Some vintage photographs of football fans from between the 1900s and 1940s.
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| A West Bromwich Albion FC fan waves his rattle and cheers as he makes his way to Wembley Stadium for the FA Cup final between West Bromwich Albion and Sheffield Wednesday. Sheffield Wednesday won the match 4-2. (Photo by S. C. Smith/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images). 27th April 1935 |
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| Arsenal fans at King's Cross to catch the special trains to Huddersfield for the FA Cup semi final against Grimbsy, 21st March 1936. Arsenal won 1-0. (Photo by E. Dean/Topical Press/Getty Images). 1936 |
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| Arsenal football supporters cheering for their team at St. Pancras Station, London, as they make their way to Chesterfield. (Photo by E. Dean/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images). 16th January 1937 |
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| Officials persuading football fans to clear the touch lines before the sixth round FA Cup tie between Brentford and Preston North End at Brentford, Middlesex. (Photo by H. F. Davis/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images). 5th March 1938 |
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| Yeovil factory workers who support Yeovil football club, with their rabbits' feet which they hope will bring their team luck in their FA cup match against Sheffield Wednesday. (Photo by Alan Webb/Fox Photos/Getty Images). 11th January 1939 |
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| Crowds of supporters fill the stands at Wembley Stadium for the FA Cup Final between Preston North End and Huddersfield Town. Preston won 1-0 after extra time. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images). 30th April 1938 |
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| A woman who has fainted receives medical attention on the pitch sidelines during the FA Cup Semi-Final between Sheffield Wednesday and Huddersfield Town at Old Trafford. (Photo by E. F. Corcoran/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images). 22nd March 1930 |
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| Arsenal football supporters cheering from the train carriage window as they leave Euston Station, London, on their way to Birmingham for their team's match against Aston Villa which they lost 3-5. (Photo by Douglas Miller/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images). 19th November 1932 |
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| Newcastle United forward Jack Allen (1903–1957, left) is congratulated by fans after the presentation of the FA Cup trophy at the final against Arsenal at Wembley Stadium, 23rd April 1932. Newcastle won the match, beating Arsenal 2-1, with Allen scoring both goals. His first however was controversial as it resulted from a cross by Newcastle winger Jimmy Richardson after the ball had crossed the goal line. Although the referee, W. P. Harper, ruled that the ball had been in play, later photographic evidence showed that this had not been the case. (Photo by Fox Photos/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) |
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| Supporters of West Ham United FC at a FA Cup semi-final match against Everton at Wolverhampton Wanderers ground, The Hawthorns. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images). 1933 |
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| A Portsmouth football fan with a rattle in each hand cheering for her team before their FA Cup final against Manchester City, which the latter won 2-1. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images). 28th April 1934 |
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| Manchester City FC fans with rattles and rosettes are in a train at Euston which is waiting to take them to White Hart Lane for a cup-tie match against Tottenham Hotspurs. (Photo by Reg Speller/Fox Photos/Getty Images). 12th January 1935 |
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| A group of Everton supporters outside St Paul's Cathedral, London, before making their way to Crystal Palace for the FA Cup final between Everton and Newcastle United, which Everton won 1-0. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images). 1906 |
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| Football fans find a novel way of watching the Burnley vs Liverpool FA Cup Final at Crystal Palace in south London. Burnley won 1-0. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images). 1914 |
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| A group of Liverpool supporters on their way to Crystal Palace in the back of a horse-drawn bus for the FA Cup Final against Burnley. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images). 1914 |
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| Scottish supporters before an English League V Scottish League match at Highbury, London, March 1921. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) |
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| A private bus load of football fans on their way to the newly completed stadium at Wembley for the FA Cup final between West Ham United and Bolton Wanderers. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images). 28th April 1923 |
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| West Ham United supporters arrive at Wembley, London, for the first FA Cup Final to be held there, between West Ham and Bolton Wanderers. West Ham would lose the final 2-0. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images). 1923 |
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| Supporters congratulating members of Bolton Wanderers FC at Wembley after their victory over Manchester City in the final of the FA Cup. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images). April 1926 |
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| Arsenal supporters cheering during the FA Cup Tie match against Swindon Town. (Photo by J. Gaiger/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images). 16th February 1929 |
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| An Arsenal fan performs a one handed handstand at Euston Station to entertain his fellow supporters on their way to Birmingham for the FA Cup replay, 29th January 1930. (Photo by S. R. Gaiger/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images) |