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- Glaswegian Suter, who was born in 1857, quit his job as a stonemason in Scotland, to ply his trade in Lancashire. He signed first for Darwen FC in 1878 and then Rovers in 1880 earning a working "wage" when professionalism was frowned on in the game.
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During the summer of 1880, he caused still more controversy by moving to Blackburn Rovers, a local rival of Darwen. The move again stirred up accusations of professionalism amid claims that Blackburn had offered him improved terms.
Mar 21, 2020 · The Crown rewrites history as TV bosses cut disgraced Jimmy Savile out of show. In 1880 Suter, by then Darwen’s captain, stunned the club by moving to arch rivals Blackburn Rovers. It’s...
Mar 20, 2020 · Suter left Darwen after two seasons. He'd been made captain and his brother joined him from Partick FC, but Suter was being offered more money by Blackburn Rovers.
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In 1880 Suter joined Blackburn Rovers. Two other Scottish players, Jimmy Douglas and Hugh McIntyre, also joined at this time. However, the team also included some of the men who originally formed the team in 1875 such as Fred Hargreaves, John Hargreaves and Doctor Greenwood.
During the summer of 1880 he caused still more controversy by moving to Blackburn Rovers, a local rival of Darwen. The move again stirred up accusations of professionalism amid claims that Blackburn had offered him improved terms. Suter's move inflamed an already testy local rivalry, and bitter games and crowd trouble dogged future Darwen ...
Suter played for Blackburn Rovers and played for them in the finals of 1882 (lost to Old Etonians) and 1884, 1885, 1886 (all won). Blackburn Olympic won the FA Cup in 1883, beating Old Etonians in the final, but Suter did not play for them.
Apr 8, 2020 · Blackburn Rovers would go on to finish runners-up in the 1882 FA Cup Final – where Suter would again lose to Old Etonians – but eventually he got his hands on the trophy for three consecutive years in 1884, 1885 and 1886. In turn, Rovers would become the first working class team to lift the FA Cup.
