by BRYON BUTLER
The Centenary of the FA Cup
The Cup began 100 years ago. It became the springboard for organised professional football, the laws of the game and, much later, The World Cup. Above all, it gave football to the people. It belongstoIrthlingborough and Norton Woodseats just as much as to Arsenal and Leeds.
BRYON BUTLER traces the story of ' The Cup,' its social impact, its fever and drama, with the aid of BBC recorded commentaries and the voices Of GEORGE ALLISON , GEORGK WOODCOCK, C. B. FRY , JOHN ARLOTT , GEOFFREY GREEN, STANLEY MATTHEWS , JACKIE CHARLTON , PROFESSOR A. J AYER , PETE MURRAY , ARTHUR HOPCRAFT and many others passionately involved in playing or watching 'The Cup.'
Producer JACOB DE VRIES