1892 FA Cup final

March 2015 March 2015 1892 FA Cup Final 1892 albions fa cup winners.jpg West Bromwich Albion, winners 1891–92 FA Cup West Bromwich Albion 3 Aston Villa 0 19 March 1892 Kennington Oval London Charles Clegg 32,710 Warm, Sunny and cloudless 1891 1893 The 1892 FA Cup final was contested by West Bromwich Albion and Aston Villa at the Kennington Oval. West Bromwich Albion won 3–0, with goals by Alfred Geddes, Sammy Nicholls and Jack Reynolds. This was the last FA Cup Final to be played at Kennington Oval due to the Surrey Cricket authorities becoming increasingly alarmed at the large crowds now being attracted to the main game in the footballing calendar. Albions form throughout the league season had been erratic and Villa supporters felt that all they had to do was turn up and the cup was theirs for the taking.Taken from 'West Bromwich Albion: A Complete Record by Tony Matthews (1993) Villa began brightly on a warm, sunny day which helped swell the attendance to almost 33,000, but Albion had an early surprise in store and after just 4 minutes took the lead. Villa fought back hard but they found the Albion keeper Joe Reader in tremendous form. Albion then made it 2–0 at 27 minutes and 10 minutes into the 2nd half, Villa's last hopes disappeared when Albion went 3 up. Albion defended resolutely to see out the game with a clean-sheet and return with the cup to their Stoney Lane home.West Bromwich Albion: A Complete Record by Tony Matthews (1993) This was the first FA Cup Final in which goal-nets were used. Match details thumb|left|Illustration of the match by Stephen Dadd uncollapsed 1 19 March 1892 West Bromwich Albion 3–0 Aston Villa Reynolds Nicholls Geddes The Oval, Kennington 32,710 Charles Clegg _blue_stripes4 _bluestripes4 _blue_stripes4 ffffff ffffff ffffff ffffff 00009A W.B. Albion _claretborder _astonvilla old _claretborder 99ccff 990033 99ccff FFFFFF 990033 Aston Villa GK ENG Joe ReaderFB ENG Mark NicholsonFB SCO Thomas McCullochHB ENG Jack ReynoldsHB ENG Charlie PerryHB SCO Willie GrovesFW ENG Billy BassettFW SCO Roddy McLeodFW ENG Sammy NichollsFW ENG Tom PearsonFW ENG Alfred GeddesManager: ENG Louis Ford GK ENG Jimmy WarnerFB ENG Gershom CoxFB WAL 1807 Walter EvansHB ENG Harry DeveyHB SCO James CowanHB SCO John BairdFW ENG Charlie AthersmithFW SCO Billy DicksonFW ENG John Devey (c)FW SCO Lewis CampbellFW ENG Dennis HodgettsManager: SCO George Ramsay See also Aston Villa F.C.–West Bromwich Albion F.C. rivalry References Line-ups Match report at www.fa-cupfinals.co.uk 1892 FA Category:West Bromwich Albion F.C. matches Category:Aston Villa F.C. matches Category:March 1892 in the United Kingdom Category:1892 in sport in London