1895 FA Cup final

February 2012 November 2020 1895 FA Cup final 1895_fa_cup_final_programme.jpg Match programme 1894–95 FA Cup Aston Villa 1 West Bromwich Albion 0 20 April 1895 Crystal Palace London John Lewis 42,560 1894 1896 The 1895 FA Cup final was contested by Aston Villa and West Bromwich Albion at Crystal Palace. Aston Villa won 1–0, with Bob Chatt being credited with scoring the fastest goal in FA Cup Final history, scored after just 30 seconds. This record would stand for 114 years before being broken by Louis Saha of Everton in the 2009 FA Cup Final with a goal after 25 seconds. Summary Aston Villa and West Bromwich Albion became the first pair of clubs to meet in the FA Cup Final for a third time: the teams had previously met in the 1887 final, won by Villa, and the 1892 final, won by the Albion.James M. Ross England FA Challenge Cup Finals https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/engcuphist.html Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation 6 August 2020 21 August 2020 The final was played for the first time at Crystal Palace, which was to host the finals for the next twenty years. The weather for the final was described as "a beautiful spring day", Philips Gibbons Association Football in Victorian England – A History of the Game from 1863 to 1900 2001 Upfront Publishing 268 978-1-84426-035-5 and consequently the crowd and press were still coming into the ground when the game kicked off. thumb|left|Aston Villa players posing with the trophy From the kick-off, John Devey, the Villa centre-forward, swung the ball out to his inside-left, Dennis Hodgetts. Hodgetts' long cross-pass found Charlie Athersmith on the right, and his centre fell to Bob Chatt who sent the ball goalwards on a half volley. Albion's keeper Joe Reader was only able to get his fingers to the shot, and turned the ball across the goal mouth and, after a goalmouth scramble involving Devey and Albion defender Jack Horton, the ball was turned in to the net. 1895 FA Cup Final fa-cupfinals.co.uk http://www.fa-cupfinals.co.uk/1895.htm 18 May 2008 19 April 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120419221705/http://www.fa-cupfinals.co.uk/1895.htm There are no accurate timings for the goal and different reports time it at between 30 and 39 seconds. At the time, many of the crowd and press missed the goal as they were still taking their seats, and the press reports indicated that Chatt had scored. According to Ward & Griffin in their "Essential History of Aston Villa" however, "after the game, the Villa players confirmed that John Devey had netted after Chatt's shot had been blocked straight into the latter's path and had ricocheted off his knee."Ward Adam Griffin, Jeremy The Essential History of Aston Villa 30 September 2002 Headline book publishing 25 978-0-7553-1140-8 Despite this claim, The Football Association still credit the goal to Chatt as having been scored on thirty seconds. FA Cup Trivia thefa.com http://www.thefa.com/TheFACup/TheFACup/NewsAndFeatures/Postings/2003/05/48711.htm https://archive.today/20040106155319/http://www.thefa.com/TheFACup/TheFACup/NewsAndFeatures/Postings/2003/05/48711.htm dead 6 January 2004 18 May 2008 The fastest accurately timed goal was Louis Saha's effort for Everton after 25 seconds in the 2009 final. 2009 FA Cup Final fa-cupfinals.co.uk http://www.fa-cupfinals.co.uk/2009.htm 18 May 2008 27 April 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120427172758/http://www.fa-cupfinals.co.uk/2009.htm Despite pressure from the Albion forwards, especially the outstanding Billy Bassett, Villa were able to hold on to their lead until half-time. In the second half, neither side was able to add to the score and Villa held on to win the cup for the second time. Match details 20 April 1895 Aston Villa 1–0 West Bromwich Albion Chatt 1 Crystal Palace, London 42,560 John Lewis _claretborder _astonvilla old _claretborder 99ccff 990033 99ccff FFFFFF 990033 Aston Villa _blue_stripes _whitestripes3 _blue_stripes ffffff 0000FF ffffff FFFFFF 113377 W.B. AlbionFA Cup Final kits, 1890–1899 GK ENG Tom WilkesDF ENG Howard SpencerDF ENG Jimmy WelfordMF ENG Jack ReynoldsMF SCO James CowanMF SCO George RussellFW ENG Charlie AthersmithFW ENG Bob ChattFW ENG John Devey (c)FR ENG Dennis HodgettsFL ENG Stephen SmithManager: SCO George Ramsay GK ENG Joe ReaderDF ENG Billy WilliamsDF ENG Jack HortonMD ENG Tom PerryMD ENG Tom HigginsMD NIR Jack TaggartFW ENG Billy BassettFW SCO Roddy McLeodFW ENG Billy RichardsFR SCO Tom HutchinsonFL ENG Jack BanksManager: ENG Edward Stephenson See also Aston Villa F.C.–West Bromwich Albion F.C. rivalry References External links Line-ups Match report at www.fa-cupfinals.co.uk Stealing the Cup 1895 Final Category:Aston Villa F.C. matches Category:West Bromwich Albion F.C. matches Category:April 1895 in the United Kingdom Category:1895 in sport in London 1895