Old Etonians 1 - 0 Blackburn
- Old Etonians
- Anderson
- Blackburn
Kennington Oval - Saturday 25th March
Attendance: 6500
Match Referee: J. C. Clegg
Team Line-ups:
Old Etonians
- 1J. F. P. Rawlinson
- 2T. H. French
- 3P. J. de Paravicini
- 4Hon A. F. Kinnaird
- 5C. W. Foley
- 6P. C. Novelli
- 7A. T. R. Dunn
- 8R. H. Macaulay
- 9H. C. Goodhart
- 10W. J. Anderson
- 11J.B.T.Chevallier
Blackburn Rovers
- 1J R. Howarth
- 2H. M'lntyre
- 3F. Suter
- 4H. Sharpies. F. W. Hargreaves
- 5J. Duckworth
- 6J. Douglas
- 7T. Strachan
- 8J. Brown
- 9G. Avery
- 10J. Hargreaves
Match Report
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.