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Fascinating stuff as usual MFF, why did Chelsea pay to tease their keeper?Foulke (not Foulkes) played for Chelsea in their first Football League season and the club employed two lads to stand behind the goal and tease him.
They also used to retrieve the ball when it went out of play, so the tradition of having ball-boys at football matches was born.
Foulke had a tragic end to his life when beset by poverty, he was reduced to earning a pittance in a "beat the goalie" sideshow attraction in Blackpool where he caught pneumonia, from which he died.
Fascinating stuff as usual MFF, why did Chelsea pay to tease their keeper?
Loving the 2-3-5 formation.The programme
Loving the 2-3-5 formation.
we would have won by much more, but it was Defoes fault for having a stinker - due to his lack of movement and shoot on sight policySandy Brown scores for us.
However, he is hidden in the picture and I'm not sure of the ball! Perhaps it is bulging the top of the net (top left of the goal)?
Yeah, done that before. Great site if you like your historyLook on Pathé's site tons of old clips of Spurs pre war era:
Cheers. Love anecdotes like that.Sheffield United played an away match and someone forgot to pack Foulke's shirt. A desperate attempt to find a replacement shirt large enough for him at a local sports shop proved fruitless, so he played the match wrapped in a bed-sheet.
Despite the muddy conditions, Foulke didn't concede and was spotless after the match.
Hence the term "keeping a clean sheet" for goalkeepers was born.
Yep. My money's on Scottie ParkerDefo a gap in the market for the gentlemans moustache to return to football.
It was an effort to attract more supporters for their matches - don't forget that Chelsea had never kicked a ball in anger before they joined the Second Division, so the owners were looking for any way possible to increase their gates and Foulke was a great crowd-puller.
Ah right - and I never knew that about Chelsea going straight into the leagueIt was an effort to attract more supporters for their matches - don't forget that Chelsea had never kicked a ball in anger before they joined the Second Division, so the owners were looking for any way possible to increase their gates and Foulke was a great crowd-puller.
He played 35 times for Chelsea, but continued to gain weight. This is what he looked like in his Chelsea days.It was an effort to attract more supporters for their matches - don't forget that Chelsea had never kicked a ball in anger before they joined the Second Division, so the owners were looking for any way possible to increase their gates and Foulke was a great crowd-puller.
Is he Neville Southall's great grandad !He played 35 times for Chelsea, but continued to gain weight. This is what he looked like in his Chelsea days.
There is a likeness!Is he Neville Southall's great grandad !