A century before similar evidence was available via video, movie cameras called a referee’s decision into question. In the days before nets were used, and with Tottenham Hotspur leading the 1901 FA Cup final against Sheffield United 2-1, a ball that dropped wide of the Spurs post was given as a goal by referee Arthur Kingscott. By chance this was the first cup final captured by movie cameras and newsreels, which showed United had been lucky to get a draw through the «goal that never was». Spurs won the replay 3-1.
