1892 FA Cup final

Football match
1892 FA Cup Final
West Bromwich Albion, winners
Event1891–92 FA Cup
West Bromwich Albion Aston Villa
3 0
Date19 March 1892
VenueKennington Oval, London
RefereeCharles Clegg
Attendance32,710
WeatherWarm, Sunny and cloudless
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The 1892 FA Cup final was contested by West Bromwich Albion and Aston Villa at the Kennington Oval. This was the last FA Cup Final to be played at Kennington Oval due to the Surrey Cricket authorities becoming increasingly alarmed at the large crowds now being attracted to the main game in the footballing calendar.

Albions form throughout the league season had been erratic and Villa supporters felt that all they had to do was turn up and the cup was theirs for the taking.[1] West Bromwich Albion won 3–0, with goals by Alfred Geddes, Sammy Nicholls and Jack Reynolds.

Villa began brightly on a warm, sunny day which helped swell the attendance to almost 33,000, but Albion had an early surprise in store and after just 4 minutes took the lead. Villa fought back hard but they found the Albion keeper Joe Reader in tremendous form. Albion then made it 2–0 on the 27 minute mark and 10 minutes into the 2nd half, Villa's last hopes disappeared when Albion went 3 up.

Albion defended resolutely to see out the game with a clean-sheet and return with the cup to their Stoney Lane home.[2] This was the first FA Cup Final in which goal-nets were used.

Match details

Illustration of the match by Stephen Dadd
West Bromwich Albion v Aston Villa
19 March 1892 West Bromwich Albion 3–0 Aston Villa The Oval, Kennington
Reynolds
Nicholls
Geddes
Attendance: 32,710
Referee: Charles Clegg
W.B. Albion
Aston Villa
GK England Joe Reader
FB England Mark Nicholson
FB Scotland Thomas McCulloch
HB England Jack Reynolds
HB England Charlie Perry
HB Scotland Willie Groves
FW England Billy Bassett
FW Scotland Roddy McLeod
FW England Sammy Nicholls
FW England Tom Pearson
FW England Alfred Geddes
Manager:
England Louis Ford
GK England Jimmy Warner
FB England Gershom Cox
FB Wales Walter Evans
HB England Harry Devey
HB Scotland James Cowan
HB Scotland John Baird
FW England Charlie Athersmith
FW Scotland Billy Dickson
FW England John Devey (c)
FW Scotland Lewis Campbell
FW England Dennis Hodgetts
Manager:
Scotland George Ramsay

See also

References

  1. ^ Taken from 'West Bromwich Albion: A Complete Record by Tony Matthews (1993)
  2. ^ West Bromwich Albion: A Complete Record by Tony Matthews (1993)
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