1889 FA Cup Final

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1889 FA Cup Final
Event 1888–89 FA Cup
Date 30 March 1889
Venue Kennington Oval, London
Referee Francis Marindin
Attendance 27,000
1888
1890

The 1889 FA Cup Final was contested by Preston North End and Wolverhampton Wanderers at the Kennington Oval. Preston won 3–0, with goals by Fred Dewhurst, Jimmy Ross and Sam Thomson. This completed the "double" for the victors, having won the first ever Football League earlier in the season, without losing a single game, earning them the nickname of "The Invincibles".

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[edit] Match details

1889-03-30
Preston North End 3–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Kennington Oval, London
Attendance: 27,000
Referee: Major Francis Marindin
Dewhurst Goal 15'
Ross Goal 25'
Thomson Goal 70'
GK Wales Robert Mills-Roberts
DF England Bob Howarth
DF England Bob Holmes
MF Scotland George Drummond
MF Scotland David Russell
MF Scotland Johnny Graham
FR Scotland Jack Gordon
FW Scotland Jimmy Ross
FW England John Goodall
FW England Fred Dewhurst (c)
FL Scotland Sam Thomson
Manager:
England William Sudell
GK England Jack Baynton
DF England Dickie Baugh
DF England Charlie Mason
MD England Albert Fletcher
MD England Harry Allen
MD England Arthur Lowder
FR England Tommy Hunter
FW England David Wykes
FW England John Brodie (c)
FW England Harry Wood
FL England Tom Knight
Manager:
England Jack Addenbrooke

[edit] Route to the Final

[edit] Preston North End

Round 1: Bootle 0–3 Preston North End

Round 2: Grimsby Town 0–2 Preston North End

Quarter-final: Preston North End 2–0 Birmingham St George's

Semi-final: Preston North End 1–0 West Bromwich Albion

(at Bramall Lane)

[edit] Wolverhampton Wanderers

Round 1: Wolverhampton Wanderers 4–3 Old Carthusians

Round 2: Wolverhampton Wanderers 6–1 Walsall Town Swifts

Quarter-final: Wolverhampton Wanderers 5–0 Sheffield Wednesday

Semi-final: Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–1 Blackburn Rovers

(at Alexandra Ground, Crewe)
(at Alexandra Ground, Crewe)

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