A brief history of motorised football pitch invasions | The Knowledge | Football | The Guardian
... The history of Cup final change kits gets off to a pleasingly antsy
start. Let us take you back to 1882 when Old Etonians, who had been
resplendent in light green shirts in each of their four previous
appearances, modelled a new green and white chequered outfit for that
season’s showpiece against Blackburn Rovers. That did not sit well with
the Lancashire club’s blue and white halves – a fact that appeared to
escape them until they arrived in London, when they hurriedly purchased
themselves a thinly-hooped set of black and white tops.
The result? A 1-0 win for Old Etonians at Kennington Oval – with
Blackburn apparently claiming that the last-minute change of colours had
contributed to the reverse. They would not be able to suggest the same
eight years later when, incredibly, they had to play in a set of tailored white dress shirts to avoid a clash with The Wednesday’s colours and won 6-1. ...
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