1895 FA Cup final

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1895 FA Cup final
Match programme
Event1894–95 FA Cup
Aston Villa West Bromwich Albion
1 0
Date20 April 1895
VenueCrystal Palace, London
RefereeJohn Lewis
Attendance42,560
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The 1895 FA Cup final was contested by

2009 FA Cup Final
with a goal after 25 seconds.

Summary

Aston Villa and West Bromwich Albion became the first pair of clubs to meet in the FA Cup Final for a third time: the teams had previously met in the 1887 final, won by Villa, and the 1892 final, won by the Albion.[1] The final was played for the first time at Crystal Palace, which was to host the finals for the next twenty years. The weather for the final was described as "a beautiful spring day",[2] and consequently the crowd and press were still coming into the ground when the game kicked off.

Aston Villa players posing with the trophy

From the kick-off,

John Devey, the Villa centre-forward, swung the ball out to his inside-left, Dennis Hodgetts. Hodgetts' long cross-pass found Charlie Athersmith on the right, and his centre fell to Bob Chatt who sent the ball goalwards on a half volley. Albion's keeper Joe Reader was only able to get his fingers to the shot, and turned the ball across the goal mouth and, after a goalmouth scramble involving Devey and Albion defender Jack Horton, the ball was turned in to the net.[3]

There are no accurate timings for the goal and different reports time it at between 30 and 39 seconds. At the time, many of the crowd and press missed the goal as they were still taking their seats, and the press reports indicated that Chatt had scored. According to Ward & Griffin in their "Essential History of Aston Villa" however, "after the game, the Villa players confirmed that John Devey had netted after Chatt's shot had been blocked straight into the latter's path and had ricocheted off his knee."[4] Despite this claim, The Football Association still credit the goal to Chatt as having been scored on thirty seconds.[5]

The fastest accurately timed goal was Louis Saha's effort for Everton after 25 seconds in the 2009 final.[6]

Despite pressure from the Albion forwards, especially the outstanding Billy Bassett, Villa were able to hold on to their lead until half-time. In the second half, neither side was able to add to the score and Villa held on to win the cup for the second time.

Match details

West Bromwich Albion
Chatt 1'
Crystal Palace, London
Attendance: 42,560
Referee: John Lewis
Aston Villa
W.B. Albion[7]
GK England Tom Wilkes
DF England Howard Spencer
DF
Jimmy Welford
MF
Jack Reynolds
MF Scotland James Cowan
MF Scotland George Russell
FW England Charlie Athersmith
FW England Bob Chatt
FW
John Devey (c
)
FR England Dennis Hodgetts
FL
Stephen Smith
Manager:
Scotland George Ramsay
GK England Joe Reader
DF England Billy Williams
DF England Jack Horton
MD England Tom Perry
MD England Tom Higgins
MD Northern Ireland Jack Taggart
FW England Billy Bassett
FW Scotland Roddy McLeod
FW England Billy Richards
FR Scotland Tom Hutchinson
FL
Jack Banks
Manager:
England Edward Stephenson

See also

References

  1. ^ Ross, James M. (6 August 2020). "England FA Challenge Cup Finals". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  2. ISBN 978-1-84426-035-5
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  3. ^ "1895 FA Cup Final". fa-cupfinals.co.uk. Archived from the original on 19 April 2012. Retrieved 18 May 2008.
  4. ISBN 978-0-7553-1140-8
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  5. ^ "FA Cup Trivia". thefa.com. Archived from the original on 6 January 2004. Retrieved 18 May 2008.
  6. ^ "2009 FA Cup Final". fa-cupfinals.co.uk. Archived from the original on 27 April 2012. Retrieved 18 May 2008.
  7. ^ FA Cup Final kits, 1890–1899
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