31.5.14

5 Time FA Cup Winners

In the first 20 seasons of FA Cup football 2 clubs shared 10 victories. 
These 2 clubs encapsulate the development of the game at this stage in its history.
The Wanderers were gentlemen amateurs, metropolitan, products of the public schools.
Blackburn Rovers represented the rise of Lancastrian professionalism, featuring Scotch Professors and homegrown working class talent.
Whereas the Cup had begun as a rather narrow interest concerning a handful of clubs whose members came from an exclusive social background, by the time Rovers had secured their 5th win The Association game had  became the focus of mass interest. Attendances were in excess of 20,000 and extensive newspaper coverage, including specialised publications conveyed the excitement to millions.

Wanderers


16.03.72
Wanderers
1
0
Royal Engineers

The Oval  c 2,000

A H Chequer (Betts)

29.03.73
Wanderers
2
0
Oxford University

Lillie Bridge c 3,000

Kinnaird, Wollaston
The Challenge Cup was played as such for the only time in its history- Wanderers as holders were given a bye to the final whilst the other clubs played off for the right to face them. A morning kick off in Chelsea to avoid a clash with the Boat Race. 

11.03.76
Wanderers
1
1
Old Etonians

The Oval  3,500

Edwards
Bonsor

18.03.76
Wanderers
3
0
Old Etonians
(replay)
The Oval  3,500

Wollaston, Hughes (2)

24.03.77
Wanderers
2
1
Oxford University

The Oval  3,000

Lindsay, Kenrick
Kinnaird (og)
The only example I know of of a result being changed retrospectively- or was it all a myth? Tradition has it that Kinnaird used his influence to have his own goal scratched from the record- giving us the anomaly of a 2-0 win in extra time with the score at 90 mins having being 1-0!

23.03.78
Wanderers
3
1
Royal Engineers

The Oval  4,500

Kenrick (2), Kinnaird
Morris





Wanderers forfeited the right, set out in Alcock's original proposals for the Cup, to keep the trophy having won it three times in a row.



season
P
W
D
BYE
W/O
F
A
1871-72
4
2
2
1
2
4
1
1872-73
1
1

5

2
0
1875–76
6
5
1


16
2
1876–77
4
4

1
1
12
1
1877–78
6
5
1
1

29
4

1872
1873
1876
1877
1878
Reginald Courtenay Welch*
Reginald Courtenay Welch*
W. D. O. Greig
Arthur Kinnaird**
James Kirkpatrick
Edgar Lubbock
Leonard Howell*
Alfred Stratford*
Alfred Stratford*
Alfred Stratford*
Albert Thompson
Edward Bowen
William Lindsay*
William Lindsay*
William Lindsay*
C. W. Alcock*
Robert Kingsford*
Frederick Maddison
Frederick Green*
Frederick Green*
Edward Bowen
Charles Thompson
Francis Birley*
Francis Birley*
Arthur Kinnaird**
Alexander Bonsor*
Alexander Bonsor*
Francis Heron*
Henry Wace *
Henry Wace *
Morton Betts x
Capt. William Kenyon-Slaney*
Hubert Heron*
Hubert Heron*
Hubert Heron*
William Crake
Julian Sturgis
John Hawley Edwards*/
Charles Denton
Charles Denton
Thomas Hooman
Arthur Kinnaird**
Jarvis Kenrick
Jarvis Kenrick
Jarvis Kenrick
Robert Vidalx
Rev. Henry Holmes Stewart
Thomas Hughes
Thomas Hughes
John Wylie*
Charles Wollaston*
Charles Wollaston*
Charles Wollaston*
Charles Wollaston*
Charles Wollaston*
There were no changes in the line up for the replay in 1876
* Capped for England
*/ Capped for England and Wales
** Capped for Scotland
x  Capped for England whilst with a different club

5 wins
Charles Wollaston


3 wins
Jarvis Kenrick, Arthur Kinnaird, Alfred Stratford, William Lindsay, Hubert Heron

2 wins
Reginald Courtenay Welch, Alexander Bonsor, Edward Bowen, Thomas Hughes, Frederick Green, Henry Wace, Charles Denton

