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1876 F A CUP FINAL
WANDERERS 1
VS
OLD ETONIANS 1
AFTER EXTRA TIME
SCORERS- {WA} EDWARDS {35}
{OE} BONSOR {50}
11TH MARCH-KENNINGTON OVAL-LONDON
ATTENDANCE-3,500
1876 F A CUP FINAL REPLAY
WANDERERS 3
VS
OLD ETONIANS 0
SCORERS- WOLLASTON, HUGHES {2-GOALS}
18TH MARCH-KENNINGTON OVAL-LONDON
ATTENDANCE-1,500
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KITS BY ANDY BURTON
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There would be no byes required for the 1876 cup competition for the first time ever as good fortune provided thirty-two entrants. Walk-overs were still prevalant though as no less than five sides withdrew from the first round rather than face their opponents. High Wycombe may have wished they had withdrawn as well after they went down to a 15-0 hiding from the cup holders Royal Engineers with Middlemiss and Rawson helping themselves to five goals apiece. The second round saw more withdrawls and more high scores with Clapham Rovers enjoying a 12-0 romp against Leyton with Greaves neting a hat-trick. That booked Clapham's place in the quarter finals for the third consecutive year where they were drawn to play last years beaten finalists Old Etonians. The cup holders were also back in the last eight where they would entertain Swifts. Wanderers maintained a record of never having failed to reach the quarter finals and would meet Sheffield while the last quarter final set up a varsity tie between the Universities of Cambridge and Oxford. The latter tie proved the most comfortable for the winners as Oxford cruised through 4-0, thanks in part to two own goals. Wanderers overcame Sheffield 2-0 and Old Etonians saw off Clapham 1-0 but the holders bowed out as Swifts beat Royal Engineers 3-1.
Most observers predicted an Oxford vs Old Etonians final but, as often happens, they were paired in the semis. In a tight battle at the Oval, Julian Sturgis scored the only goal for the public school old boys to take them to their second consecutive final. A week later at the same venue Charles Wollaston netted the winner for Wanderers in another tight contest against Swifts which ended 2-1. The luckless Swifts had now played twice in the semi finals and lost on both occasions.
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THE FINAL
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A new innovation came into being for the 1876 final. The teams would only change ends at half time as opposed to every time a goal was scored which had been the case up until this year. It proved a popular idea and has remained ever since.
Both the finalists had played in the final before but Old Etonians had yet to win the cup. Wanderers were bidding for a record third victory and so this scenario ensured that history would be made whatever the result.
Wanderers included just one survivor from their previous cup winning side of 1873, Team captain Charles Wollaston who had a winners medal from 1872 as well. The side also contained two players who had lined up in the 1873 final against the Wanderers for Oxford University. Both of them, Fred Chappell-Maddison and Francis Birley had gone on to win a cup winners medal the following year for the University and were now appearing in their third final.
The Old Etonians had the greater experience with five former cup finalists in their ranks. Arthur Bonsor and Albert Thompson were appearing in their fourth final having won winners medals in 1872 and 73 with the Wanderers. William Kenyon-Slaney, team captain Arthur Kinnaird and semi final winning scorer Julian Sturgis had been team mates of Bonsor and Thompson in the 73 final. Only Sturgis had not played in the previous years beaten Etonian side and these five set a record for the most number of players in one cup final team to line up against their former club. There was also the unique situation of brothers lining up for each side. The Lyttletons, Arthur and Edward for Old Etonians and the Herons, Hubert and Fred for Wanderers
A 3,500 crowd assembled for the final at the Oval but a few concerns may have been felt by the F A when they read that their cup final attendance was dwarfed by the 10,000 who turned up to watch the Scottish equivalant the same day.
The match was a tight affair, as cup finals usually are and it took thirty-five minutes for Wanderers to make the breakthrough with a goal from Edwards. Wanderers held their lead at the interval but Alex Bonsor, Etonian's scorer last year slammed home the equaliser five minutes into the second half. Extra time failed to settle the issue for the second year in a row and a replay was set for the following Saturday.
Despite the replay being arranged for a Saturday the attendance was a dissappointing 1,500 while yet again the attendance North of the border for the Scottish replay was three times that number. Like last year The Etonians again had problems getting a side together and while Wanderers remained unchanged, their opponents brought in Stronge, Faner and Lubbock for Thompson, Meysey and Welldon. Stronge and Lubbock had both been in
the Etonians beaten side last year and the latter was yet another player who had previously won the cup as a Wanderer.
The changes unsettled Old Etonians though and Wanderers made light work of winning the replay. Wollaston led with a Captains example by opening the scoring before Hughes took over to become the first player to score a brace in a cup final. The final scoreline of 3-0 was in no way flattering to the victors who had now set a record of winning the cup for a third time. Etonians meanwhile had still not been able to get their name on the trophy.
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THE TEAMS
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WANDERERS
W D O GRIEG
A STRATFORD
WILLIAM LINDSAY
FRED CHAPPELL-MADDISON
FRANCIS BIRLEY
CHARLES WOLLASTON {CAPT}
HUBERT HERON
FREDERICK HERON
J H EDWARDS
JARVIS KENRICK
THOMAS HUGHES
UNCHANGED IN REPLAY
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OLD ETONIANS
QUENTIN HOGG
J E C WELLDON
HON EDWARD LYTTLETON
ALBERT THOMPSON
{CAPT} HON ARTHUR KINNAIRD
C MEYSEY
WILLIAM KENYON-SLANEY
HON ARTHUR LYTTLETON
JULIAN STURGIS
ALEXANDER BONSOR
H P ALLENE
REPLAY
EDGAR LUBBOCK FOR J E C WELLDON
M G FANER FOR ALBERT THOMPSON
J H STRONGE FOR C MEYSEY
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