ranking alongside FA CUP Winners, League Cup Winners etc.

Don't think the Zenith Data Cup falls into this category

In those days the Charity Shield was actually an important game. A play off between the Football League champions and Southern League champions...effectively a cup final match to decide the best team in England.

 

[Working class pride]

Thanks, some interesting reading there. Some interesting lives there

 

[fork me]

The manager, Jack Robson, came to us from the scum and moved on tho ManU, where he was the first English manager not to also be club secretary.

He died in 1922 (pneumonia) aged 61. A ripe old age in those days.