1920 A Third Division of the football league is formed
England resigns from FIFA unable to tolerate dealing with former enemies only to rejoin in 1924
1921 Third Division divided into the Third Division South and the Third Division North
The English FA bans women’s football
1922 Syd Puddefoot becomes the first player to be transferred for a fee of ?5000 in a move from West Ham to Falkirk
The maximum wage for professional footballers is reduced from ?9 to ?8 per week
1923 Wembley hosts the FA Cup for the first time when Bolton beat West Ham 2-0
The football pools is introduced
1925 The Offside rule is updated to allow only two players, not the previous three, to be between the player with the ball and the goal
1926 BBC broadcast the FA Cup Final over radio for the first time
Huddersfield wins the league title three years in a row becoming the first team to do so
1927 A game between Arsenal and Sheffield United at Highbury becomes the first game to be broadcast live by the BBC on the radio
The FA Cup goes out of England for the first time when it is won by Cardiff City
1928 David Jack is sold to Arsenal from Bolton for ?10,000
Arsenal and Chelsea become the first teams to choose to wear numbers on the back of shirts for league matches
England leaves FIFA for a second time over a dispute over Amateur Status in the Olympic Games
Everton’s Bill ‘Dixie’ Dean scores 60 goals in a First Division season
Bolton and Jack again
The 1926 Cup Final between Lancashire sides Bolton and Manchester City kept the crowds on tenterhooks right until the last minutes of the game. Bolton had the better of the match and the Manchester side seemed to be nervous at the outset. But Pym, the Bolton keeper was called upon to make many saves during the afternoon, most spectacularly when he stopped a dangerous header from Manchester’s Johnson in the second half With just minutes to go, David Jack, standing in front of the Manchester goal, received the ball from Vizard. Jack grasped the opportunity and launched the ball into the back of the net, scoring his second goal in an FA Cup Final and winning die trophy for Bolton.
Above: Goalmouth action. A late goal gave Bolton the Cup for the second time in three years.
RighvThe heroes of the day receive boisterous congratulations as they leave the Wembley grandstand with the FA Cup.
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