1879 FA Cup final

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The 1879 FA Cup final was contested by Old Etonians and Clapham Rovers at the Kennington Oval in London. Old Etonians won by 1–0, the only goal scored by Charles Clerke.

1879 FA Cup final
Event1878–79 FA Cup
Date29 March 1879
VenueKennington Oval, London
1878
1880

Summary

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Although Clapham dominated the early stages of the final, with Norman Bailey having two attempts on target, Herbert Whitfeld continued to run at the Clapham defenders with little assistance from his colleagues. After a goalless first-half, the only goal of the game came after 59 minutes, when Charles Clerke scored from close range following a run from Harry Goodhart.[1] The old Etonians thus claimed the cup for the first time in what was considered to be "the poorest FA Cup Final to date".[2]

Match details

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Old Etonians1–0Clapham Rovers
Clerke   59'
 
 
 
 
 
Old Etonians
 
 
 
 
 
 
C. Rovers
Old Etonians:
GK   John Purvis Hawtrey
DF   Edward Christian
DF   Lindsay Bury
MF   Hon. Arthur Kinnaird (C)
MF  Edgar Lubbock
MF   Charles Clerke
FW   Norman Pares
FW   Harry Goodhart
FW   Herbert Whitfeld
FW   John Chevallier
FW   Mark Beaufoy
Clapham Rovers:
GK   Reginald Birkett
DF   Robert Ogilvie
DF   Edgar Field
MF   Norman Bailey
MF   James Prinsep
MF   Frederick Rawson
FW   Arthur J. Stanley
FW   Stanley Scott
FW   Herbert Bevington
FW   Edward Growse
FW   Cecil Keith-Falconer

References

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  1. ^ "Old Etonians 1 Clapham Rovers 0". FA Cup Final 1879. Retrieved 5 February 2011.
  2. ^ Gibbons, Philip (2001). Association Football in Victorian England – A History of the Game from 1863 to 1900. Upfront Publishing. p. 55. ISBN 1-84426-035-6.
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