1887 FA Cup final

March 2015 March 2015 1887 FA Cup final Aston villa 1887.jpg 250 Aston Villa, winning side 1886–87 FA Cup Aston Villa 2 West Bromwich Albion 0 4 April 1887 Kennington Oval London Francis Marindin 15,500 1886 1888 The 1887 FA Cup final was a football match between Aston Villa and West Bromwich Albion at the Kennington Oval. It was the final of the sixteenth staging of the FA Cup which saw 124 teams compete for the final. The final was won by Aston Villa with goals coming from Archie Hunter and Dennis Hodgetts to give Aston Villa a 2–0 victory. This is Aston Villa’s first of 7 FA cups. Route to the Final Aston Villa's route to the final was a turbulent one, smashing Wednesbury Old Athletic 13–0 in the first round, but having to play three replays against Wolverhampton Wanderers. After that, they recovered to make it to the final. Although West Bromwich Albion had no wins nearly as large as Aston Villa's, their path to the final was less turbulent, constantly defeating teams without much variation.https://www.fa-cupfinals.co.uk/1887.html F a Cup Final 1887 www.fa-cupfinals.co.uk 15 January 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20080723204636/https://www.fa-cupfinals.co.uk/1887.html 23 July 2008 dead Aston Villa Round Opponent Score Rep.1 Rep.2 Rep.31Wednesbury Old Athletic 13–0 2Derby Midland 6–1 3Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–2 1–1 3–3 2–04 bye 5Horncastle5–0 6Darwen 3–2 Semi-FinalsRangers 3–1 West Bromwich Albion Round Opponent Score Rep.11Burton Wanderers6–0 2Derby Junction2–1 3 bye 4Mitchell St. George's 1–0 5Lockwood Brothers1–0 Match voided note void 2–16Notts County4–1 Semi-FinalsPreston North End3–1 Notes note Background Aston Villa and West Bromwich Albion had already played each other in the FA Cup once, in 1885. They played out a goalless draw, with West Bromwich winning the replay 3–0.http://www.westbromwichalbionhistory.co.uk/page6.htm The Four Acres 1882 – 1885 West Bromwich Albion History https://web.archive.org/web/20141112181933/http://www.westbromwichalbionhistory.co.uk/page6.htm 12 November 2014 Although the two clubs have a fierce rivalry, this match was well before the rivalry developed and was probably not even a catalyst for the rivalry. Match Summary thumb|A scene of the match After defeating the incredibly strong team Preston North End in the semis, West Bromwich began the match as favourites. For forty-five minutes, the Aston Villa defense was besieged. The Albion strikers even attempted to run the goalie over his own goal line. However, the first half ended goalless. In the second half, momentum began to shift Villa's way, as West Brom lost confidence. Finally, Villa broke the deadlock when Archie Hunter fired home, the West Brom goalie not even attempting a save, believing Hunter to be offside. In the final minute, Villa completed the win, with Dennis Hodgetts colliding with West Bromwich Albion goalie Bob Roberts, and poking the ball over the line to make it 2–0 Details 2 April 1887 1886–87 FA Cup Final Aston Villa 2–0 West Bromwich Albion Hunter Hodgetts Kennington Oval, London 15,500 Francis Marindin _samred_stripes2 _samredstripes _samred_stripes2 99CCFF 99CCFF 99CCFF FFFFFF 740000 Aston Villa _blue_stripes4 _bluestripes4 _blue_stripes4 ffffff ffffff ffffff FFFFFF 000066 West Bromwich Albion GK Jimmy Warner DF Frank CoultonDF Joseph SimmondsMF John Burton MF Harry Yates MF Frankie Dawson FW Richmond DavisFW Albert Brown FW Archie Hunter (c)FW Howard Vaughton FW Dennis Hodgetts GK Bob Roberts DF Harry GreenDF Albert Aldridge MF Ezra HortonMF Charlie PerryMF George Timmins FW George Woodhall FW Tommy GreenFW Jem Bayliss (c) FW Bill PaddockFW Tom Pearson See also Aston Villa F.C.–West Bromwich Albion F.C. rivalry References 1887 Final Category:Aston Villa F.C. matches Category:West Bromwich Albion F.C. matches Category:April 1887 in the United Kingdom Category:1887 in sport in London