The 1883 FA Cup Final was contested by
Blackburn Olympic
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and
Old Etonians
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at the
Kennington Oval
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. Blackburn Olympic won 2–1 after extra time.
James Costley and Arthur Matthews scored for Blackburn;
Harry Goodhart
Harry Chester Goodhart (17 July 1858 – 21 April 1895) 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 Humanity at the University of Edinburgh.
Early lif ...
for Old Etonians. It was a watershed match for the sport, as for the first time in an FA Cup final a
working-class
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team playing the '
combination game
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' (passing) were triumphant over a team playing the
public school
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* Public school (United Kingdom), certain elite fee-charging independent schools in England an ...
tactics of '
rushing' and '
scrimmages'.
Overview
Blackburn Olympic, coached by former England player, Jack Hunter, had previously eliminated Lower Darwen, Darwen Ramblers and Druids, reaching the final after a 4–0 over Old Carthusians in the semi-final. On the other hand, Old Etonians earned to play their third consecutive final, although they were not the favourites to win the match.
The following is the chronicle of the match, as it appeared on ''
The Morning Post
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History
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Match details
References
*The Early Years of the FA Cup: How the British Army Helped Establish the World's First Football Tournament: p. 164 Author: James W Bancroft
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1883
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January–March
* January 4 – ''Life'' magazine is founded in Los Angeles, California, United States.
* January 10 – A fire at the Newhall Hotel in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States, kills 73 people.
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