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]
^"Old Etonians 1 Clapham Rovers 0". FA Cup Final 1879. Retrieved 5 February 2011.
^Gibbons, Philip (2001). Association Football in Victorian England – A History of the Game from 1863 to 1900. Upfront Publishing. p. 55. ISBN1-84426-035-6.
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Match report at www.fa-cupfinals.co.uk
April 11, 2024
1879, final, contested, etonians, clapham, rovers, kennington, oval, london, etonians, only, goal, scored, charles, clerke, event1878, cupold, etonians, clapham, rovers1, 0date29, march, 1879venuekennington, oval, london, 18781880, contents, summary, match, de. 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 1879 FA Cup finalEvent1878 79 FA CupOld Etonians Clapham Rovers1 0Date29 March 1879VenueKennington Oval London 18781880 Contents 1 Summary 2 Match details 3 References 4 External linksSummary editAlthough 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 edit29 March 1879 1879 03 29 Old Etonians1 0Clapham RoversClerke nbsp 59 Kennington Oval London nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Old Etonians nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp C RoversOld Etonians GK nbsp John Purvis HawtreyDF nbsp Edward ChristianDF nbsp Lindsay BuryMF nbsp Hon Arthur Kinnaird C MF nbsp Edgar LubbockMF nbsp Charles ClerkeFW nbsp Norman ParesFW nbsp Harry GoodhartFW nbsp Herbert WhitfeldFW nbsp John ChevallierFW nbsp Mark Beaufoy Clapham Rovers GK nbsp Reginald BirkettDF nbsp Robert OgilvieDF nbsp Edgar FieldMF nbsp Norman BaileyMF nbsp James PrinsepMF nbsp Frederick RawsonFW nbsp Arthur J StanleyFW nbsp Stanley ScottFW nbsp Herbert BevingtonFW nbsp Edward GrowseFW nbsp Cecil Keith FalconerReferences edit Old Etonians 1 Clapham Rovers 0 FA Cup Final 1879 Retrieved 5 February 2011 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 External links editLine ups Match report at www fa cupfinals co uk Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1879 FA Cup final amp oldid 1216684034, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
