FA Cup medal from 1880 sells in Bristol
This year’s FA Cup was seen as something of a turn-up with Portsmouth and Cardiff, two teams from outside the Premier League’s top four, reaching the final. But there was a time when the now-mighty Manchester United, Liverpool, Chelsea and Arsenal were nowhere to be seen in the competition.
The FA Cup was first held in 1872, and in the early days was dominated by such teams as Wanderers FC…