http://www.footballsite.co.uk/Statistics/Articles/DidYouKnow05.htm Many in the English game had rejected the idea of penalties as it implied that some players were ungentlemanly. However, an incident at the Notts County v Stoke FA Cup quarter-final on Saturday 14th February 1891 led to a change of opinion and the introduction of the penalty kick. With just seconds of the game remaining and with County 1-0 up their full-back Hendry denied Stoke an equaliser by handling on the line. The resulting free-kick was on the goal-line but the County 'keeper Toone easily smoothered it. Notts County went on to reach the final. You may say it's a pointless piece of trivia that only sport nerds like myself care about, I just thought it was interesting
