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A question regarding the '47 FA cup final.

UrbanChupacabra
UrbanChupacabra Posts: 541
edited December 2011 in General Charlton
Possibly a bit pointless. While I was reading bits and pieces online about the glorious day I noticed that both Charlton and Burnley played in their second kits that day. Charlton in white and Burnley in blue.

Was there any sort of interesting reason behind this?

Sources
http://www.historicalkits.co.uk/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1947_FA_Cup_Final

Comments

  • Chirpy Red
    Chirpy Red Posts: 7,587
    Because there was no colour telly in those days and you needed contrasting colours. ie Dark/Light.
  • UrbanChupacabra
    UrbanChupacabra Posts: 541
    Because there was no colour telly in those days and you needed contrasting colours. ie Dark/Light.
    That's what I thought. But Burnley were still playing in claret and even had a 2 colour top seperating them from CAFC players.
  • Dave Rudd
    Dave Rudd Posts: 2,891

    Because both teams were playing away.

    :-)

  • guinnessaddick
    guinnessaddick Posts: 29,173
    Because there was no colour telly in those days and you needed contrasting colours. ie Dark/Light.
    That's what I thought. But Burnley were still playing in claret and even had a 2 colour top seperating them from CAFC players.
    People moan about Sky calling the shots.
  • Dave Rudd
    Dave Rudd Posts: 2,891

    Just checked the records ... we actually played six League games after the Cup Final that season. 

    Tell that to the kids today and they won't believe you.

  • nolly
    nolly Posts: 12,122
    We were a good cup side then,two finals in the decade
  • creepyaddick
    creepyaddick Posts: 6,152
    I thought it was 4 finals with the war cups
  • Swisdom
    Swisdom Posts: 14,980
    If I could do it on an iPhone I could attach a photo of one of the winners medals :-)

    But I can't :-(
  • Stig
    Stig Posts: 29,346
    Don't worry about the colour of the shirts.  It's the "Black Knickers" that concern me:

    image
  • JohnnyJoeyDeeDee
    JohnnyJoeyDeeDee Posts: 1,050
    And out shirts were allegedly found in a cupboard at the Valley some decades after the final and put on a bonfire

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  • Big William
    Big William Posts: 3,871
    And out shirts were allegedly found in a cupboard at the Valley some decades after the final and put on a bonfire
    Heard about that before, thats the same mentality as the people at the BBC who rubbed over the tapes of Pete and Dud etc. Sacrilege!
  • nolly
    nolly Posts: 12,122
    probably burnt by the club who were sickened by a charlton team winning something lol
  • SoundAsa£
    SoundAsa£ Posts: 22,598
    And out shirts were allegedly found in a cupboard at the Valley some decades after the final and put on a bonfire
    Correct.....what a disaster!

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