Stan Bowles and the FA Cup

[Bao]

From a question in The Grauniad's 'The Knowledge' section comes this amusing tale. The man would probably be banned in this day and age.

 

The match in question featured Sunderland and QPR, and the incident involved the notorious Hoops midfielder Stan Bowles. The teams met in the old Division Two on May 9 1973, only four days after Sunderland had won the FA Cup, and the Mackems decided to parade the trophy around their ground, then Roker Park.

 

After the parade, the trophy was placed on a table at the side of the pitch, before Bowles ... well, let's hear it straight from the horse's mouth: "There were a couple of us who had a bet on who could knock it off the table with the ball first," he recalls. "With the ball at my feet I tear off straight across the park. Everyone on the pitch is just staring at me - and then, bang! The FA Cup goes shooting up in the air.

 

"The whole ground knew that I'd done it on purpose - then the Sunderland fans go ape. They want my balls in their sandwiches. I wound up their fans even more by scoring a couple of goals and in the end there was a pitch invasion. At least I got my tenner, and my picture on News at Ten. And all because I was just having a bit of a laugh."

[Cobs]

His appearance on Superstars was legendary

 

Gets feckin hammered the night before drinking with James Hunt

is last in the swimming

pulls out of the weightlifting

sinks in the rowing

shoots the table the gun was rested on in the shooting

 

lowest total in the history of the event

 

 

drinks every day in a pub i use to own in Brentford too, lovely chap.

[Cobs]

interview with him here....

[John am Rhein]

Just a bl**dy ball player!!