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1883

BLACKBURN OLYMPIC

Blackburn Olympic

(Costley, Matthews) 

T. Hacking; J. T. Ward, S. A. Warburton; T. Gibson, W. Astley, J. Hunter; T. Dewhurst. A. Matthews, G. Wilson, J. Costley, J. Yates

Old Etonians

(Goodhart) 

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

Referee: C. Crump

The Olympians somewhat compensated for the disappointment experienced a year ago, when everyone had taken it for granted that Blackburn Rovers would bring the Cup up north. The 1883 Final at one time looked like being a repetition of the previous year's Final, with the Etonians a goal in front and the Olympians playing a similar game to Rovers - very little cohesion, long shots and reckless passing. But they pulled themselves together and in the end fully deserved their victory, having the better of the game overall and running the Etonians off their feet before the match was over.

Inside-left Dunn was proving to be an early handful for the Lancastrians' defence, before Yates relieved the pressure with a snap shot against the Etonian crossbar. After another good run on the left for Old Etonians by Dunn, Goodhart sent the ball over the top when he ought really to have scored.

For some time the play was give-and-take, Olympic indulging in long crossfield passes while their opponents stuck to their close dribbling game. Then Goodhart made amends for his earlier miss, scoring with a terrific shot.

Up to half-time, Olympic, hard though they tried, had been unsuccessful in their efforts to equalize, though the proverbial luck of the Old Etonians saved them on several occasions. Yates dropped the ball on to the Eton bar as he had done earlier and Paravicini and Foley then had to make last-ditch clearances from near the goal-line.

Play in the second half was evenly balanced and. after twenty minutes had elapsed, a grand effort on the part of Olympic ended with Matthews putting a well-directed shot beyond the reach of Rawlinson for the equalizer. Dunn, the best Etonian forward, was hurt at this point and had to retire from the field — a great loss to his side. Olympic began to play with more confidence as a result, and the Eton goalkeeper only just stopped Costley's fine shot in time.

Olympic certainly had the better of the play up to the end of the ninety minutes and Dewhurst, their outside-right, took advantage of the first chance offered in the extra-time period to hammer in a shot that went just wide. The Etonians were tiring fast, and Olympic, with their superior stamina, had matters nearly all their own way in the second period. Yates put in fine diagonal run and crossed hard from the right to Costley who rushed up to score the winning goal.

First Round

Grimsby v Queen's Pk. Glasgow wo; Lockwood Bros v Macclesfield 4-3; Nottingham v Sheffield 6-1; Phoenix Bessemer vGrantham wo; SheffWed v Spilsby 12-2; Nott'm Forest v Brigg Britannia wo; Heeley bye; St George's v Calthorpe 5-1; Walsall tv Staveley4-1; Stafford Road v Small Heath Alliance 6-2; Aston Villa v Walsall Swifts 4-1; Wednesbury Old Ath v Spital 7-1; Aston Unity bye; Blackburn R v Blackpool 11-1; Darwen Ramblers v South Shore 5-2; BLACKBURN OLYMPIC v Accrington S 6-3; Darwen v Blackburn Park Road 4-1; Church v Clitheroe 5-0; Lower Darwen v IrwelI Springs 5-2; Haslingden bye; Northwich Vic v Astley Bridge 3—2; Liverpool Ramblers v Southport 4-0; Eagley v Bolton Olympic 7-4; Bolton Wand v Bootle 6-1; Druids v Oswestry 2-0; Halliwell v Gt Lever 3-2; United Hospitals v London Olympic 3-0; Hanover Utd v Mosquitoes 1 -0; Clapham R v Kildare 3-0; Windsor v Acton 3-0; Brentwood v Barnes 4-2; Rochester v Hotspur 2-0; OLD ETONIANS v Old Foresters 3-1; Swifts v Union 4-1; Upton Pk bye; Etonian Ramblers v Romford 6—2; Old Carthusians v Pilgrims 6-0; Old Westminsters v Maidenhead 2-0; Royal Engineers v Woodford Bridge 3-1; Reading bye; Gt Marlow v Hornchurch 2-0; Hendon v West End 3-1; South Reading v Dreadnought 2-1; Reading Minster v Remnants wo; Chatham bye

Second Round

BLACKBURN OLYMPIC v Lower Darwen 9-1; Darwen Ramblers v Haslingden 3-2; Church bye; Darwen v Blackburn R 1 -0; Druids v Northwich Vic 5-0; Bolton Wand v Liverpool Ramblers 3-0; Eagley v Halliwell 3-1; Old Carthusians v Etonian Ramblers 7-0; Old Westminsters bye; Royal Engineers v Reading 8-0; Clapham R v Hanover Utd 7-1; Windsor v United Hospitals 3-1; OLD ETONIANS v Brentwood 2-1; Rochester bye; Swifts v Upton Pk 3-2; Hendon v Chatham 2—1; South Reading bye; Gt Marlow v Reading Minster wo; Notts Co bye; Phoenix Bessemer v Grimsby 8-1; Sheff Wed v Lockwood Bros 6-0; Nott'm Forest v Heeley 7-2; Aston Villa v Wednesbury Old Ath 4-1; Aston Unity v St George's 3-0; Walsall T v Stafford Road 4-1

Third Round

BLACKBURN OLYMPIC v Darwen Ramblers 8-0; Church v Darwen 2-0; Druids v Bolton Wand 1 -0; Eagley bye; Old Carthusians v Old Westminsters 3-2; Royal Engineers bye; Clapham R v Windsor 3-0; OLD ETONIANS v Rochester 7-0; Swifts bye; Hendon v South Reading 11-1; Gt Marlow bye; Notts Co v Phoenix Bessemer 3-2; Sheff Wed v Nott'm Forest 3-2; Aston Villa v Aston Unity 3-1; Walsall T bye

Fourth Round

BLACKBURN OLYMPIC v Church 2-0; Druids v Eagley 2-1; Old Carthusians v Royal Engineers 6-2; Clapham R bye; OLD ETONIANS v Swifts 2-0; Hendon v Gt Marlow 3-0; Notts Co v Sheff Wed 4-1; Aston Villa v Walsall T 2-1

Fifth Round

BLACKBURN OLYMPIC v Druids 4-0; Old Carthusians v Clapham R 5-3; OLD ETONIANS v Hendon 4-2; Notts Co v Aston Villa 4-3

Semi-Final

BLACKBURN OLYMPIC v Old Carthusians 4-0; OLD ETONIANS v Notts Co 2-1