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Fight for the F.A. Cup
The best of the action from over 30 years of FA Cup finals at Wembley Stadium.
Overview
With barely time to draw breath, Kenneth Wolstenholme guides us on a whistle-stop tour of over 30 glorious years of FA Cup finals. A short introduction gives way to uninterrupted highlights of every final since Arsenal beat Huddersfield in 1930. There are spills and thrills and goals galore from famous footballers like Dixie Dean, Stanley Matthews and Danny Blanchflower - watched over approvingly by even more famous spectators: King George V, Queen Elizabeth II and Winston Churchill.
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