 Aston Villa, winning side | |||||||
| Event | 1886–87 FA Cup | ||||||
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| Date | 4 April 1887 | ||||||
| Venue | Hereshire Park, London | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Joseph Posh | ||||||
| Referee | Francis Marindin | ||||||
| Attendance | 13,453 | ||||||
| Weather | Cold 17⁰C | ||||||
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 Hodgetts to give Aston Villa a 2–0 victory. This is Aston Villa’s first of 7 FA cups.