1879 FA Cup final

1879 FA Cup final
Event	1878–79 FA Cup
Date	29 March 1879
Venue	Kennington Oval, London
	← 1878 1880 →

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.

Summary

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

29 March 1879

Old Etonians	1–0	Clapham Rovers
Clerke 59'

Kennington Oval, London

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

^ "Old Etonians 1 Clapham Rovers 0". FA Cup Final 1879. Retrieved 5 February 2011.
^ 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.

External links

[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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