As my digits flew across the keyboard I received an email from the Chairman, Secretary and as far as I can work out also the accountant/solicitor/player of the Old Carthusian (Old Charterhouse Schoolboys) Football Club, Chris Jenner.
If you have know idea who the Old Carthusians are then you are not a soccer anorak and you will not know that it was an OC who first used the word "soccer" (Charles Wreford Brown) and the School captain in 1863 (R. Hartshorne) attended the first FA meeting when the laws were drawn up and OCs won the FA Cup in 1881 (beating the Old Etonians 3-0) and they won the Amateur Cup in la,la,la,la......... Do you want me to stop?
The email was forwarded to those OC club members interested because a young Italian "anorak" called Marco Villa, had come across the Old Carthusian kit on a Subbuteo website and he wanted to "be the club" and needed a replica shirt to wear when he played. Naturally he was offering to pay for the cost of the shirt and postage.
Yes the Old Carthusians as FA Cup winners in 1881 merit having a place on the Subbuteo Game and here are the photos of the little men on their wobbly bottoms to prove it.
http://www.historicalkits.co.uk/Articles/Olde_Curiosity_Shoppe.htm
http://www.historicalkits.co.uk/English_Football_League/FA_Cup_Finals/1880-1889.html
http://www.historicalkits.co.uk/Articles/Updates-2009.htm
You might have a look at this one too....it's Italian and Subbuteo......happy flicking.
https://www.facebook.com/search/top/?q=Subbuteo%20Blog%20Old%20carthusians
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