Late Tackle

THE ROAD TO WEMBLEY

by
The Late Tackle Magazine Team
12 December 2019

FOOTBALL JOURNEY
CHRIS LINCORN TALKS TO FOOTBALL FANATIC ANDY ABOUT HIS ADVENTURES…

Glory day: Arsenal celebrate winning the FA Cup in 2017 and, Inset, Andy Phillips

How did the ‘Road to Wembley’ idea come about?
When I was younger, Football Focus used to do a feature every season where they would pick a team in August and follow them on the ‘Road to Wembley’. There would be more and more coverage round by round and I thought it would be a great thing to do one day.
Having followed Charlton home and away to most games for over 30 years, it meant I couldn...

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