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  1. Really hope the day turns out good for you. The historical precedents are interesting. On the last two occasions Leicester have played home games after clinching promotion from Division Two, this is what happened: Ten years ago, Nigel Pearson's team sealed promotion with six games to play. In the next game Brighton came to the King Power and won 4-1. In 1957, we sealed promotion with four to play, then clinched the title by winning 5-1 at Leyton Orient. A few days days later, the same opponents were at Filbert Street for the final game of the season. They ran us ragged and won 4-1. So - you know which scoreline to put your money on.
  2. It turns out that Ivan Sharpe, perhaps the most well-known football writer between the wars, was at that Blackburn - Leicester game in December 1925. Very interesting comments on football under the new offside law: And later in the report:
  3. I just had a look to see how Ted Harper fared against Leicester in his 43 goal season and was surprised to find out that although he played against them home and away he didn't score. Quite a surprise as this was Leicester's first season in the top flight since 1908/09. It's possible that Leicester were the only side that season against whom Harper played twice and failed to score, though I suspect there must have been one or two others. Leicester were also the only team to stop Rovers from scoring at Ewood Park that season - though one report says 'Harper headed home two seconds after the final whistle'. Then at Filbert Street Leicester won 2-1, Harper with an assist for Tommy Mitchell.
  4. And there was one more bit of that Yorskhire Post report that's worth sharing:
  5. Thanks for the positive comments. I said in the article that I couldn't identify the Rovers player who missed that great chance in the 1952 semi-final replay, but now I'm pretty sure that I can. I'm almost certain it's inside right Eddie Crossan. Here's that moment again: What a fine goal that would have been, waltzing through the defence like that. In fact, the film appears to have captured only the very end of his run. This is the Yorkshire Post report the day after the game: Here's Eddie: I found an old brfcs thread about him just atter he died in 2006 which said: His brilliant close control enabled him to mesmerise opponents with his silky skills. Yet, sadly, Crossan was a flawed diamond. As with so many other brilliant individualists, lack of consistency proved to be his Achilles’ heel. Although he scored 73 League goals , many of them outstanding efforts, Crossan is still remembered as the man who missed most frequently from close range. That moment in the semi-final must have been one of the most famous of those misses from close range. His younger brother was Johnny Crossan, whose career was fascinating. Both of them played for Northern Ireland.
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