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Football League Centenary Tournament
The Football League Centenary Tournament (also known as the Mercantile Credit Football Festival) was a friendly tournament held from 16 to 17 April 1988 at Wembley Stadium (1923), Wembley Stadium to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the founding of the English Football League, Football League. Despite the hopes of the Football League, the attendances of 41,500 on the first day and 17,000 for the finals meant there was plenty of open spaces to be found around Wembley. The attendance situation was not helped by leading London clubs such as Arsenal F.C., Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur F.C., Tottenham Hotspur, West Ham United F.C., West Ham United, and Chelsea F.C., Chelsea all not appearing in the tournament. The tournament was won by First Division Nottingham Forest F.C., Nottingham Forest, who beat Sheffield Wednesday F.C., Sheffield Wednesday in the final on penalties. Their success was achieved despite manager Brian Clough not attending the Saturday. Arguably the biggest success ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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