1881 FA Cup Final

1881 FA Cup Final
Winner
Old Carthusians
Runner Up
Old Etonians
Score
3-0
Date
9 April 1881
Venue
Kennington Oval

The 1881 FA Cup Final was contested by Old Carthusians and Old Etonians at the Kennington Oval. Old Carthusians won 3-0, the goals scored by Edward Wynyard, Edward Hagarty Parry, and Alexander Todd.

Contents

The Final

The final was played at the Kennington Oval on 9 April 1881; this was the Old Carthusians first appearance in the final and the Old Etonians, on their fourth appearance, were expected to win comfortably.[1] In the event, the Old Carthusians won convincingly, with goals from Edward Wynyard, Edward Parry, and Alexander Todd.[2]

Teams

OLD CARTHUSIANS 3
GK Leonard Gillett
DF Walter Norris
DF Sir Elliott Colvin
MF James F. M. Prinsep
MF Sir Joseph Vintcent
MF Walter Hansell
FW Lewis Richards
FW Willam Page
FW Edward Wynyard
FW Edward Hagarty Parry
FW Alexander Todd
OLD ETONIANS 0
GK John Rawlinson
DF Charles Foley
DF Thomas French
MF Hon Arthur Kinnaird
MF R Bryan Farrer
MF Reginald Macaulay
FW Harry Goodhart
FW Herbert Whitfeld
FW Philip Novelli
FW William Anderson
FW John Chevallier

References

  1. ^ Gibbons, Philip (2001). Association Football in Victorian England – A History of the Game from 1863 to 1900. Upfront Publishing. pp. 61–62. ISBN 1-8442-6035-6. 
  2. ^ "Old Carthusians 3 Old Etonians 0". FA Cup Final 1881. http://www.fa-cupfinals.co.uk/1881.html. Retrieved 1 February 2011. 

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