1890 FA Cup final
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Event | FA Cup 1889–90 | ||||||
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Date | 29 March 1890 | ||||||
Venue | Kennington Oval, London | ||||||
Referee | Major Francis Marindin | ||||||
Attendance | 20,000 | ||||||
The 1890 FA Cup Final was contested by Blackburn Rovers and The Wednesday at the Kennington Oval. Blackburn won 6–1, with goals from William Townley (3), Nat Walton, Jack Southworth and Joe Lofthouse. The Wednesday's goal was scored by Albert Mumford. Townley's hat-trick was the first in an FA Cup Final.
Haydn Arthur Morley, who was Wednesday's captain in the final, earned his living as a solicitor.[1] This was the last of seven consecutive and eight total finals that had been officiated by Major Francis Marindin of the Royal Engineers and veteran of the Crimean War.[2] The match set the record for the highest scoring FA Cup Final, later equalled by the 1953 final.[3]
Match
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Blackburn Rovers | 6–1 | The Wednesday |
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- Played 29 March 1890
- Attendance: 20,000
- Referee: Major Francis Marindin
References
- ^ The Solicitor's Journal. The Journal. 1953. p. 406.
- ^ Patrick Barclay (2014). The Life and Times of Herbert Chapman: The Story of One of Football's Most Influential Figures. Hachette UK. ISBN 0-297-86851-9.
- ^ Ross, James M. (6 August 2020). "England FA Challenge Cup Finals". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 16 October 2020.