fa cup semi-finalists – 1997 – postcard

commemorative 1997 fA cup postcard produced for the 116th fc cup final, featuring the four semi-finalists: middlesbrough, chesterfield, chelsea and wimbledon.

the illustrated front depicts the fa cup and the original wembley, while the reverse details boro’s dramatic semi-final replay victory over chesterfield and first-ever appearance in an fa cup final.

published by dawn cover productions as no. 22 in a series of football paintings, with artwork by stuart j. c. avery.