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: 1871 Clapham Rover's Kenrick scored the first FA Cup goal in the game against Upton Park in his teams 3-0 win.; 1930 Joe Robson, Grimsby Town centre forward, transferred to Huddersfield Town. Between 1924 and 1930 he scored 119 League goals in 161 matches but a year after joining Huddersfield he broke a leg and this virtually ended his career. Although he tried a come-back with Bradford City in 1932 it was short lived and he left the game with a final record of 143 goals in 205 games.; 1947 Bob Finan, pre-war goalscoring centre forward of Blackpool, transferred to Crewe Alexandra. Joined the Seasiders in 1933 and played inside to Jimmy Hampson before the roles were reversed. His best season was 1935-36 when he got 34 Second Division goals and in the following year when the club gained promotion he hit 28. Had two seasons with Crewe before retiring and just failed to get 100 peacetime League goals, his final record being 97 in 232 matches.