Was Football's first World Cup won by northern coalminers?

Before the first proper World Cup in 1930, hosted and won by Uruguay of course, the footballing world was still experimenting with matches between teams from different countries. A few matches had been played across borders but never a proper tournament. Until a Scottish tea tycoon, Thomas Lipton, put his support behind a small Italian competition and gave it a real international appeal. And the first winners? A bunch of coalminers from County Durham who played in their spare time. This is the amazing story of West Auckland AFC - the unlikely winners of the first world cup.

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