The 1875 FA Cup final was a football match between Royal Engineers and Old Etonians on 13 March 1875 at Kennington Oval in London. It was the fourth final of the world's oldest football competition, the Football Association Challenge Cup (known in the modern era as the FA Cup). Heading into the final, the Royal Engineers were playing in their third final after losing the 1872 and 1874 finals while the Old Etonians were playing in their first FA Cup final.[1]
1875 FA Cup final
The Royal Engineers AFC squad that won the FA Cup. Left to right (standing): Mulholland (did not play in final), Onslow, Stafford, Rawson, Mein, Wingfield; (middle): Ruck, Merriman, Tailyour, Donop; (down): Sim, Jones (did not play in final).
Prior to the final, the Royal Engineers had played one more match than the Old Etonians with the Etonians getting a bye in the second round due to the odd number of the teams that had entered the tournament. 2,000 people saw the match which ended in a 1–1 draw, Henry Renny-Tailyour scored for the Engineers but Alexander Bonsor replied to have the match end in a draw and have the final being replayed for the first time with two goals from Renny-Tailyour sealing the Royal Engineers' first and only FA Cup title.
The Engineers, who lost the final on two of the three previous occasions, kicked off with a resounding 3–0 win over Marlow. They kept the scoring feat up in the next round, beating Cambridge University 5–0. The Quarter Final was a closely fought match against Clapham Rovers, just prevailing 3–2. The Semi-final produced a repeat fixture of the final of 1874, as the Engineers faced Oxford University. This time, the Engineers won 1–0.
The Old Etonians started off against the Swifts, which proved a very tough match. After two drawn games, the Etonians managed to pull off a 3–0 victory. In the second round they received a bye which led them into the quarter-finals. Following a win against Maidenhead, they played Shropshire Wanderers. An extremely close match was just edged out by a single goal to nil.[2]
Final matchesedit
The first match was notable chiefly because it was played in a "howling gale". The conditions considerably favoured the Etonians team, which had the wind at its backs for all but 10 minutes of the 90, and all 30 minutes of extra time (teams in this period changed ends after every goal- this game was the last to feature this rule).[3]Cuthbert Ottaway received an ankle injury after 37 minutes into the final, following a collision with Richard Ruck, and was forced to leave the field; in his absence, the Old Boys were regarded as fortunate to have held on for a 1–1 draw.[4]
Ottaway failed to recover in time for the replay, held only three days later, and Etonians also lost the services of three other players who had prior commitments. Unable to obtain adequate replacements, the Old Boys arrived at the ground an hour late and lost the delayed replay 0–2. Henry Renny-Tailyour scored all three goals in both matches for the Engineers.[5]a
The newspaper The Observer published the following chronicle of the match on 14 March 1875:
... considering the coldness of the weather, there was a large attendance of visitors, who must have numbered over 1,000... With the change of ends, the Engineers soon showed their superiority, and five minutes had scarcely elapsed before Von Donop ran the ball a short distance along the right side, planting it well in front of the Old Etonians goal, and Renny-Tailyour, who was in waiting, had little difficult in scoring the goal. The Engineers wore scarlet and blue jerseys and stockings, and blue serge knickerbockers, the Old Etonians being dressed in blue and white, which difference of uniform made the players on either side very discernible.[6]
^a Several modern sources claim that Stafford scored the second goal in the replay,[7][8][9] but no contemporaneous reports support this, most of which report that the ball crossed the line in a goalmouth scramble.[10] In an amendment to his obituary in the Royal Engineers' Journal published in February 1922, the biographer credits Renny-Tailyour with both goals in the replay.[11]
Referencesedit
^1874–75 Competition Results by Macario Reyes on the RSSSF
^. Archive.org. UK: Royal Engineers Museum. 20 December 2006. Archived from the original on 12 September 2010.
^Motson, John, "Motson's FA Cup Odyssey: The World's Greatest Knockout Competition”, Robson Publishing, 2005
^"FA Cup Final: 1875". www.fa-cupfinals.co.uk. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
^"The English Association Football Challenge Cup". Montrose, Arbroath and Brechin Review. 19 March 1875. p. 4. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
^"Memoirs: Col. H.W. Renny-Tailyour" (PDF). The Royal Engineers Journal. XXXII: 123–125. September 1920. Retrieved 30 June 2020. "The late Colonel H. W. Renny-Tailyour" (PDF). The Royal Engineers Journal. XXXIV: 103. February 1922. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
Bibliographyedit
Collett, Mike (2003). The Complete Record of the FA Cup. Sports Books. ISBN1-899807-19-5.
