The Wanderers (1872-3-6-7-8), Royal Engineers (1875), Oxford University (1874), Old Etonians (1879), Clapham Rovers (1880), Old Carthusians in 1881.
The Rovers, professionals, intruded on the domination of the southern amateurs and having been unbeaten all season, they went to The Oval with a collection of 28 goals in six games, on their way to the final. Fergus Suter, recruited from Darwen FC (who appears in The English Game on TV's Netflix), had raised the bar and thousands of supporters were at the railway station to see the chaps off.
The Old Etonians were full of zest and energy, making sure that they kept the cup in amateur hands. The OEs won 1-0, a goal scored by Anderson.
This was the end of an era, as the professionals took over next when Blackburn Olympic beat the Cup holders 2-1 at The Oval.
Lord Arthur Kinnaird (shown in the picture) did a handstand in front of the pavilion, after the game, to celebrate his fifth cup win.
Arthur Dunn, Old Etonian and England international, who gave his name to the Arthur Dunn Cup (for old boys' teams playing in the south based Arthurian League), was injured and had to leave the match early on. Oympic won in extra time.
Blackburn Rovers won in 1884, and '85 and '86 and '90, '91* and 1927-8.
They were runners up in 1881-2 and 1959-60.
Rovers 1884-5
* In 1891, James Forrest (below) for Blackburn Rovers (1883-95) became the first and only professional to win 5 FA Cup winners medals. He was also the first professional to play for England, winning 11 caps between 1884-90. He later became a director of the club and died aged 59. He played 148 games for the Rovers and then finished off at Darwen in 1895-6.
This was the end of an era, as the professionals took over next when Blackburn Olympic beat the Cup holders 2-1 at The Oval.
Lord Arthur Kinnaird (shown in the picture) did a handstand in front of the pavilion, after the game, to celebrate his fifth cup win.
In the 1883 Final, the OEs lost 1-2 to Blackburn Olympic (Below, the first northern club to take the cup) who had used "professional" training methods to raise their game. Olympic had only been formed five years before and they were organised systematically, switching the ball from wing to wing to stretch the OEs. They trained on the beach at Blackpool for a week prior to the game, sharpening their game! They had beaten the Old Carthusians 4-0 in the semi-final at Whalley Bridge! It was their first fixture against Southern opposition.
Arthur Dunn, Old Etonian and England international, who gave his name to the Arthur Dunn Cup (for old boys' teams playing in the south based Arthurian League), was injured and had to leave the match early on. Oympic won in extra time.
Blackburn Rovers won in 1884, and '85 and '86 and '90, '91* and 1927-8.
They were runners up in 1881-2 and 1959-60.
Rovers 1884-5
* In 1891, James Forrest (below) for Blackburn Rovers (1883-95) became the first and only professional to win 5 FA Cup winners medals. He was also the first professional to play for England, winning 11 caps between 1884-90. He later became a director of the club and died aged 59. He played 148 games for the Rovers and then finished off at Darwen in 1895-6.
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