The
1881 FA Cup Final was contested by
Old CarthusiansOld Carthusians Football Club is an association football club whose players are former pupils of Charterhouse School in Godalming, Surrey, England...
and
Old EtoniansThe Old Etonians Football Club is an English football club whose players are taken from previous attendees of Eton College, in Eton, Berkshire.-History:...
at the
Kennington OvalThe Kia Oval, still commonly referred to by its original name of The Oval, is an international cricket ground in Kennington, in the London Borough of Lambeth. In the past it was also sometimes called the Kennington Oval...
. Old Carthusians won 3-0, the goals scored by
Edward WynyardEdward George Wynyard was an English cricketer who played in 3 Tests from 1896 to 1906.He captained Hampshire County Cricket Club between 1896 and 1899....
,
Edward Hagarty ParryEdward Hagarty Parry was a Canadian-born English international footballer.Born in Toronto, Ontario, Ted Parry attended Charterhouse School, and played 3 times for England from 1879-1882. He scored once....
, and Alexander Todd.
The Final
The final was played at the Kennington Oval on 9 April 1881; this was the Old Carthusians first appearance in the final and the Old Etonians, on their fourth appearance, were expected to win comfortably. In the event, the Old Carthusians won convincingly, with goals from
Edward WynyardEdward George Wynyard was an English cricketer who played in 3 Tests from 1896 to 1906.He captained Hampshire County Cricket Club between 1896 and 1899....
,
Edward ParryEdward Hagarty Parry was a Canadian-born English international footballer.Born in Toronto, Ontario, Ted Parry attended Charterhouse School, and played 3 times for England from 1879-1882. He scored once....
, and Alexander Todd.
Teams
OLD CARTHUSIANS 3
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Leonard Gillett |
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Walter Norris |
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Sir Elliott Colvin |
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James F. M. Prinsep James Frederick McLeod Prinsep was an English footballer who held two 'youngest player' records for almost 125 years, before they were both broken within the space of just over a year....
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Sir Joseph Vintcent |
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Walter Hansell |
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Lewis Richards |
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Willam Page |
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Edward Wynyard Edward George Wynyard was an English cricketer who played in 3 Tests from 1896 to 1906.He captained Hampshire County Cricket Club between 1896 and 1899....
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Edward Hagarty Parry Edward Hagarty Parry was a Canadian-born English international footballer.Born in Toronto, Ontario, Ted Parry attended Charterhouse School, and played 3 times for England from 1879-1882. He scored once....
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Alexander Todd |
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OLD ETONIANS 0
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John Rawlinson John Frederick Peel Rawlinson was an amateur English footballer who won the FA Cup with Old Etonians in 1882 and made one appearance for England in 1882 playing as a goalkeeper, before serving as a Member of Parliament for Cambridge University from 1906 to 1926.-Football:Rawlinson was born in New...
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Charles Foley |
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Thomas French |
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Hon Arthur Kinnaird Arthur Fitzgerald Kinnaird, 11th Lord Kinnaird KT was a principal of The Football Association and a leading footballer....
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R Bryan Farrer |
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Reginald Macaulay Reginald Heber Macaulay was an amateur English footballer who won the FA Cup with Old Etonians in 1882 and made one appearance for England in 1881 playing as a forward.-Career:...
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Harry Goodhart Harry Chester Goodhart was an English amateur footballer who played as a forward in four FA Cup Finals for Old Etonians, before going on to become Professor of Humanities at the University of Edinburgh.-Early life and education:...
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Herbert Whitfeld Herbert Whitfeld was an English amateur sportsman who played association football and county cricket.In football, he helped Old Etonians win the 1879 FA Cup Final and was on the losing side in 1881 as well as making one appearance for England in 1879. In cricket, he played for Sussex County...
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Philip Novelli |
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William Anderson |
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John Chevallier |
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