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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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John Windmill

Wembley at 100 and the 1923 ‘white horse’ FA Cup final – photo essay

The crowd spills on to the pitch during the 1923 FA Cup final between Bolton Wanderers and West Ham United.
The crowd spills on to the pitch during the 1923 FA Cup final between Bolton Wanderers and West Ham United. Photograph: Central Press/Getty Images

Amazing scenes at the Cup final

Wembley Stadium stands like a grey fortress at the top of a slight hill, marked from afar by its twin towers. It was approached today by a wide avenue from the main road leading through the ragged beginnings of the huge exhibition buildings. At the top of the hill the crowd had first to pass through a long line of turnstiles, and then were confronted with the enormous outer wall of the stadium, pierced at intervals by the iron gates leading to the terraces on the slope reserved for standing places. There were also flights of steps here and there giving access to the raised terrace outside, from which ticket-holders were to reach their seats on the stands.

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