UP FOR THE CUP? HERE, WE ALWAYS HAVE BEEN!

By Matt Badcock

MAKING HISTORY: Upton Park FC as they are now

IT’S not just the FA Cup first round proper kicking off this weekend, as a small cor ner of east London goes back to 1871 when Upton Park take on Clapham Rovers.
The clubs are etched in the competition’s folklore after Clapham’s Jarvis Kenrick scored the first ever goal in FA Cup history. Upton Park have recently been revived and they will take a stroll down memory lane next Sunday.
The game – 1.15pm kickoff – is being played at West Ham Park on the same site of the first FA Cup encounter between ...

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