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1891 FA Cup final

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1891 FA Cup Final
The Kennington Oval as it looked in 1891
Event1890–91 FA Cup
Date21 March 1891
VenueKennington Oval, London
RefereeC. J. Hughes
Attendance23,000
1890
1892

The 1891 FA Cup final was contested by Blackburn Rovers and Notts County at the Kennington Oval. Blackburn won 3–1, their second consecutive FA Cup Final victory, with goals by Geordie Dewar, Jack Southworth and William Townley. James Oswald scored Notts County's goal.

Scene of the match, as it was displayed on The Illustrated London News

Match details

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Blackburn Rovers3–1Notts County
Dewar
Southworth
Townley
Oswald
Attendance: 23,000
Referee: C. J. Hughes
Blackburn Rovers
Notts County
GK England Rowland Pennington
DF Scotland Tom Brandon
DF Scotland John Forbes
MF England John Barton
MF Scotland Geordie Dewar
MF England Jimmy Forrest
FW England Joe Lofthouse
FW England Nat Walton
FW England Jack Southworth
FW Scotland Coombe Hall
FW England William Townley
GK England James Thraves
DF Scotland Sandy Ferguson
DF Scotland Jack Hendry
MF Scotland Archie Osborne
MF Scotland David Calderhead
MF England Alf Shelton
FW Scotland Andrew McGregor
FW Scotland Tom McInnes
FW Scotland James Oswald
FW England William Locker
FW England Harry Daft

References

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