At the start of the match, a strong and cold north-easterly wind blew into the faces of the Oxford team and the wind neutralised many of their kicks but it eased considerably after half-time.[2][3]
Scoringedit
In the first half, Clopton Lloyd-Jones attempted to score twice, with a shot from the left which glanced off a goalpost, and a centre kick downfield which was saved by the Oxford goalkeeper Percival Parr. The ball hit the Oxford crossbar with a shot from Edward Ram and Harold Brougham shot just over the same bar.[2]
In the second half, six minutes before the close of time, the deadlock was broken when Francis Sparks conducted the ball to within "about six yards of the University goal". Although Oxford's Charles King attempted to stop the ball with a weak mis-kick, Lloyd-Jones, "who had followed well up shot it between the posts. This feat quite 'brought down the house.'"[4] According to The Field magazine's report, there was "vociferous cheering, throwing up of hats, and other demonstrations of delight from their supporters." At the game's end, Lloyd-Jones, and his team captain Robert Ogilvie, were specially cheered by the crowd.[5] At 21 years and 150 days Lloyd-Jones was the 'baby' of his team and the youngest Cup Final scorer to date.[6]
This match was subject of a spoof anecdote, written in 2006 by journalist John Walsh as a guest editor of a charity issue of The Independent in a list of five "least successful guest-star interventions in history", in which Oscar Wilde was a guest player on the Oxford team, but demurred from a chance to score at the last minute.[7] The anecdotes are purely comedy fiction. Wilde was known for a disdain of 'manly sports' (apart from occasional boxing at university).[8]
Referencesedit
^ ab on Sporting Chronicle (archived, 14 Mar 2008)
^ abWarsop, Keith (2004). The Early F.A. Cup Finals and the Southern Amateurs, A Who's Who and Match Facts. SoccerData. p. 50. ISBN1-899468-78-1.
^"Football. Association Challenge Cup". The Field. 17 April 1880.
^"The Football Association Challenge Cup. Clapham Rovers v Oxford University". The Sportsman. 12 April 1880.
^Lloyd-Jones surpassed Charles Clerke (Old Etonians), who was 21 years 173 days at the 1879 Cup Final, and then surpassed in turn by Teddy Wynyard (Old Carthusians), who was aged 20 years 8 days at the 1881 Cup Final.
^John Walsh: Tales of the City on The Independent, Thursday 16 May 2006 (the other anecdotes involved Bob Dylan, Groucho Marx, Philip Larkin and Margaret Thatcher)
^Ellmann, Richard (1988). Oscar Wilde. Vintage Books: New York. p. 39. ISBN978-0-394-75984-5.
April 11, 2024
1880, final, contested, clapham, rovers, oxford, university, kennington, oval, clapham, rovers, only, goal, being, scored, clopton, lloyd, jones, event1879, cupclapham, rovers, oxford, university1, 0date10, april, 1880venuekennington, oval, londonattendancemaj. The 1880 FA Cup final was contested by Clapham Rovers and Oxford University at the Kennington Oval Clapham Rovers won 1 0 the only goal being scored by Clopton Lloyd Jones 1 1880 FA Cup finalEvent1879 80 FA CupClapham Rovers Oxford University1 0Date10 April 1880VenueKennington Oval LondonAttendanceMajor Francis Marindin 18791881 Contents 1 Overview 1 1 Weather 1 2 Scoring 2 Match details 3 In fiction 4 ReferencesOverview editWeather edit At the start of the match a strong and cold north easterly wind blew into the faces of the Oxford team and the wind neutralised many of their kicks but it eased considerably after half time 2 3 Scoring edit In the first half Clopton Lloyd Jones attempted to score twice with a shot from the left which glanced off a goalpost and a centre kick downfield which was saved by the Oxford goalkeeper Percival Parr The ball hit the Oxford crossbar with a shot from Edward Ram and Harold Brougham shot just over the same bar 2 In the second half six minutes before the close of time the deadlock was broken when Francis Sparks conducted the ball to within about six yards of the University goal Although Oxford s Charles King attempted to stop the ball with a weak mis kick Lloyd Jones who had followed well up shot it between the posts This feat quite brought down the house 4 According to The Field magazine s report there was vociferous cheering throwing up of hats and other demonstrations of delight from their supporters At the game s end Lloyd Jones and his team captain Robert Ogilvie were specially cheered by the crowd 5 At 21 years and 150 days Lloyd Jones was the baby of his team and the youngest Cup Final scorer to date 6 Match details edit10 April 1880 1880 04 10 Clapham Rovers1 0Oxford UniversityLloyd Jones 84 nbsp ReportKennington Oval LondonAttendance 6 000Referee Major Marindin 1 nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp C Rovers nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp O UniversityGK nbsp Reginald BirkettDF nbsp Robert OgilvieDF nbsp Edgar FieldMF nbsp Vincent WestonMF nbsp Norman BaileyMF nbsp Arthur J StanleyFW nbsp Harold BroughamFW nbsp Francis SparksFW nbsp Felix BarryFW nbsp Edward RamFW nbsp Clopton Lloyd Jones GK nbsp Percival ParrDF nbsp Claude WilsonDF nbsp Charles James Stuart KingMF nbsp Francis PhillipsMF nbsp Bertram RogersMF nbsp Reginald Thomas HeygateFW nbsp George ChildsFW nbsp John EyreFW nbsp Francis CrowdyFW nbsp Evelyn Harry HillFW nbsp John LubbockIn fiction editThis match was subject of a spoof anecdote written in 2006 by journalist John Walsh as a guest editor of a charity issue of The Independent in a list of five least successful guest star interventions in history in which Oscar Wilde was a guest player on the Oxford team but demurred from a chance to score at the last minute 7 The anecdotes are purely comedy fiction Wilde was known for a disdain of manly sports apart from occasional boxing at university 8 References edit a b 1880 FA Cup Final on Sporting Chronicle archived 14 Mar 2008 a b Warsop Keith 2004 The Early F A Cup Finals and the Southern Amateurs A Who s Who and Match Facts SoccerData p 50 ISBN 1 899468 78 1 Final 1880 on FA Cup Finals archived 11 Mar 2007 Football Association Challenge Cup The Field 17 April 1880 The Football Association Challenge Cup Clapham Rovers v Oxford University The Sportsman 12 April 1880 Lloyd Jones surpassed Charles Clerke Old Etonians who was 21 years 173 days at the 1879 Cup Final and then surpassed in turn by Teddy Wynyard Old Carthusians who was aged 20 years 8 days at the 1881 Cup Final John Walsh Tales of the City on The Independent Thursday 16 May 2006 the other anecdotes involved Bob Dylan Groucho Marx Philip Larkin and Margaret Thatcher Ellmann Richard 1988 Oscar Wilde Vintage Books New York p 39 ISBN 978 0 394 75984 5 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1880 FA Cup final amp oldid 1217026218, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
