Where did the first goal scored by a goalkeeper in the FA Cup happen?
If you answered Leeds United, Nottingham Forest or Reading to any of the above you are wrong. Because all three answers are Basingstoke Town. Yep, the newest of the new towns in Hampshire have more than a couple of claims to fame. They are managed by Frank(ie) Gray who broke into the Leeds United team under Don Revie in 1972 and went on to make nearly 200 appearances for them alongside his brother, Eddie. Now here is a great big of bonus trivia for you. In the 2009 film The Damned United, the role of Eddie Gray was played by his son Stuart Gray…and who played Frankie Gray? Answer at end of this blog post. Then Cloughie came along, and was suitably impressed that he shipped young Frankie over to the City Ground when he moved there and the young full back ended up playing in two European Cup Finals for Forest (he also played in the 1976 one for Leeds, making him the first British player to play in one for two separate teams). Gray ended up at Basingstoke after spells along the M3 corrido