Gibbons, Philip (2001). Association Football in Victorian England – A History of the Game from 1863 to 1900. Upfront Publishing. ISBN1-84426-035-6.
Warsop, Keith (30 November 2004). The Early F.A. Cup Finals and the Southern Amateurs. Nottingham: SoccerData. ISBN978-1899468782.
January 01, 1970
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The 1875 FA Cup final was a football match between Royal Engineers and Old Etonians on 13 March 1875 at Kennington Oval in London It was the fourth final of the world s oldest football competition the Football Association Challenge Cup known in the modern era as the FA Cup Heading into the final the Royal Engineers were playing in their third final after losing the 1872 and 1874 finals while the Old Etonians were playing in their first FA Cup final 1 1875 FA Cup finalThe Royal Engineers AFC squad that won the FA Cup Left to right standing Mulholland did not play in final Onslow Stafford Rawson Mein Wingfield middle Ruck Merriman Tailyour Donop down Sim Jones did not play in final Event1874 75 FA CupRoyal Engineers Old EtoniansRoyal Engineers won after a replayFinalRoyal Engineers Old Etonians1 1After extra timeDate13 March 1875 1875 03 13 VenueKennington Oval LondonRefereeCharles AlcockAttendance2 000ReplayRoyal Engineers Old Etonians2 0Date16 March 1875 1875 03 16 VenueKennington Oval LondonRefereeCharles AlcockAttendance3 000 18741876 Prior to the final the Royal Engineers had played one more match than the Old Etonians with the Etonians getting a bye in the second round due to the odd number of the teams that had entered the tournament 2 000 people saw the match which ended in a 1 1 draw Henry Renny Tailyour scored for the Engineers but Alexander Bonsor replied to have the match end in a draw and have the final being replayed for the first time with two goals from Renny Tailyour sealing the Royal Engineers first and only FA Cup title Contents 1 Route to the final 2 Final matches 2 1 Final 2 2 Replay 3 Notes 4 References 5 BibliographyRoute to the final editMain article 1874 75 FA Cup The Engineers who lost the final on two of the three previous occasions kicked off with a resounding 3 0 win over Marlow They kept the scoring feat up in the next round beating Cambridge University 5 0 The Quarter Final was a closely fought match against Clapham Rovers just prevailing 3 2 The Semi final produced a repeat fixture of the final of 1874 as the Engineers faced Oxford University This time the Engineers won 1 0 The Old Etonians started off against the Swifts which proved a very tough match After two drawn games the Etonians managed to pull off a 3 0 victory In the second round they received a bye which led them into the quarter finals Following a win against Maidenhead they played Shropshire Wanderers An extremely close match was just edged out by a single goal to nil 2 Final matches editThe first match was notable chiefly because it was played in a howling gale The conditions considerably favoured the Etonians team which had the wind at its backs for all but 10 minutes of the 90 and all 30 minutes of extra time teams in this period changed ends after every goal this game was the last to feature this rule 3 Cuthbert Ottaway received an ankle injury after 37 minutes into the final following a collision with Richard Ruck and was forced to leave the field in his absence the Old Boys were regarded as fortunate to have held on for a 1 1 draw 4 Ottaway failed to recover in time for the replay held only three days later and Etonians also lost the services of three other players who had prior commitments Unable to obtain adequate replacements the Old Boys arrived at the ground an hour late and lost the delayed replay 0 2 Henry Renny Tailyour scored all three goals in both matches for the Engineers 5 aThe newspaper The Observer published the following chronicle of the match on 14 March 1875 considering the coldness of the weather there was a large attendance of visitors who must have numbered over 1 000 With the change of ends the Engineers soon showed their