1875 FA Cup final

1875 FA Cup final

The Royal Engineers AFC squad that won the FA Cup. Left to right (standing): Mulholland (did not play in final), Onslow, Stafford, Rawson, Mein, Wingfield; (middle): Ruck, Merriman, Tailyour, Donop; (down): Sim, Jones (did not play in final).
Event	1874–75 FA Cup
Royal Engineers Old Etonians
Royal Engineers won after a replay
Final
Royal Engineers Old Etonians 1 1
After extra time
Date	13 March 1875 (1875-03-13)
Venue	Kennington Oval, London
Referee	Charles Alcock
Attendance	2,000
Replay
Royal Engineers Old Etonians 2 0
Date	16 March 1875 (1875-03-16)
Venue	Kennington Oval, London
Referee	Charles Alcock
Attendance	3,000
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The 1875 FA Cup final was a football match between Royal Engineers and Old Etonians on 13 March 1875 at Kennington Oval in London. It was the fourth final of the world's oldest football competition, the Football Association Challenge Cup (known in the modern era as the FA Cup). Heading into the final, the Royal Engineers were playing in their third final after losing the 1872 and 1874 finals while the Old Etonians were playing in their first FA Cup final.^[1]

Prior to the final, the Royal Engineers had played one more match than the Old Etonians with the Etonians getting a bye in the second round due to the odd number of the teams that had entered the tournament. 2,000 people saw the match which ended in a 1–1 draw, Henry Renny-Tailyour scored for the Engineers but Alexander Bonsor replied to have the match end in a draw and have the final being replayed for the first time with two goals from Renny-Tailyour sealing the Royal Engineers' first and only FA Cup title.