The 1898 FA Cup Final was contested by Nottingham Forest

Nottingham Forest F.C.

Nottingham Forest Football Club is an English Association Football club based in West Bridgford, Nottingham, that plays in the Football League Championship...

 and Derby County

Derby County F.C.

Derby County Football Club is an English football based in Derby. the club play in the Football League Championship and is notable as being one of the twelve founder members of the Football League in 1888 and is, therefore, one of only ten clubs to have competed in every season of the English...

 at Crystal Palace

Crystal Palace National Sports Centre

The National Sports Centre at Crystal Palace in south London, England is a large sports centre and athletics stadium. It was opened in 1964 in Crystal Palace Park, close to the site of the former Crystal Palace, in the former parkland and also usurping part of the former grand prix circuit.It was...

. Forest won 3–1, with goals from Arthur Capes

Arthur Capes

Arthur John Capes was a former footballer.-Career:Capes played in the Football League for Stoke where he made sixty appearance. Capes also played for Burton Wanderers, Nottingham Forest, Bristol City and Swindon Town. He won the FA Cup with Forest in 1898 scoring twice in the final in a 3-1 win...

 (2) and John McPherson

John McPherson (footballer born 1867)

John McPherson was a former footballer.-Career:McPherson played in the Scotland for Heart of Midlothian from July 1898 to June 1891. He made his only appearance for Scotland in 1891. He moved South of the border to play for Nottingham Forest in July 1891. He was briefly loaned back to Hearts from...

. Steve Bloomer

Steve Bloomer

Steve Bloomer was an English footballer and manager who played for Derby County, Middlesbrough and England during the 1890s and 1900s. Bloomer remains a legend at Derby County and the club anthem, Steve Bloomer's Watchin', is played before every home game...

 scored Derby's effort.

Summary

Forest went ahead early on due to a goal from Capes, but Bloomer scored an equalizer with a header. The turning point was near the midway point. Richards tried to lob from a Mcinnes cross, but Fryer was easily first to it. The custodian, however, dropped the ball at the feet of Capes, who turned it in to the empty net.Forest lost a player with injury, but Mcpherson killed off the contest.

Match details

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		Dan Allsop
		Archie Ritchie
		Adam Scott
		Frank Forman Frank Forman Frank Forman was an English professional footballer, who was one of three members of the same family who started his professional career with Derby County before joining Nottingham Forest and going on to play for England, for whom he made nine appearances...  (c)
		John McPherson John McPherson (footballer born 1867) John McPherson was a former footballer.-Career:McPherson played in the Scotland for Heart of Midlothian from July 1898 to June 1891. He made his only appearance for Scotland in 1891. He moved South of the border to play for Nottingham Forest in July 1891. He was briefly loaned back to Hearts from...
		Willie Wragg Willie Wragg William Arthur "Willie" Wragg was an English professional footballer who made 119 appearances in the Football League playing for Nottingham Forest, Leicester Fosse, Small Heath and Chesterfield Town....
		Tom McInnes Tom McInnes (footballer born August 1870) Thomas "Tom" McInnes was a Scottish professional footballer who scored 65 goals from 246 appearances in the Football League playing as an forward for Nottingham Forest and Lincoln City...
		Charlie Richards Charlie Richards Charles Henry "Charlie" Richards was a professional footballer most notable for playing almost 100 matches for Grimsby Town....
		Len Benbow Len Benbow Leonard Benbow was a former footballer, who played in the Football League for Stoke where he made twenty one appearances. He also played for Nottingham Forest with whom he won the FA Cup in 1898....
		Arthur Capes Arthur Capes Arthur John Capes was a former footballer.-Career:Capes played in the Football League for Stoke where he made sixty appearance. Capes also played for Burton Wanderers, Nottingham Forest, Bristol City and Swindon Town. He won the FA Cup with Forest in 1898 scoring twice in the final in a 3-1 win...
		Alf Spouncer Alf Spouncer William Alfred Spouncer was an English international footballer, who played as an outside left.-Career:Born in Gainsborough, Spouncer played professionally for Nottingham Forest, and earned one cap for England in 1900....
Secretary-Manager:
Harry Haslam

style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align=center> | Jack Fryer

Jack Fryer (footballer born 1877)

John Spencer "Jack" Fryer was an English footballer who played for Derby County and Fulham in the Football League.-References:...

Jimmy Methven

Jimmy Methven

James Methven , was a Scottish association football player. Methven became synonymous with Derby County; he played for the club in three FA Cup Finals and managed the club for 16 years...

Joe Leiper John D. Cox Archie Goodall

Archie Goodall

Archibald Lee Goodall , commonly referred to as Archie Goodall, is a former Irish footballer who played for, among others, Derby County and Ireland. Goodall made 423 appearances and scored 52 goals for County...

James Turner John Goodall

John Goodall

John Goodall was a footballer who rose to fame as a centre-forward for England and for Preston North End at the time of the development of the Football League, and also became Watford's first manager in 1903...

Steve Bloomer

Steve Bloomer

Steve Bloomer was an English footballer and manager who played for Derby County, Middlesbrough and England during the 1890s and 1900s. Bloomer remains a legend at Derby County and the club anthem, Steve Bloomer's Watchin', is played before every home game...

John Boag Jimmy Stevenson Hugh McQueen

Hugh McQueen

Hugh McQueen played as a Winger for Liverpool Football Club in the late 19th century.-Life and playing career:...

Manager: Harry Newbould

Harry Newbould

Henry J. "Harry" Newbould was an English football manager who managed Derby County and Manchester City....

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