Manchester City owner Sheikh Mansour has bought the first piece of silverware won by the club the Football Association Challenge Cup used from 1896 to 1910.
The trophy, a forerunner of the FA Cup in use today, was won by the club in 1904, when they beat Bolton Wanderers 1-0 in the final.
“City are delighted to announce we are now the proud custodian of the 1896–1910 Football Association Challenge Cup (FA Cup) following the recent purchase of the trophy at auction by club owner, His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed,” read a club statement.
“A forerunner of the FA Cup in use today, the trophy is one of the most significant artefacts in world football and the oldest surviving piece of FA Cup silverware in England,” it added.
From six-time winners to permanent owners! Man City s Sheikh Mansour buys oldest surviving FA Cup - the pot they first won in 1904 - for £760,000 and will loan it back to the National Football Museum after fears the famous trophy could leave England
The second edition of the FA Cup trophy was in use between 1896 and 1910
Manchester City won the FA Cup for the first time in their history in 1904
West Ham co-owner David Gold decided to sell the piece of silverware last year
HH Sheikh Mansour secures historic FA Cup trophy
Fri 08 Jan 2021, 06:00
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City are delighted to announce we are now the proud custodian of the 1896–1910 Football Association Challenge Cup (FA Cup) following the recent purchase of the trophy at auction by Club owner, His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed.
However, the trophy will now remain in England for the benefit of English football.
A forerunner of the FA Cup in use today, the trophy is one of the most significant artefacts in world football and the oldest surviving piece of FA Cup silverware in England.
It was also the first trophy won by Manchester City 116 years ago in the 1904 FA Cup final, when the Club beat Bolton Wanderers 1-0, becoming the first professional football club from the city of Manchester to win a major honour.
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