Ebook: The Road to Glory - Burnley's FA Cup Triumph in 1914

Cover; Title; Contents; Dedication; About the Author; Acknowledgements; List of Figures; Introduction; Turf Moor -- Home of Burnley Football Club; Chapter 1: The Green and Whites; Chapter 2: The Birth of the Clarets; Chapter 3: Burnley are Back; Chapter 4: January 1914; Chapter 5: The Third Round; Chapter 6: The Semi-Final; Chapter 7: Cup Fever; Chapter 8: Send Them Victorious; The Teams; Liverpool; Chapter 9: Player Profiles; Appendices; Bibliography; Some Facts About the 1913-14 FA Cup; UK Currency in 1914; The Cost of Watching Football in 1914.;In April 1914, Burnley Football Club won the FA Cup, beating Liverpool in the Final at the Crystal Palace in front of His Majesty, King George V. It was the first time that the reigning monarch had attended a Cup Final and presented the trophy to the winners. The Road To Glory travels back in time to see how Burnley progressed in the FA Cup from 1885, through 30 years of failure, ending in victory in 1914. Mike Smith's book draws on match reports of the pre-WW1 period, football programmes and other archive sources, and is generously illustrated throughout with photographs of the period. The Ro.