ARSENAL vLIVERPOOL thearsenalhistory.com SUNDAY 5th APRIL 1987 KICK OFF 3. 5pm OFFICIAL SOUVENIR "'~ £1 ~i\.c'.·'A': ·ttlewcrrJs ~ CHALLENGE• CUP P.O. CARTER, C.B.E. SIR JOHN MOORES, C.B.E. R.H.G. KELLY, F.C.l.S. President, The Football League President, The Littlewoods Organisation Secretary, The Football League 1.30 p.m. SELECTIONS BY THE BRISTOL UNICORNS YOUTH BAND (Under the Direction of Bandmaster D. A. Rogers. BEM) 2.15 p.m. LITTLEWOODS JUNIOR CHALLENGE Exhibition 6-A-Side Match organised by the National Association of Boys' Clubs featuring the Finalists of the Littlewoods Junior Challenge Cup 2.45 p.m. FURTHER SELECTIONS BY THE BRISTOL UNICORNS YOUTH BAND 3.05 p.m. PRESENTATION OF THE TEAMS TO SIR JOHN MOORES, C.B.E. President, The Littlewoods Organisation NATIONAL ANTHEM 3.15 p.m. KICK-OFF 4.00 p.m. HALF TIME Marching Display by the Bristol Unicorns Youth Band 4.55 p.m. END OF MATCH PRESENTATION OF THE LITTLEWOODS CHALLENGE CUP BY SIR JOHN MOORES Commemorative Covers The official commemorative cover for this afternoon's Littlewoods Challenge Cup match Arsenal v Liverpool £1.50 including post and packaging Wembley offers these superbly designed covers for most major matches played at the Stadium and thearsenalhistory.com has a selection of covers from previous League, Cup and International games available on request. For just £1.50 per year, Wembley will keep you up to date on new issues and back numbers, plus occasional bargain packs. MIDDLE TAR As defined by H.M. Government PLEASE SEND FOR DETAILS to : Mail Order Department, Wembley Stadium Ltd, Wembley, Warning: SMOKING CAN CAUSE HEART DISEASE Middlesex HA9 ODW Health Departments' Chief Medical Officers Front Cover Design by: CREATIVE SERVICES, HATFIELD 3 ltlewcms ARSENAL F .C. ~ NUMBER ONE FOR CHALLENGE• CUP THE BEST SOUVENIRS THE GUNNERS SHOP SEND S.A. E. FOR FULL LIST T O THE GUNNERS SHOP (Dept: LC) ARSENAL STADIUM HIGHBUKY, LONDON N5 1BX OPEN TO PERSONAL SHOPPERS 1.e! ,. • t. \ I/ _ ...... •· JOURNEYS END - Boys' Club members pose proudly with the Littlewoods Challenge Cup at the end of the sponsored run to Wembley. Eddie l'IONDAY-FK.IDAY 9.30-5.00pm Niedzwiecki (Chelsea), Peter Cull, (Littlewoods Associate Director), Derek Harris (NABC Nat. Director) and Raymond Baxter welcome the boys. SATURDAYS (First: Team mat:ches only) 1.00pm-3.00 - 4.40-5.30 ,. BUILDING FOR THE FUTURE f: ·.- ~GJ]~ FOOTBALL DIARY ~~-~o~F;~i! . Teamwork is the name of been set up to help boys develop the participate in the pre-Final entertain­ the game in a partnership skills and sporting spirit of the national ment at Wembley. Sun 24 FREIGHT RO VER Littlewoods have estab­ game amongst the membership of the The boys will have the cha nce of a APRIL TROPHY FINAL lished with the National Association which is now in excess of lifetime to demonstrate their skills as the 3.00pm . Association of Boys' Clubs 200,000. two clubs meet again in a six-a-side Sat 25 F.A. VASE FINAL 3.oopm Seats: £10.00, £8.00, £6.00 • aimed at developing foot­ To ra ise money for the Trust, Little­ challenge match. Seats £5.00, £4.00, £3.00. Standing : £4.00 ball skills at grass root level. woods organised a sponsored run for Full sets of football strip have been Standing £2.00. Sat 30 SCHOOLS SOCCER Support for the game at all levels was NABC members who carried the new presented to both clubs and these will be INTERNATIONAL - one of the stated objectives of Little­ 'rophy on a promotional tour through proudly worn for the first time at Wemb­ SMITHS SH IELD woods when they entered into the spon­ fifteen towns and city centres. The run ley. After the match, the Littlewoods ENGLAND v SCOTLAND 3.00pm. sorship of the Football League Cup. proved very successful and resulted in Junior Challenge Cup and m atch souve­ Seats: £4.00, £3.50, £3 .00 . To help them achieve this they joined over £14,000 being raised for the Trust nirs w ill be presented to the teams. Sat 2 SILK CUT RUGBY Standing : £1 .50. WEMBLEY WEST END w ith the NABC which has a great tradi­ on the two week journey from Liverpool The NABC are grateful for Littlewoods LEAGUE CHALLENGE BOX OFFICE tion for discovering football talent w ith­ to Wembley Stadium. involvement in sponsoring this competi­ in its network of 2,000 affiliated clubs tion which will, hopefully, produce play­ CUP FINAL 3.oopm. AUGUST NOW OPEN A°T Only standing tickets at £5.00 situated throughout the United King­ Secondly, a half size replica ers who w ill go on to grace the game at available from Wembley. Sat 1 GENERAL MOTORS dom. Many of the top professionals of the senior trophy, the the highest level. LITTLEWOODS JUNIOR