1883 FA Cup final

1883 FA Cup final
Blackburn Olympic, winners
Event1882–83 FA Cup
Blackburn Olympic Old Etonians
2 1
After extra time
Date31 March 1883
VenueKennington Oval, London
RefereeCharles Crump
Attendance8,000
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1884 →

The 1883 FA Cup final was contested by Blackburn Olympic and Old Etonians at the Kennington Oval. Blackburn Olympic won 2–1 after extra time. James Costley and Arthur Matthews scored for Blackburn; Harry Goodhart for Old Etonians. It was a watershed match for the sport, as for the first time in an FA Cup final a working-class team playing the 'combination game' (passing) were triumphant over a team playing the public school tactics of 'rushing' and 'scrimmages'.[1]

  1. ^ What If There Had Been No Port In The Vale?: Startling Port Vale Stories!. Witan Books. 2011. p. 40. ISBN 978-0-9529152-8-7.