Colin Allan recalls a classic FA Cup Final between Nottingham Forest and Luton Town
MANY said this was going to be the worst final that Wembley had ever seen. No doubt quite a few critics will be eating their words at twenty to five.”
With these words, BBC commentator Kenneth Wolstenholme praised the efforts of FA Cup finalists Nottingham Forest and Luton Town midway through the second half of the 1959 showpiece.
Without a northern team competing, plenty of columnists had written off the final in advance.
With Forest avoiding relegation from the Premier League last season and the Hatters’ am...