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The 1885 FA Cup Final was contested by Blackburn Rovers

Blackburn Rovers F.C.

Blackburn 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....

and Queen's Park

Queen's Park F.C.

Queen'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 Oval

The Oval

The 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...

, a repeat of the previous year's final. Rovers won 2–0 in their second successive FA Cup Final

FA Cup Final

The FA Cup Final, commonly referred to in England as just the Cup Final, is the last match in the Football Association Challenge Cup. With an official attendance of 89,826 at the 2007 FA Cup Final, it is the fourth best attended domestic club championship event in the world and the second most...

victory, with the goals coming from Jimmy Forrest

Jimmy Forrest (footballer)

James Henry Forrest was an English footballer whose career spanned the transition from amateurism to professionalism in English football in the 1880s and 1890s...

and James Brown

James Brown (footballer born 1862)

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...

Teams

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BLACKBURN ROVERS 2 (Forrest & Brown) ----
GK	Herby Arthur Herby Arthur William 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:*...
DF	Richard Turner
DF	Fergus Suter 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...
MF	George Haworth George Haworth George Haworth was an English footballer, who helped Blackburn Rovers win the FA Cup in 1885. He also made five appearances for England.-Career:...
MF	Hugh McIntyre
MF	Jimmy Forrest Jimmy Forrest (footballer) James Henry Forrest was an English footballer whose career spanned the transition from amateurism to professionalism in English football in the 1880s and 1890s...
FW	Joe Sowerbutts
FW	Joe Lofthouse 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...
FW	Jimmy Douglas
FW	James Brown James Brown (footballer born 1862) 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...
FW	Howard Fecitt

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QUEENS PARK 0 ----
GK	George Gillespie
DF	Walter Arnott 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....
DF	William MacLeod (footballer)
MF	John MacDonald
MF	Charles Campbell Charles Campbell (footballer) Charles Campbell was a Scottish footballer of the 1870s and 1880s who played for, and captained, Queen's Park and the Scotland national team....
MF	William Sellar
FW	William Anderson William Anderson (Scottish footballer) 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...
FW	N McWhammel
FW	Alexander Hamilton
FW	David Allan David Allan (footballer) 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...
FW	Woodville Gray

Played April 4, 1885
Attendance 12,500
Referee Major Francis Marindin
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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