ROBERT HAWORTH - Born in 1897, Robert "Bob" Haworth began his working life as a Collier in Atherton where he was involved in football at a local level. In 1921 he became Charles Foweraker's first professional signing at Bolton, despite alternative offers from Oldham Athletic and Plymouth Argyle. He made his debut for the Club that November, and kept his place at Right-Back for the remainder of the Season. In 1923 he shared the position with his team-mate Walter Roley, but did enough to earn a place in the famous "White Horse" Cup Final. In August 1930 Haworth was appointed Club Captain, but a serious leg break in 1931 at Grimsby forced an early retirement. He died in 1962.
The following three lots comprise F.A. Cup Winners medals awarded to ROBERT HAWORTH
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The 1923 F.A. Cup Final, the first played at the Empire Statium, is probably best remembered for the unprecedented crowd scenes prior to the final. Although an offical attendance of 126,047 was given, an estimated crowd of 200,000 turned up. P.C. Scorey and his white horse Billy became part of F.A. Cup history as a result of their efforts to control the crowd which spilled onto the pitch, delaying the match for 40 minutes. The crowd was so large that the terraces failed to hold everyone and they ended up lining the pitch. When David Jack scored Bolton's first goal in the second minute a West Ham player was still struggling to get back onto the pitch, after falling among the crowd. Bolton seemed to cope better than West Ham with these extraordinary conditions and Jack Smith scored Bolton's second goal with a unstoppable shot, which rebounded into play from the wall of bodies pressed against the netting. Subsequent F.A. Cup finals have wisely been made all-ticket.