• Clean sheet :)

    From Ammammata@24:150/2 to rec.sport.soccer on Wed Nov 18 09:27:58 2020
    William Foulke (footballer) - Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Foulke_(footballer)

    Whilst playing against Accrington Stanley in February 1907, it is said that Foulke's jersey clashed with the red of Stanley and no-one could find a
    jersey large enough to fit him, so he played wrapped in a sheet, procured
    from a nearby house. Bradford won the game 1-0 and Foulke did not dive
    during the match, so he kept a literally 'clean sheet'. It was during this game that he snapped a crossbar in two causing the match to be stopped.

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  • From Bruce Scott@24:150/2 to rec.sport.soccer on Wed Nov 18 11:36:41 2020
    On 2020-11-18, Ammammata <ammammata@tiscalinet.it> wrote:
    William Foulke (footballer) - Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Foulke_(footballer)

    [...] It was during this
    game that he snapped a crossbar in two causing the match to be stopped.

    Wow, tough guys were real tough back then :-)))

    [ps Germany could use one or two *ggg*]

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