1897 FA Cup final

March 2020 March 2015 1897 FA Cup final Aston Villa 1899 - 01.jpg 250 The Aston Villa team of 1897 that won The Double 1896–97 FA Cup Aston Villa 3 Everton 2 10 April 1897 Crystal Palace London J. Lewis 65,891 1896 1898 The 1897 FA Cup final was contested by Aston Villa and Everton at Crystal Palace. Aston Villa won 3–2, with goals by John Campbell, Fred Wheldon and Jimmy Crabtree. Everton's goals came from Jack Bell and Dickie Boyle. With results elsewhere going their way, Villa confirmed their status as League champions on this day. This makes them the only team to date to achieve the league and cup "double" on the same day.See explanation at 1896–97 in English football#OverviewMcColl Graham Hamlyn 0-600-59529-3 25 The Hamlyn Illustrated History of Aston Villa, 1874–1998 1998 Match details 10 April 1897 1896–97 FA Cup Final 15:00 GMT Aston Villa 3–2 Everton Report Campbell 18Wheldon 35Crabtree 44 Bell 23Boyle 28 Crystal Palace, London 65,891http://www.sportingchronicle.com/FACUP/1897.html Sporting Chronicle – 1897 FA Cup Final 22 April 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20081030001603/http://www.sportingchronicle.com/FACUP/1897.html 30 October 2008 dead J. Lewis _claretborder _astonvilla old _claretborder 99ccff 990033 99ccff FFFFFF 990033 Aston Villa _collar_buttons_2 99ccff 99ccff 99ccff FFFFFF 002277 Everton FA Cup Final kits, 1890–1899 GK Jimmy Whitehouse DF Howard Spencer DF Jack Reynolds MF Albert Evans MF James Cowan MF Jimmy Crabtree FW Charlie Athersmith FW John Devey (c) FW John Campbell FW Fred Wheldon FW John CowanSecretary-Manager: George Ramsay GK Bob Menham DF Peter Meehan DF David Storrier MF Dickie Boyle MF Johnny Holt MF Billy Stewart (c) FW Jack Taylor FW Jack Bell FW Abe Hartley FW Edgar Chadwick FW Alf MilwardManager:Dick Molyneux References External links Line-ups Match report at www.fa-cupfinals.co.uk 1897 Final Fa Cup Final 1897 Fa Cup Final 1897 Category:April 1897 in the United Kingdom FA Cup Final Category:Football matches in London