F.A. CHARITY SHIELD have progressed through club football RULES 3.00pm. and no less than four players of the CHALLENGE CUP, was don­ Sat 9 F.A. TROPHY FINAL The match will consist of two periods of six present England squad, Peter Shilton, ated to the NABC and has minutes with t he teams changing straight 3.00pm. Sat 8 MERCANTILE CREDIT Terry Butcher, John Barnes and Peter been played for by cl ub Seats: £5 .00, £4.00, £3.00. round at half time. If the scores are level at the end of normal Standing : £2 .00 . FOOTBALL LEAGUE Beardsley played regularly for boys' IImembers aged under fourteen years in a clubs. nationwide five-a-side football competi­ time, the match will be decided on the basis of CENTENARY CLASSIC the number of corners gained by each side. Sat 16 F. A. CUP FINAL 3.oopm. vRESTOFTHE The NABC provides a w ide variety of tion, sponsored by Littlewoods. Two substitutes w ill be allowed at any time sporting, creative and adventure activi­ Thousands of matches have been and a substituted boy may return to the field Allocated by the Football WORLD 3.oopm. Association to clubs only. ties for its membersh ip and, to help the played in the last few months w ith the should a team be unable through injury to field six boys. thearsenalhistory.com development of the Association's sport­ National Finals being played at Egham There will be no offside. Tues 19 FOOTBAL L OCTOBER ing programme, Littlewoods have taken Sports Centre. 1 PICCADILL Y CIRCUS MATCH OFFICIALS INTERNATIONAL: THE Wed 14 EUROPEAN two initiatives. In recognition of the work and effort ROUS CUP 9.00 am - 9.00 pm Firstly, the LITTLEWOODS CHAL­ put into the competition, Littlewoods Referee : David Hutchinson (Harrogate) CHAMPIONSHIP LENGE TRUST, launched at the draw for have arranged for the two clubs which Linesmen : G. Brandwood (London). ENG LAND v BRAZIL 8.00pm . No Booking Fees ! L. Howie (Northumberland) Seats : £21 .00, £15.00. FOOTBALL the first round of the Challenge Cup, has contest the final of the competition to Standing: £6.00 . ENGLAND v TURKE Y 8. 00pm. For details of advertising in all Wembley Programmes contact Publications Manager: 01-902 8833 5 Littlewcrdsa THIS COULD BE THE WEEK a& You WIN A£MILLION. CHALLENGE CUP SHIPBUILDERS' PRIZE Company, a renowned firm of shipbuil­ who have located and invited all twelve ders from Teeside, in 1923. The Trophy players, including one who is now a formerly bore the names of the section resident in Canada but, through the in the shipyard winning the Competi­ courtesy of Air Canada, is joining his tion, such as The Platers Helpers in 1923. team-mates at Wembley. The Furness Company was founded in Les Crank, the Platers' Captain in 1968 1891 by Christopher Furness who con­ and an ex-professional at Darlington centrated the business on steamships, under Brian Clough, said, "It's been a then in 1893 a shipbuilding yard owned fabulous experience and we are all by Mr. Edward Withy was taken over and grateful to Littlewoods for including us the Furness, Withy Company was in their celebrations". formed. The Viscountess Furness Football Cup However, prior to the success of The and its whereabouts after 1968 are also Platers Helpers in 1923, there is little uncertain. However, we do know that evidence available detailing the Tro­ the Trophy was locked away and left to phy's background. tarnish until 1985 when it was redisco­ The final competition for the Viscoun­ vered by the Group Marketing Director tess Furness Football Cup was won by of The Littlewoods Organisation, Mr. the Platers team of Haverton Hills Ship­ Prodip Guha. yard in 1968. Unfortunately, their yard This magnificanttrophy has now been closed in 1969 and the members of the refurbished and restored to its former Platers team went their own way. glory and is a fitting and worthy prize for But today they are at Wembley as the the winners of The Football League's guests of The Littlewoods Organisation premier knock-out competition. The Littlewoods Challenge Cup is be­ lieved to be the oldest existing football trophy in the world. In 1895, the impressive solid silver trophy was cast, modelled and engraved by one of the finest Victorian silvers­ miths and since then has been com­ peted for by hundreds of football teams from the North East of England. It is elaborately engraved and has a detailed Victorian footballer modelled on the lid. The Trophy stands 2'9" on iis plinth and the combined weight of the Trophy, lid and plinth totals 3.7 kilos. Superbly hand chased and then en­ graved in London in 1895, the mark of plate worker Turner Bradbury was embossed on the Trophy and registered on 30th May 1889.