In paying tribute to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, a host of football clubs south of the border have taken to social media to post photos of some historic moments involving their side and the late monarch. Newcastle United, for example, haven’t won a major domestic trophy in England since 1955 and it’s a measure of the length of her reign that she presented the Magpies with the FA Cup that day at Wembley after their final win over Manchester City.
Others took to social media to share similar snaps and there is of course the enduring sporting image of The Queen handing over the Jules Rimet trophy to triumphant England skipper Bobby Moore following their extra time World Cup final win over West Germany.
But she experienced a packed Hampden long before any of those full house Wembley occasions, albeit not for a football fixture. Instead, the special Hampden roar from the crammed terraces came when the Queen visited the old lady of Mount Florida as part of the celebrations to mark her coronation in 1953.
