Talk:1909 FA Cup final

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Billy the Goat
The United club mascot at the time was Billy the goat, a live goat that would be paraded around the ground before every game. The records show that Billy travelled to ale houses with the team on numerous occasions, sometimes having the odd tipple. However, it was Billy's taste for alcohol that would cause him to meet his demise. After the 1909 FA Cup Final win over Bristol City, Billy took part in the post-match celebrations with the players, but drank too much champagne and died of alcohol poisoning soon after.

Reference:

Wylie, Mark; Moors, Gillian; Struthers, Nicola; Liverman, Darren (November 1999). "Mascot mania". Manchester United: the official magazine of Manchester United Football Club (83): pp. 28–30. Heard the one about the drunken goat, the non-canary and the one-legged man?

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