It was a remarkable record breaking day when Hyde travelled to Preston for a FA Cup tie on 15th October 1887. The story of that day can be read here:
https://gjfootballarchive.com/2021/02/22/hyde-v-preston-a-record-breaking-day/
Football writing, thoughts and more by Gary James
It was a remarkable record breaking day when Hyde travelled to Preston for a FA Cup tie on 15th October 1887. The story of that day can be read here:
https://gjfootballarchive.com/2021/02/22/hyde-v-preston-a-record-breaking-day/
On 15th October 1887 one of the most remarkable FA Cup games of all time occurred at Preston and featured Hyde FC, who were formed in 1885 at a meeting attended by approximately forty men in the White Lion public house. For subscribers to this site here is the story of a remarkable day that saw Hyde, the town I spent the first 18 years of my life living in, enter the history books.
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