1 win
Edgar Lubbock, Albert Thompson, C. W. Alcock, William Crake, Thomas Hooman
Edward Bowen, Morton Betts, Robert Vidal, Leonard Howell, Robert Kingsford, Charles Thompson, William Kenyon-Slaney, Julian Sturgis, Henry Holmes Stewart, W. D. O. Greig, Frederick Maddison, Francis Birley, Francis Heron, John Hawley Edwards, James Kirkpatrick, John Wylie


Blackburn Rovers 




29.03.84
Blackburn Rovers
2
1
Queen's Park

The Oval  12,000

Douglas, Forrest
Christie
Offside controversies- Forrest offside when he scored but Queen’s Park not appealing- Queen’s Park having 2 goals disallowed for offside (and Rovers 1). Forrest and Christie were both teens- Christie the youngest Cup Final scorer.

04.04.85
Blackburn Rovers
2
0
Queen's Park

The Oval  12,500

Forrest, Brown

Queen’s Park were piqued at the fact that Rovers fielded paid players.An early case for goal line technology- The Queen's Park goalkeeper scooped out a shot which appeared to many to have crossed the line- no goal.

03.04.86
Blackburn Rovers
0
0
West Bromwich Albion

The Oval  15,000

10.04.86
Blackburn Rovers
2
0
West Bromwich Albion
(replay)
Racecourse Ground, Derby 12,000

Brown,  Sowerbutts

The first Cup Final to be played outside London.  The FA Presented Rovers with a silver shields to commemorate their 3 successive wins.

29.03.90
Blackburn Rovers
6
1
The Wednesday

The Oval  20,000

Townley (3), Walton, Southworth, Lofthouse
Mumford
Schoolmaster Billy Townley scored the first hat-trick in an FA Cup Final.

21.03.91
Blackburn Rovers
3
1
Notts County

The Oval  23,000

Dewar, Southworth, Townley
Oswald



season
P
W
D
BYE
V
F
A
1883–84
7
7



34
4
1884–85
7
7

1

36
3
1885-86
8
7
1
1

23
4
1889–90
5
5



21
3
1890–91
6
5


1
20
4


1884
1885
1886
1890
1891
Herby Arthur*
Herby Arthur*
Herby Arthur*  
Johnny Horne
Rowland Pennington       
Fergus Suter s
Fergus Suters
Fergus Suters
James Southworth
Tom BrandonS    
Joe Beverley*
Richard Turner 
Richard Turner
John Forbes S
John ForbesS
Hugh McIntyre (c) S
George HaworthX
Joseph Heyes (Nat Walton)*
John Barton*
John Barton
Jimmy Forrest*
Hugh McIntyreS                       
Hugh McIntyreS                       
Geordie DewarS
Geordie DewarS
Joe Lofthouse*
Jimmy Forrest *
Jimmy Forrest*
Jimmy Forrest*
Jimmy Forrest*
Jimmy Douglass
Jimmy DouglasS
Jimmy DouglasS
Joe Lofthouse*
Joe Lofthouse*
John Hargreaves*
Joe Lofthouse*
Thomas StrachanS
Harry CampbellS
Coombe HallS    
James Brown*
James Brown*
James Brown(c)*
Jack Southworth*
Jack Southworth*
Joe Sowerbutts
Joe Sowerbutts
Joe Sowerbutts
Nat Walton
Nat Walton
John Ingliss
Harry Fecitt
Harry Fecitt
William Townley*
William Townley*
* Capped for England
Scotsmen
Capped for England whilst with a different club


5 wins
Jimmy Forrest
4 wins
Joe Lofthouse
3 wins
Herby Arthur, Fergus Suter, Hugh McIntyre, Jimmy Douglas, James Brown, Joe Sowerbutts, Nat Walton
2 wins
Richard Turner, John Forbes, John Barton, Geordie Dewar, Jack Southworth, Harry Fecitt, William Townley
1 win
Joe Beverley, John Hargreaves, John Ingliss, George Haworth, Joseph Heyes, Thomas Strachan, Johnny Horne, James Southworth, Harry Campbell, Rowland Pennington, Tom Brandon, Coombe Hall