The
1884 FA Cup Final was contested by
Blackburn RoversBlackburn Rovers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of Blackburn, Lancashire. The team currently competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football....
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Queen's ParkQueen's Park Football Club are an association football club based in Glasgow, Scotland. The club are currently the only amateur club in the Scottish League; their amateur status is reflected by their motto, Ludere Causa Ludendi – to play for the sake of playing.Queen's Park are the oldest...
at the
Kennington OvalThe Kia Oval, still commonly referred to by its original name of The Oval, is an international cricket ground in Kennington, in the London Borough of Lambeth. In the past it was also sometimes called the Kennington Oval...
. Rovers won 2–1, with goals from Joe Sowerbutts and
Jimmy ForrestJames Henry Forrest was an English footballer whose career spanned the transition from amateurism to professionalism in English football in the 1880s and 1890s...
; Robert M Christie scored for Queen's Park.
Teams
BLACKBURN ROVERS 2 (Sowerbutts & Forrest)
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Herby ArthurWilliam John Herbert Arthur, known as Herby Arthur was an English football player who played for Blackburn Rovers, as well as the English national side.-External links:*...
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Fergus Suter Fergus Suter was a former stonemason and footballer in the early days of the game in the United Kingdom during the 19th century. Arguably the first recognised professional footballer, Suter was a native of Glasgow, Scotland, and played for Partick Thistle and Rangers F.C. before moving to...
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Joseph Beverley |
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Hugh McIntyre |
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Jimmy ForrestJames Henry Forrest was an English footballer whose career spanned the transition from amateurism to professionalism in English football in the 1880s and 1890s...
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John Hargreaves John Hargreaves was an English international footballer, who played as a winger.-Career:Born in Blackburn, Hargreaves played for Blackburn Rovers, and earned two caps for England in 1881....
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James Brown James Brown was an English association football player of the Victorian era. Born in Blackburn, he played for Blackburn Rovers and was part of the team that won the FA Cup in three successive seasons between 1884 and 1886 , as well as appearaing on the losing side in 1882...
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Joe Sowerbutts |
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Thomas Strachan |
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Jimmy Douglas |
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Joe Lofthouse Joseph Morris "Joe" Lofthouse was an English footballer.-Playing career:Joseph Lofthouse was born in Blackburn on 14 April 1865. A talented footballer he joined Blackburn Rovers...
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QUEENS PARK 1 (Christie)
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George Gillespie |
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John MacDonald |
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Walter Arnott Walter Arnott was a Scottish all-round sportsman born in Glasgow.-Football:Arnott played for Queen's Park and the Scotland national team....
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John Gow |
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Charles Campbell Charles Campbell was a Scottish footballer of the 1870s and 1880s who played for, and captained, Queen's Park and the Scotland national team....
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David Allan David Steel Allan was a Scottish footballer who played for Queen's Park and the Scotland national team.He was born in Irvine, North Ayrshire and learned his football at Ayr Academy and, on moving to Glasgow to begin his career as a stockbroker, he joined Queen's Park in 1880...
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William Harrower |
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Dr. John Smith Dr. John Smith was a Scottish footballer of the 1870s and 1880s.Smith began playing football at Mauchline F.C. before transferring to Edinburgh University while he studied...
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William Anderson William Anderson was a Scottish international footballer who played as a right winger. He played club football for Queen's Park and appeared in the sides that won the Scottish Cup in 1881, 1882 and 1884, and finished as runners-up in 1884 and 1885...
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William Watt |
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Robert M Christie |
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- Played March 29, 1884
- Attendance 4,000
- Referee Major Francis Marindin
Colonel Sir Francis Arthur Marindin, KCMG served with the Royal Engineers and was a key figure in the early development of association football. He was later knighted for his work in public services....
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