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Aston Villa was fined £25 for losing the cup whilst it was in their care A smaller replacement was made by a former player Harry Vaughton in his silversmith business costing £20. . The newer one lasted until 1910 when it was decided to change it due to Manchester United making a replica as they realised the FA did not own the copyright. The 1911 cup was valued on the Antique Roadshow of over £1M which had been made by Fattorinis of Bradford. (It would be nice to think that Fattorinis in the JQ had some input though).
I have that drawing (or at least a copy of it) The cup replacement was designed & engraved by my grandfather William Norman who was chief designer & engraver for Fattorini & sons in Bradford, In the 1930s he moved with them to Birmingham to premises in the Jewellery Quarter,. My mother was born in Bradford in 1923.
Gordon Robert has asked me to post a piece written by him about the loss of FA cup. This piece is his own personal view. Please note any content remains the property of Gordon Robert.
Trautman was obviously a very unlucky goal keeper. He managed to break his neck whilst Playing for Manchester City in their defeat of Birmingham City in an FA Cup Final,in, I believe 1956.