1879 FA Cup final

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. The old Etonians thus claimed the cup for the first time in what was considered to be "the poorest FA Cup Final to date".

Match details

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Old Etonians: GK Template:Flagicon John Purvis Hawtrey DF Template:Flagicon Edward Christian DF Template:Flagicon Lindsay Bury MF Template:Flagicon Hon. Arthur Kinnaird (C) MF Template:FlagiconEdgar Lubbock MF Template:Flagicon Charles Clerke FW Template:Flagicon Norman Pares FW Template:Flagicon Harry Goodhart FW Template:Flagicon Herbert Whitfeld FW Template:Flagicon John Chevallier FW Template:Flagicon Mark Beaufoy

Clapham Rovers: GK Template:Flagicon Reginald Birkett DF Template:Flagicon Robert Ogilvie DF Template:Flagicon Edgar Field MF Template:Flagicon Norman Bailey MF Template:Flagicon James Prinsep MF Template:Flagicon Frederick Rawson FW Template:Flagicon Arthur J. Stanley FW Template:Flagicon Stanley Scott FW Template:Flagicon Herbert Bevington FW Template:Flagicon Edward Growse FW Template:Flagicon Cecil Keith-Falconer

External links

• Line-ups
• Match report at www.fa-cupfinals.co.uk