1890 FA Cup final
The official match programme
Event1889–90 FA Cup
Date29 March 1890
VenueKennington Oval, London
RefereeMajor Francis Marindin
Attendance20,000

The 1890 FA Cup final was contested by Blackburn Rovers and The Wednesday at the Kennington Oval. Blackburn won 6–1 with goals scored by 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] The match was the last of seven consecutive and eight total finals officiated by Major Francis Marindin of the Royal Engineers, a 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] Blackburn's six goals remain the record for the most by one team in an FA Cup final, equalled by Bury in 1903 and by Manchester City in 2019.

Match

Blackburn Rovers6–1The Wednesday
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Major Francis Marindin
Blackburn Rovers
The Wednesday [4]
GKEngland Johnny Horne
DFEngland James Southworth
DFScotland John Forbes
MFEngland John Barton
MFScotland Geordie Dewar
MFEngland Jimmy Forrest
FWEngland Joe Lofthouse
FWScotland Harry Campbell
FWEngland Jack Southworth
FWEngland Nat Walton
FWEngland William Townley
GKEngland Jim Smith
DFEngland Haydn Morley (c)
DFEngland Teddy Brayshaw
MFEngland Jack Dungworth
MFEngland Billy Betts
MFEngland George Waller
FWEngland Billy Ingram
FWEngland Harry Woolhouse
FWMichael Bennett
FWEngland Albert Mumford
FWEngland Tom Cawley

References

  1. The Solicitor's Journal. The Journal. 1953. p. 406.
  2. 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.
  3. Ross, James M. (6 August 2020). "England FA Challenge Cup Finals". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  4. English FA Cup Finalists 1890 - 1899
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