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1879 FA Cup final

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1879 FA Cup final
Event1878–79 FA Cup
Date29 March 1879
VenueKennington 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

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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 England John Purvis Hawtrey
DF England Edward Christian
DF England Lindsay Bury
MF Scotland Hon. Arthur Kinnaird (C)
MF EnglandEdgar Lubbock
MF England Charles Clerke
FW England Norman Pares
FW England Harry Goodhart
FW England Herbert Whitfeld
FW England John Chevallier
FW England Mark Beaufoy
Clapham Rovers:
GK England Reginald Birkett
DF England Robert Ogilvie
DF England Edgar Field
MF England Norman Bailey
MF England James Prinsep
MF England Frederick Rawson
FW England Arthur J. Stanley
FW England Stanley Scott
FW England Herbert Bevington
FW England Edward Growse
FW England 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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