The 1885 FA Cup Final was a football match between

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and Queen's Park on 4 April 1885 at

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in London. It was the fourteenth final of the world's oldest football competition, the Football Association Challenge Cup (known in the modern era as the

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). Blackburn had won the Cup in the previous season while Queen's Park were competing in their second final with the previous final being previous year. Rovers won 2–0 in their second successive

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victory, with the goals coming from

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and

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Match details

* Played 4 April 1885 * Attendance 12,500 * Referee Major Francis Marindin

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1884–85 in English football 1884–85 in Scottish football 1885 sports events in London Blackburn Rovers F.C. matches Queen's Park F.C. matches April 1885 sports events