Tommy Thompson: Striker whose partnership with Tom Finney made Preston a potent side in the 1950s

Edit The Independent 14 Dec 2015
He made only minimal contribution to the Magpies' promotion to the top flight at season's end and, faced by fierce competition for a first-team berth from such as the Chilean striker George Robledo and England international Ernie Taylor, he accepted a £15,000 transfer to Aston Villa in August 1950....

Tommy Thompson (1928-2015) (Newcastle United Football Company Ltd)

Edit Public Technologies 18 Sep 2015
(Source. Newcastle United Football Company Ltd). By Mark Hannen. Newcastle United were saddened to hear of the death of former Magpies inside-forward Tommy Thompson, who died on Wednesday, 16th September, at the age of 86 ... At St. James' Park he found himself behind the likes of Ernie Taylor, George Robledo, George Stobbart and Colin Gibson, and Thompson's departure to Villa was perhaps inevitable given the quality of those players ... (noodl....

Tommy Thompson (1946-2015) (Newcastle United Football Company Ltd)

Edit Public Technologies 18 Sep 2015
(Source. Newcastle United Football Company Ltd). By Mark Hannen. Newcastle United were saddened to hear of the death of former Magpies inside-forward Tommy Thompson, who died on Wednesday, 16th September, at the age of 86 ... At St. James' Park he found himself behind the likes of Ernie Taylor, George Robledo, George Stobbart and Colin Gibson, and Thompson's departure to Villa was perhaps inevitable given the quality of those players ... (noodl....

United In The USA (Newcastle United Football Company Ltd)

Edit noodls 02 Jun 2015
The Magpies, managed by George Martin and featuring the likes of Jackie Milburn, George Robledo and Joe Harvey, had already played five games in Canada that summer, beating Montreal All Stars 4-1, Ontario All Stars 8-2, Saskatchewan All Stars 13-2, Alberta FA All Stars 16-2 and British Columbia All Stars 5-2, before touching down in Seattle to face the Washington State FA....

The Arch View Alexis S�nchez likes Wembley where beer flows freely

Edit Big News Network 31 May 2015
likes Wembley. This was his fourth appearance here and his screamer was his fifth goal. He also evoked memories of the first Chilean to score in an FA Cup final. George Robledo for Newcastle in 1952 ... ....

The Arch View: Alexis Sánchez likes Wembley, where beer flows freely

Edit The Guardian 31 May 2015
Aston Villa finished the season with 0-12 goals’ record against Arsenal while Tim Sherwood switched from gilet to new suit. Prince William, left, an Aston Villa fan, had to begrudgingly hand over the FA Cup to Per Mertesacker after Arsenal's 4-0 win. Photograph. Sportsphoto Ltd./Allstar. Observer Sport. Saturday 30 May 2015 23.50 BST Last modified on Sunday 31 May 2015 00.13 BST ... George Robledo for Newcastle in 1952 … against Arsenal ... 12 ... 0....

The 2015 FA Cup final: Arsenal 4-0 Aston Villa, as it happened

Edit The Guardian 31 May 2015
Arsenal are the 2015 FA Cup winners! They’ve retained their trophy, and with their 12th win, become the most successful FA Cup club of all time! Arsene Wenger meanwhile registers his sixth win, a stunning personal record he shares with George Ramsay of ... George Robledo of Newcastle United was the first, notching the winner in 1952 against ......

Arsenal's fantasy football makes the game smile again

Edit The Daily Telegraph 30 May 2015
Many of those flocking to support Walcott, Sanchez, Mertesacker and company wore yellow ribbons, harking back to 1971 when they first donned yellow in the Cup final, a game made memorable by Charlie George’s goal and celebration ... Again the history books required updating as Sanchez joined Newcastle United’s George Robledo from 1952 in becoming the second Chilean to score in the FA Cup final....

FA Cup final: How the players rated as Arsenal beat Aston Villa

Edit BBC News 30 May 2015
Arsenal romped to a 4-0 win over Aston Villa to lift the FA Cup for a record 12th time in a one-sided Wembley final. The Gunners successfully defended the trophy as Arsene Wenger become the first post-war manager to win the cup for a sixth time ... Arsene Wenger (Manager) 9 ... Nacho Monreal (Left-back) 8 ... Did you know? Alexis Sanchez is only the second Chilean to score in the FA Cup final after George Robledo for Newcastle v Arsenal in 1952 ... ....

Hats, hacks and Hafnia: FA Cup firsts and trailblazers

Edit FourFourTwo 28 May 2015
53 sec ago. Olly Ricketts. Topics ... comments. The long and glorious history of the FA Cup final has produced its fair share of curious firsts, says Olly Ricketts... Goals ... The first foreign player to score in an FA Cup final was Newcastle United’s Chilean striker George Robledo, who netted against Arsenal in the 1952 final ... Brilliantly, Preston were awarded a penalty mere seconds later, which was (just about) converted by George Mutch ... ....

Top 10: FA Cup ties (Arsenal Holdings plc)

Edit noodls 26 May 2015
A header from George Robledo, in off a post six minutes from time, won Newcastle the cup but their manager Stan Seymour said ... A ball into the crowded centre of the field was pushed forward by Eddie Kelly for George Graham, who slipped between Smith and Hughes to seemingly flick past Clemence. TV replays later showed George didn't make contact with the ball and Eddie became the only substitute to score in the final....

Before Alexis Sanchez, how the trailblazing Robledos flew Chile's flag in England

Edit FourFourTwo 19 Aug 2014
“At 11pm last night, Newcastle United manager George Martin signed inside-forward George Robledo, 23, and wing-half Ted Robledo, 20, Barnsley’s Chilean-born brothers, at a joint fee of £25,000 – mostly for the well-known forward,” wrote the Newcastle Chronicle on January 27, 1949....

It's Just Like Watching Brazil Exhibition Will Celebrate an International Summer of Football (Barnsley Football Club Ltd)

Edit noodls 27 Jun 2014
Visitors will be able to find out about the team's world class players including the Republic of Ireland's Mick McCarthy, England's Tommy Taylor and the Chilean brothers George and Ted Robledo ... of The Homes of Football - Stuart Roy Clarke; and learn about Barnsley lad George Raynor who went on to become the "greatest coach England never had"....
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