Historedia
Person

William McCrum

Events
1
Episodes
1
Years
1891

Every event in Historedia whose sources name William McCrum, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. FA Cup quarter-final handball incident spurs the penalty kick

    1891

    Role: Inventor of the penalty kick

    1. 14 February 1891 · Stoke-on-TrentFA Cup Quarter-Final Handball Incident

      A deliberate handball on the goal line by a Notts County player against Stoke City resulted in an indirect free kick that failed to score.

Sources

  1. William McCrum Wikipedia, revision of 2026-07-20
  2. Penalty kick (association football) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-23