25th Anniversary: CCFPA Assists Herbert’s ‘From Highfield Road to Wembley Way’
Both CCFPA Members and Associate members have helped putting together the Herbert Museum’s celebration of the CCFC’s victorious 1986-87 F.A.Cup squad in their exhibition ‘From Highfield Road to Wembley Way’ which launches tomorrow.
The exhibition celebrates the 25th Anniversary of one of the greatest FA Cup finals
of all time and looks at how a football team can unite a whole city. Using photography,
film, and memorabilia from fans and players, the exhibition guides the visitor through
a brief history of the club, each game of the 1986-7 cup run, the memorable final and
the return of the conquering heroes.
Everyone in Coventry remembers where they were and what they were doing on
16 May 1987 when Coventry City won the F.A. Cup. A section of the exhibition focuses
on these memories and gives visitors the chance to share their own stories of that day,
either in the exhibition itself or via the Herbert’s website (www.theherbert.org).
The exhibition is not just about looking into the past. Photographic portraits of the
FA Cup winning team have been commissioned by the Herbert. Part homage to the players
and part social commentary on modern football, the portraits (below) by acclaimed
photographer Paul Smith will illustrate how much football has changed in the last
25 years. The Herbert is open 10am-4pm Monday-Saturday and 12noon-4pm Sundays.
The exhibition will be fully open to the public at The Herbert Art Gallery (Jordan
Well, Coventry,CV1 5QP 02476294739) from Fri 6 April – Sun 1 July 2012
following a launch tomorrow (Thursday 5th April) at which several members of the
Association including it is hoped members of the 1987 F.A.Cup squad (as well as CCFPA
committee members) will be present. It should be well worth a visit!
