Blackburn Rovers v The Wednesday 6-1 (English FA Cup Final: March 29, 1890)


March 29, 1890
Match: English FA Cup, Final, at Kennington Oval, kick-off: 15:00.
Blackburn Rovers – The Wednesday 6-1 (4-0).
Attendance: 20,000.
Referee: Major Francis Marindin (London); umpires: Messrs.: R.J. Smith (Derby) and M.P. Betts (Old Harrovians).
Blackburn Rovers (2-3-5): Johnny Horne, James Southworth, John Forbes, John Barton, George Dewar, Jimmy Forrest, Joe Lofthouse, Harry Campbell, Jack Southworth, Nat Walton, Billy Townley.
The Wednesday (2-3-5): Jim Smith, Haydn Morley, Edward Brayshaw, Jack Dungworth, Billy Betts, George Waller, Billy Ingram, Harry Woolhouse, Michael Bennett, Albert Mumford, Tom Cawley.
The goals: 1-0 Townley (5 min.), 2-0 Walton (10 min.), 3-0 Townley (40 min.), 4-0 Jack Southworth (44 min.), 4-1 Mumford (50 min.), 5-1 Townley (70 min.), 6-1 Lofthouse (85 min.).

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