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FA Cup Captaincy

Great Britain · Sport / Football. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

2Records
1905–1957Date range
2Named people
2Places

Chronological records

1905

Howard Spencer15 April 1905

Crystal Palace · Sport / Football

Spencer captains Villa to its fourth FA Cup triumph.

1957

Johnny Dixon4 May 1957

Wembley · Sport / Football

Dixon lifts the FA Cup after captaining Villa against the Busby Babes.

Names involved

Howard SpencerJohnny Dixon

Provenance

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