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1882

OLD ETONIANS

Old Etonians

(Anderson) 

J. F. P. Rawlinson; T. H. French, P. J. de Paravicini; Hon A. F. Kinnaird, C. W. Foley, P. C. Novelli; A. T. R. Dunn, R. H. Macaulay, H. C. Goodhart, W. J. Anderson, J.B.T.Chevallier

Blackburn Rovers

J R. Howarth; H. M'lntyre, F. Suter; H. Sharpies. F. W. Hargreaves, J. Duckworth; J. Douglas, T. Strachan, J. Brown, G. Avery, J. Hargreaves

Referee: J. C. Clegg

A provincial club now managed to reach the Final for the first time, but. unfortunately for Blackburn, the Cup did not travel back to Lancashire. The Etonians, led by Kinnaird in his eighth Final, were prepared for Rovers with their newly won reputation and record of winning thirty-one out of thirty-five matches during the season.

Rovers, playing into a strong wind, were hard pressed to keep their goal intact in the early stages. Macaulay's shot was deflected behind for a corner in the first minute, and then, eight minutes later, Dunn got clear away. outpacing Sharpies and M'lntyre, and crossed to Anderson who had moved out to the opposite wing. Amid great cheering, Anderson put the ball through the Rovers' goal.

Blackburn had been upset by the tactics of their opponents, who relied on charges upfield, backed by weight, pace and some fancy kicking, often with both feet off the ground. Superstitious Blackburn were even putting their defeat down to the fact that they had had to change from their normal playing strip owing to a colour clash with that of the Etonians.

Kinnaird celebrated Etonians' victory by standing on his head in front of the Oval pavilion. It was the last time he was to receive a winners' medal.

First Round

Bootle v Blackburn Law 2-1; Turton v Astley Bridge 2-0; Darwen v Blackburn Olympic 3-1; Bolton Wand v Eagley 1 -0; BLACKBURN R v Park Road 9-1; Accrington S v Queen's Pk, Glasgow wo; Aston Villa v Nott'm Forest 4-1; Nottingham v Calthorpe wo; Wednesbury Old Ath v St George's 9-0; Small Heath Alliance v Derby 4-1; Wednesbury Strollers v Stafford Road 3-1; Staveley v Spilsby5-1; GranthamvBrigg6-0; Sheffield v Britannia Recreation. Brigg 8-0; Heeleyv Lockwood Bros 5-0; Wednesday v Providence 2-0; Gt Marlow v Brentwood 3-1; Reading v Hendon 5-0; West End v Remnants 3-2; St Bartholomew's Hospital v Wanderers wo; Dreadnought v Caius College wo; Pilgrims v Mosquitoes 5-0; Barnes v Rochester 3-1; Old Foresters v Morion Rangers 3-0; Royal Engineers v Kildare 6-0; Old Carthusians v Esher Leopold 5-0; Swifts v Herts Rangers 4-0; Acton v Finchley4-0; OLD ETONIANS v Clapham R 1 —0; Maidenhead v Henley 2-0; Old Harrovians v Olympic 4-2; Romford v Rangers wo; Upton Pk v St Albans 3-0; Hotspur v Union 1 -0; Reading Abbey v Woodford Bridge 2-0; Reading Minster v Windsor Home Pk 1 —0; Hanover Utd bye

Second Round

BLACKBURN R v Bolton Wand 6-2; Darwen v Accrington S 3-1; Turton v Bootle 4-0; Wednesbury Old Ath v Small Heath Alliance 6-0; Aston Villa bye; Nottingham v Wednesbury Strollers 11-1; Sheff Wed bye; Staveley v Grantham 3-1; Heeley v Sheffield 4-1; Upton Pk v Hanover Utd 3-1; Hotspur v Reading Abbey 4-1; Reading Minster v Romford 3-1; OLD ETONIANS bye; Swifts v Old Harrovians 7-1; Maidenhead v Acton 2-1; Gt Marlow v St Bart's Hospital 2-0; Dreadnought bye; Reading v West End wo; Old Foresters v Pilgrims 3-1; Royal Engineers bye; Old Carthusians v Barnes 7-1

Third Round

BLACKBURN R bye; Darwen v Turton 4-2; Wednesbury Old Ath bye; Aston Villa v Nottingham 4-1; Sheff Wed v Staveley 5-1; Heeley bye; Upton Pk bye; Hotspur v Reading Minster 2-0; OLD ETONIANS v Swifts 3-0; Maidenhead bye; Gt Marlow v Dreadnought 2-1; Reading bye; Old Foresters bye; Royal Engineers v Old Carthusians 2-0

Fourth Round

BLACKBURN R v Darwen 5-1; Wednesbury Old Ath v Aston Villa 4-2; Sheff Wed v Heeley 3-1; Upton Pk v Hotspur 5-0; OLD ETONIANS v Maidenhead 6-3; Gt Marlow v Reading wo; Old Foresters v Royal Engineers 2-1

Fifth Round

BLACKBURN R v Wednesbury Old Ath 3-1; Sheff Wed v Upton Pk 6-0; OLD ETONIANS bye; Gt Marlow v Old Foresters 1 -0

Semi-Final

BLACKBURN R v Sheff Wed 0-0, 5-1; OLD ETONIANS v Gt Marlow 5-0