Re: What was the 1st Cup Final you attended? : Wed Sep 02, 2015 3:50 pm  

1973 Featherstone v Bradford. Massive disappointment for me as Bradford never got going after an impressive run to the final. As an 11 year old I was almost awestruck with the old Wembley.

Although I went to a few other finals in between, the next time Bradford got there in 1996 I was unimpressed with the cramped, urine-smelling obsolete facilities (and Nathan Graham's catching ability)!

Re: What was the 1st Cup Final you attended? : Wed Sep 02, 2015 7:50 pm  

1973 Fev v Bradford. I went on to work down t'pit and over the years ended up getting to know half the Fev team from that day and a couple of the Bradford lads too. Also worked with some of the 1983 winning Fev team and loads of other players from those days.

Re: What was the 1st Cup Final you attended? : Wed Sep 02, 2015 8:01 pm  

Despite the 30-8 scoreline that favoured St Helens, the magnificent try scored by Catalans winger Younes Khattabi in 2007 will go down in the annals of history as the first ever scored at Wembley by a Muslim and an Arab. Moreover it was played in front of a magnificent crowd of 84,241, in bright sunshine. The event was overwhelming in its significance.