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Encyclopedia > Dick Pym

Richard Henry Pym (known as Dick Pym, born Topsham, Devon, England, 2nd February 1893, died 29th September 1988) was an football player best known for being the Bolton Wanderers goalkeeper at the first ever FA Cup final to be played at Wembley Stadium in 1923. Topsham may refer to: Topsham (town), Maine Topsham, Vermont Topsham (CDP), Maine This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Devon is a large county in South West England, bordering on Cornwall to the west, Dorset and Somerset to the east. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister Tony Blair MP Unification    - by Athelstan AD927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi   - Water (%) Population... February 2 is the 33rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1893 (MDCCCXCIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... (Redirected from 29th September) September 29 is the 272nd day of the year (273rd in leap years). ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The striker (wearing red jersey) has run past the defender (in white jersey) and is about to take a shot at the goal, while the goalkeeper positions himself to stop the ball. ... Bolton Wanderers F.C. are an English professional football club based in Horwich, Bolton. ... A football goalkeeper leaves the ground to parry a shot on goal In many team ever known sports, a goalkeeper (termed goaltender, or goalie in some sports) is a designated player that is charged with directly preventing the opposite team from scoring by defending the goal. ... The FA Cup - this is the fourth trophy, in use since 1992, and identical in design to the third trophy introduced in 1911. ... Wembley Stadium is a football stadium located in Wembley, London. ...


The game, known as the White Horse Final because of the presence of a mounted white police horse at the helm of the crowd control, ended in a 2-0 win for Bolton. Pym had joined them from Exeter City two years earlier for a world record four thousand pounds. Crowds define the edges of the pitch and watch from the roof. ... Exeter City F.C. is an English football club, based in Exeter, who have played in the Football League for most of its history, but now play in the Nationwide Conference. ... Sterling may refer to: Sterling (car), a British automobile manufacturer. ...


Pym, nicknamed the Topsham Fisherman, won further FA Cup winners medals with Bolton in 1926 and 1929 and earned three England caps. He left Bolton in 1930 to go into the non-league game.


He became the last-surviving member of the historic 1923 team and lived until he was 95, earning him the record for the longest-lived England footballer.



 
 

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