FA Cup

[Alfacarew]

Who is the only player to play in the FA cup for two different teams during the same season?

[NORMANTHEDOG]

that cant be possible,you cant play for two teams in the competition.it must be a silly trick question.

[vehelpfulguy]

Took a bit of finding but here it is:

The player is Ernie Taylor and he played for Manchester United after already playing for Blackpool in an earlier round.

He was allowed to do this by the FA after Man U had so many players killed in the Munich air crash.

http://website.ahfcchat.com/articles6.php

[vehelpfulguy]

Sorry, not Ernie Taylor but Stan Crowther.

Article was correct but I read it wrong.

[SeaJayPea]

Quote from The Complete Record of the FA Cup by Mike Collett, World Football Editor at Reuters Sportsbooks Ltd 2003 p790

"Played for Two Clubs in the Same Season"

"Stan Crowther, who played for Aston Villa against Man Utd in the 1957 Cup Final played for both Villa and Man Utd in the 1957/58 season. He was signed by United after the Munich Air Crash in February 1958 and was allowed by the FA to play in cup-ties, even though he had played for Villa earlier in the competition."

Norman's right, you can't do this normally. I suppose you'd argue that 1958 was a special case.

Cheers

[Alan2]

Methinks Alfacarew nicked this question off Talksport with Andy Townsend and Porky Parry on Saturday morning, and if I may say Porky was absolutely brilliant with his knowledge of the FA cup.