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1892

WEST BROMWICH ALBION

West Bromwich Albion

(Geddes, Nicholls, Reynolds)

Reader; Nicholson, M'Culloch; Reynolds, Perry, Groves; Bassett, M'Leod, Nicholls, Pearson, Geddes

Aston Villa

Warner; Evans, Cox; Devey (H.), Cowan, Baird; Athersmith, Devey (J.), Dickson, Campbell, Hodgetts

Referee: J. C. Clegg

The 1892 Final was the last to be played at Kennington Oval and the first in which goal-nets were used. Five years earlier the two Midland rivals, Albion and Villa, had staged the first Final with a provincial 'local derby' atmosphere, and here they were together again.

Albion's form throughout the season had been inconsistent, and when Villa, semi-final conquerors of the great Sunderland team of 'all the talents', began the match in such good attacking form, it looked odds-on that Villa would win the Cup for the second time.

But there was a surprise in store for them. A sudden break and Bassett was sprinting down the right wing to centre perfectly for Geddes to shoot home. Albion, improbably, were in the lead.

In a subtle way the Albion half-backs, Groves, Perry and Reynolds, had been taking a grip on affairs in midfield. Before half-time another brilliant run by Bassett and another perfect centre gave Nicholls the chance to send Albion in with a comfortable 2-0 lead at the interval. The match was virtually over. Villa's forwards continued to be frustrated in the second half, and Reynolds completed the rout near the end with a third Albion goal from a long shot.

John Alexander Brodie.

Inventor of the goal-net

First Round

Old Westminsters v WBA 2-3; Blackburn R v Derby Co 4-1; Sheff Wed v Bolton Wand 4-1 ;• Small Heath v Royal Arsenal 5—1; Sunderland Alb v Birmingham St George's 4-0; Nott'm Forest v Newcastle East End 2-1; Luton T v Middlesbro 0-3; PNE v Middlesbro Ir 6-0; Crewe Alex v Wolves 2-2, 1 -4; Blackpool v Sheff Utd 0-3; ASTON VILLA v Heanor T 4-1; Bootle v DarwenO-3; Crusaders, Belfast vAccrington S 1-4; Sunderland v Notts Co 4-0; Evertonv Burnley 1 -3; Stoke v Casuals 3-0

Second Round

WBA v Blackburn R 3-1; Sheff Wed v Small Heath 2-0; Sunderland Alb v Nott'm Forest 0-1; Middlesbro v PNE 1 -2; Wolves v Sheff Utd 3-1; ASTON VILLA v Darwen 2-0; Accrington S v Sunderland 1-3; Burnley v Stoke 1-3

Third Round

WBA v Sheff Wed 2-1; Nott'm Forest v PNE 2-1; Wolves v ASTON VILLA 1-3; Sunderland v Stoke 2-2, 4-0

Semi-Final

WBA v Nott'm Forest 1-1,1-1,6-2; ASTON VILLA v Sunderland 4-1