1886 FA Cup final

1886 FA Cup final
Event1885–86 FA Cup
Blackburn Rovers won after a replay
Final
Date3 April 1886 (1886-04-03)
VenueRacecourse Ground, Derby
RefereeFrancis Marindin
Attendance17,459
WeatherCloudy, 21°C
Replay
Date10 April 1886 (1886-04-10)
VenueRacecourse Ground, Derby
RefereeFrancis Marindin
Attendance22,563
WeatherSunny, 25°C
1885
1887

The 1886 FA Cup final was a football match between Blackburn Rovers and West Bromwich Albion on Saturday, 3 April 1886 at Kennington Oval in south London. The result was a goalless draw. Albion wanted to play extra time but Blackburn declined and so a replay was necessary. This took place a week later at the Racecourse Ground in Derby, the first venue outside London to stage an FA Cup final match. Blackburn won 2–0 to win the tournament for the third successive time. Following Wanderers (1876–1878), Blackburn were the second team to win three successive finals and, as of 2023, remain the last to do so. Their goals were scored by Jimmy Brown and Joe Sowerbutts. Both matches were refereed by Major Francis Marindin.

The replay was the final match of the 1885–86 FA Cup, the 15th edition of the world's oldest football knockout competition, and England's primary cup competition, the Football Association Challenge Cup, better known as the FA Cup. Blackburn were making their fourth (of eight) appearances in the final; Albion their first (of ten). It was the first final to involve two extant clubs who are still members of either the Premier League or the English Football League.