superiority and five minutes had scarcely elapsed before Von Donop ran the ball a short distance along the right side planting it well in front of the Old Etonians goal and Renny Tailyour who was in waiting had little difficult in scoring the goal The Engineers wore scarlet and blue jerseys and stockings and blue serge knickerbockers the Old Etonians being dressed in blue and white which difference of uniform made the players on either side very discernible 6 Final edit 13 March 1875Royal Engineers1 1 a e t Old EtoniansRenny Tailyour nbsp Report Bonsor nbsp Kennington Oval LondonAttendance 2 000Referee Charles Alcock nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Royal Engineers nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Old Etonians GK nbsp Capt William Merriman DF nbsp Lieut George Hamilton Sim HB nbsp Lieut Gerald Onslow DF nbsp Lieut Richard Ruck FW nbsp Lieut Pelham von Donop FW nbsp Lieut Charles Wood FW nbsp Lieut Herbert Rawson FW nbsp Lieut William FH Stafford FW nbsp Capt Henry Renny Tailyour FW nbsp Lieut Alexander Mein FW nbsp Lieut Cecil Wingfield Stratford GK nbsp Charles Farmer DF nbsp Francis Wilson DF nbsp Albert Thompson DF nbsp Edgar Lubbock FW nbsp Robert Benson FW nbsp William Kenyon Slaney FW nbsp Frederick Patton FW nbsp Alexander Bonsor FW nbsp Cuthbert Ottaway FW nbsp Hon Arthur Kinnaird FW nbsp Sir James Stronge Replay edit 16 March 1875Royal Engineers2 0Old EtoniansRenny Tailyour nbsp nbsp ReportKennington Oval LondonAttendance 3 000Referee Charles Alcock nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Royal Engineers nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Old Etonians GK nbsp Capt William Merriman DF nbsp Lieut George Hamilton Sim HB nbsp Lieut Gerald Onslow DF nbsp Lieut Richard Ruck FW nbsp Lieut Pelham von Donop FW nbsp Lieut Charles Wood FW nbsp Lieut Herbert Rawson FW nbsp Lieut William FH Stafford FW nbsp Capt Henry Renny Tailyour FW nbsp Lieut Cecil Wingfield Stratford FW nbsp Lieut Alexander Mein GK nbsp Capt Edward Drummond Moray DF nbsp Matt Farrer DF nbsp Edgar Lubbock DF nbsp Francis Wilson FW nbsp Thomas Hamond FW nbsp Alfred Lubbock FW nbsp Frederick Patton FW nbsp Alexander Bonsor FW nbsp Charles Farmer FW nbsp Hon Arthur Kinnaird FW nbsp Sir James StrongeNotes edit a Several modern sources claim that Stafford scored the second goal in the replay 7 8 9 but no contemporaneous reports support this most of which report that the ball crossed the line in a goalmouth scramble 10 In an amendment to his obituary in the Royal Engineers Journal published in February 1922 the biographer credits Renny Tailyour with both goals in the replay 11 References edit 1874 75 Competition Results by Macario Reyes on the RSSSF When the Sappers won the FA Cup Archive org UK Royal Engineers Museum 20 December 2006 Archived from the original on 12 September 2010 Motson John Motson s FA Cup Odyssey The World s Greatest Knockout Competition Robson Publishing 2005 FA Cup Final 1875 www fa cupfinals co uk Retrieved 5 June 2020 The English Association Football Challenge Cup Montrose Arbroath and Brechin Review 19 March 1875 p 4 Retrieved 1 July 2020 1875 FA Cup Final on Newspapers com Gibbons 2001 p 45 Collett 2003 p 528 History amp Statistics The English FA Cup IFFHS Retrieved 4 July 2020 Warsop 2004 pp 32 33 Memoirs Col H W Renny Tailyour PDF The Royal Engineers Journal XXXII 123 125 September 1920 Retrieved 30 June 2020 The late Colonel H W Renny Tailyour PDF The Royal Engineers Journal XXXIV 103 February 1922 Retrieved 30 June 2020 Bibliography editCollett Mike 2003 The Complete Record of the FA Cup Sports Books ISBN 1 899807 19 5 Gibbons Philip 2001 Association Football in Victorian England A History of the Game from 1863 to 1900 Upfront Publishing ISBN 1 84426 035 6 Warsop Keith 30 November 2004 The Early F A Cup Finals and the Southern Amateurs Nottingham SoccerData ISBN 978 1899468782 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1875 FA Cup final amp oldid 1211610718, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
