Royal Engineers FA cup winners

[SapperBear]

https://www.forces.net/news/who-were-only-armed-forces-team-win-fa-cup

Interesting article and a good read! A time before money took over the game.

"The FA Cup was the beginning of modern football, and the Royal Engineers are a part of that - they were a dominant team of that era“

Ubique

 

[sapper]

https://www.forces.net/news/who-were-only-armed-forces-team-win-fa-cup

Interesting article and a good read! A time before money took over the game.

"The FA Cup was the beginning of modern football, and the Royal Engineers are a part of that - they were a dominant team of that era“

Ubique

Quo Fas Gloria Ducunt.

 

[Roadrunner]

They only won because the RAF hadn't been formed yet

 

[SapperBear]

They only won because the RAF hadn't been formed yet

Remind me again how the RAF was formed?

 

[sapper]

Remind me again how the RAF was formed?

The flying sappers.

 

[RAFBob]

Remind me again how the RAF was formed?

I think everyone realised that letting Royal Engineers and the Navy remain responsible for air defence wasn't going to end well.

Admittedly, not the same without you wedgeheads but we manage and we still need airfields laid now and then.

 

[SapperBear]

I think everyone realised that letting Royal Engineers and the Navy remain responsible for air defence wasn't going to end well.

Admittedly, not the same without you wedgeheads but we manage and we still need airfields laid now and then.

I can see this turning into a service banter war, however this is about our corps winning the FA cup!