20-524: The White Horse Bridge is a footbridge that crosses the tracks at Wembley Stadium railway station leading up to Wembley Stadium in Wembley Park , England . It was designed by Steve Chilton for architects Marks Barfield and engineered by Halcrow. It replaced an old concrete footbridge which was probably built for the British Empire Exhibition . The project also included the construction of
40-568: A London sports venue is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about a bridge in the United Kingdom is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Wembley Stadium railway station Wembley Stadium railway station is a Network Rail station in Wembley , Greater London , on the Chiltern Main Line . It is the nearest station to Wembley Stadium , and
60-455: A crowd of 53,052, Albion's largest for six years, the Baggies could only manage a goalless draw, meaning a replay at Anfield, where Albion had been beaten 4–1 earlier in the league season. Albion went behind, but an Astle header took the game to yet another replay, this time at Maine Road. Despite it being a wet midweek night, a crowd of 56,000 watched the game, 20,000 of them Albion fans who had made
80-473: A public square. The bridge's name was chosen in May 2005 after a BBC Five Live poll. It is named after a Metropolitan Police horse named 'Billy', that was used to restore order after the huge numbers of spectators (estimated at between 200,000 and 300,000) who turned up to witness the 1923 FA Cup Final , the first to be held at the old Wembley Stadium, spilled onto the pitch before kick off. Although grey in colour,
100-496: A replay 3–2 at the Dell. Next came second Division Portsmouth in Round 5 at a packed Fratton Park. Albion triumphed thanks to goals from Astle and Clark though a Portsmouth goal made for a tense finish. Albion were then drawn at home against Bill Shankly's Liverpool side in the quarter-final. Demand for the game was huge with eager fans queuing for hours on end. However, despite being roared on by
120-444: A week by a 200 yards (180 m) landslide in a cutting near the station from 18 February 1918. All services at Wembley Stadium are operated by Chiltern Railways . The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is: Additional services, including trains to and from Aylesbury and Banbury call at the station during the peak hours. In addition, during events at Wembley Stadium , longer distance services make additional calls at
140-474: Is located a quarter of a mile (400 m) south west of the sports venue. The first station to bear the name Wembley Stadium , at ( 51°33′31″N 0°16′23″W / 51.558638°N 0.273010°W / 51.558638; -0.273010 ), about one-half mile (800 m) east-north-east of the present station, was opened by the LNER on 28 April 1923 as The Exhibition Station (Wembley) . It had one platform, and
160-904: The "Palace of Engineering" exhibition hall where both the Great Western Railway 's locomotive Caerphilly Castle and the London and North Eastern Railway 's Flying Scotsman were displayed, with each claimed by its owners to be the most powerful passenger locomotive in Britain. On 20 November 1905, the Great Central Railway opened a new route for freight trains between Neasden Junction and Northolt Junction. Passenger services from Marylebone began on 1 March 1906, when three new stations were opened: Wembley Hill , Sudbury & Harrow Road and South Harrow . On 2 April 1906 these services were extended to Northolt Junction . Wembley Hill station
180-543: The form of an online poll hosted by BBC Five Live in conjunction with the London Development Agency (who were building the bridge and who had conceived the idea of a public poll) and won from a shortlist of Live Aid (in memory of the 1985 concert held at the stadium), Sir Alf Ramsey (being England's 1966 World Cup -winning manager), Sir Bobby Charlton and Sir Geoff Hurst (two of Sir Alf's team). The LDA received over 670,000 nominations from all over
200-454: The horse appears as white in contemporary black-and-white photographs and films. Unlike the old footbridge, the new structure was designed to cope with up to 12,000 people an hour, the estimated number of users during match days. The bridge and square opened in 2008. They now give easy access from the Chiltern Line to London Designer Outlet . In May 2005, the naming decision took place in
220-437: The journey north. Despite being underdogs Albion won 2–1 with goals from Clark and Astle. The semi-final saw Albion drawn against local rivals Birmingham City, who were chasing promotion from the second division at the time. The clubs had met in a final back in 1931, which Albion had won, and the match was staged at the neutral venue of Villa Park. In front of a crowd of over 60,000 goals from Brown and Astle saw Albion through to
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#1732845068899240-546: The station. London Buses routes 83 , 92 , 182 , 223 , 440 , 483 and night route N83 serve the station. It is bounded to the south by the Harrow Road ( A404 road ). 1968 FA Cup final The 1968 FA Cup final was the 87th final of the FA Cup . It took place on 18 May 1968 at Wembley Stadium and was contested between West Bromwich Albion and Everton . West Brom won 1–0 after extra time . Jeff Astle scored
260-525: The two sides, winning 2–1 at Goodison Park and 6–2 at The Hawthorns . The teams had met on four previous occasions in the FA Cup. Everton had won three of those ties, including the 1906–07 semi-final, while Albion's sole victory was in the semi-final of 1930–31 . Both teams were renowned for their attacking styles at the time so an exciting match was expected. Instead a tense rather drab affair ensued before Astle struck in extra time. Despite taking part in what
280-418: The winning goal, thus achieving the feat of scoring in every round of that season's competition . It was the fifth time that West Brom had won the FA Cup; they have not reached the final since. This was the first FA Cup Final to be televised live on BBC2 in colour. Both teams wore their away strips, West Brom wearing white shirts and shorts with red socks, and Everton wearing gold shirts and blue shorts. This
300-538: The world. The name with the most nominations, however, mainly coming from Germany , was Dietmar Hamann , who scored the last goal at the old Wembley Stadium. This was a qualification game in October 2000 for the 2002 FIFA World Cup , with a German 1–0 win against England. The LDA decided to name the bridge White Horse Bridge instead. 51°33′15″N 0°17′08″W / 51.554282°N 0.285577°W / 51.554282; -0.285577 This article about
320-518: Was also the first FA Cup Final in which a substitute was used, when West Brom's Dennis Clarke came on for an injured John Kaye . The referee was Leo Callaghan from Merthyr Tydfil in South Wales. Both clubs were members of the First Division , Everton having finished fifth during the 1967–68 league season and West Bromwich Albion eighth. Everton were victorious in both league matches between
340-464: Was last used on 18 May 1968 for the 1968 FA Cup final between Everton v West Bromwich Albion , and was officially closed on 1 September 1969. Traces of the line can be seen on maps and in aerial photographs. It was normally used only for passenger services for events at the stadium or the Empire Pool within the estate, built for the 1924-25 British Empire Exhibition . Temporary sidings led into
360-426: Was renamed Wembley Complex on 8 May 1978 in order to indicate its proximity to the nearby sports facilities, as well as to a recently opened conference centre, before getting its present name Wembley Stadium on 11 May 1987. There were originally four tracks with the two platforms on passing loops outside the inner non-stop running lines; the current two-track layout dates from the 1960s. The 4 tracks were closed for
380-519: Was situated on a loop which forked off the Chiltern Main Line between Neasden Junction and Wembley Hill station (now Wembley Stadium station, see below). It then curved round in a clockwise direction to regain the Chiltern Main Line at a point slightly closer to Neasden Junction. The connections faced London to allow an intensive service with no reversing. The station was renamed several times, becoming Wembley Stadium station in 1928. The station
400-473: Was then a record 10th final Albion have failed since to win the competition or indeed reach the final. Albion's journey to the final began at lower league Colchester United in Round 3. Albion took the game to a replay thanks to an equalising Tony Brown penalty, though they were second best for large periods. They had no problem in the replay however, winning 4–0 in front of near 40,000 at home. Round 4 saw Albion draw at home against Southampton before prevailing in
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