COPA INGLESA 1883-1884

Blackburn Rovers 1883–84. J. M. Lofthouse, H. McIntrye, J. Beverly, Kurt Edwards, F. Suter, J. Forrest, R. Birtwistle (umpire) Front row (left to right): J. Douglas, J. E. Sowerbutts, J. Brown, G. Avery, J. Hargreaves.

Esta fue la última final de la Copa FA en donde ambos equipos alineaban un sistema 2-2-6, y la primera con un club escocés pero ninguno de Londres. A diferencia de 1882, el Rovers no contaba con ”Fred” Hargreaves (1859-5.4.1897), que desde 1881 se había estado concentrando más en el críquet. Sin embargo, su hermano John (1860-15.1.1903), que era abogado, si que estaba en el equipo. El alma del juego del Blackburn era ”Jim” Forrest (24.6.1864-30.12.1925), que a pesar de su juventud era un jugador dominante que daba pases inteligentes. Iba a ser uno de los grandes internacionales ingleses. El equipo rival contaba con ”Charly” Campbell, que tenía el mismo talento, sobresalía en el juego aéreo, y era el motor de su equipo. Todos los jugadores del equipo de Glasgow eran escoceses.


1st Round

Oct 06 Crewe Alexandra 0 Queen's Park 10
Oct 13 Halliwell 2 Eagley 5
Oct 16 Blackburn 0lympic 5 Darwen Ramblers 1
Oct 20 Blackburn Rovers 7 Southport 0
Oct 20 Great Lever 4 Astley Bridge 1
Oct 20 Hurst 3 Turton 1
Oct 20 Small Heath 1 Birmingham Excel 1
Oct 27 Blackburn Park 6 Clitheroe Low Moor 0
Oct 27 Darwen 2 Church 2
Oct 27 Wolverhampton Wanderers 4 Long Eaton 1
Nov 03 Bolton Association 5 Bradshaw 1
Nov 03 Hanover 1 Brentwood 6
Nov 03 Hull 1 Grimsby Town 3
Nov 03 Old Westminsters 3 Chatham 0
Nov 03 Padiham 3 Lower Darwen 1
Nov 03 Rochester 2 Uxbridge 1
Nov 03 Romford 3 Woodford 0
Nov 10 Accrington 4 Blackpool 0
Nov 10 Acton 0 Upton Park 2
Nov 10 Bolton Wanderers 9 Bolton 0lympic 0
Nov 10 Calthorpe 0 Walsall Town 9
Nov 10 Clitheroe 3 South Shore 3
Nov 10 Davenham 2 Macclesfield 0
Nov 10 Druids 0 Northwich Victoria 1
Nov 10 Grantham 3 Spilsby 2
Nov 10 Hendon 3 Old Etonians 2
Nov 10 Hornchurch 0 Great Marlow 9
Nov 10 Lockwood Brothers 4 Sheffield 1
Nov 10 Manchester 2 Stoke 1
Nov 10 Middlesbrough 1 Staveley 5
Nov 10 Mosquito 3 Pilgrims 2
Nov 10 Notts County 3 Sheffield Heeley 1
Nov 10 Old Foresters 2 Dreadnought 1
Nov 10 Oswestry 7 Hartford 0
Nov 10 Reading 2 South Reading 2
Nov 10 Reading Minster 1 Old Carthusians 10
Nov 17 Rossendale 6 Irwell Springs 2
Nov 10 Chesterfield Spital 1 Rotherham Town 1
Nov 10 Stafford Road Works 5 Aston Unity 1
Nov l0 Upton Rangers 0 Old Wykehamists 7
Nov 10 Walsall Swifts 1 Aston Villa 5
Nov 10 Wednesbury Old Alliance 5 Mitchell 0
Nov 10 West End 1 Maidenhead 0
Nov 10 Windsor Home Park 5 Royal Engineers 3
Nov 10 West Bromwich Albion 0 Wednesbury Town 2
Clapham Rovers W Kildare 0
Nottingham Forest W Redcar 0
Wrexham Olympic W Liverpool Ramblers 0
libres: Preston North End
Swifts
Derby Midland
The Wednesday

Replays
Nov 03 Church 0 Darwen 1
Nov 10 Birmingham Excel 3 Small Heath 2
Nov 17 Rotherham Town 7 Chesterfield Spital 2
Nov 17 South Reading 0 Reading 4
Nov 24 South Shore 3 Clitheroe 2
2nd Round
Nov 24 Blackburn Park 2 Accrington 3
Nov 24 Northwich Victoria 5 Davenham 1
Nov 24 Old Carthusians 2 Old Foresters 7
Nov 26 Grantham 4 Grimsby Town 0
Dec 01 Birmingham Excel 1 Derby Midland 1
Dec 01 Bolton Wanderers 3 Bolton Association 0
Dec 01 Clapham Rovers 7 Rochester 0
Dec 01 Darwen 1 Blackburn 0lympic 2
Dec 01 Hurst 3 Irwell Springs 2
Dec 01 Lockwood Brothers 3 Rotherham Town 1
Dec 01 Notts County 3 Nottingham Forest 0
Dec 01 Old Westminsters 2 Hendon 1
Dec 01 Preston North End 4 Great Lever 1
Dec 01 Queen's Park 15 Manchester 0
Dec 01 Reading 1 West End 0
Dec 01 Romford 3 Mosquito 1
Dec 01 South Shore 0 Blackburn Rovers 7
Dec 01 Stafford Road Works 0 Aston Villa 5
Dec 01 Staveley 3 The Wednesday 1
Dec 01 Swifts 2 Great Marlow 0
Dec 01 Walsall Town 2 Wedneshury Town 2
Dec 01 Wednesbury Old Alliance 4 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2
Dec 01 Windsor Home Park 0 Old Wykehamists 1
Dec 01 Wrexham Olympic 3 Oswestry 4
libres: Brentwood
Eagley
Padiham
Upton Park

Replays
Dec 08 Wednesbury Town 6 Walsall Town 0
Dec 15 Derby Midland 2 Birmingham Excel 1
Irwell Springs W Hurst 0


3rd Round
Dec 20 Grantham 1 Notts County 4
Dec 22 Clapham Rovers 1 Swifts 2
Dec 22 Reading 1 Upton Park 6
Dec 24 Blackburn Rovers 3 Padiham 0
Dec 29 Bolton Wanderers 8 Irwell Springs 1
Dec 29 Oswestry 1 Queen's Park 7
Dec 29 Preston North End 9 Eagley 1
Dec 29 Romford 1 Brentwood 4
Dec 29 Staveley 1 Lockwood Brothers 0
Dec 29 Wednesbury Old Alliance 4 Aston Villa 7
Dec 29 Wednesbury Town 1 Derby Midland 0
libres:Blackburn Olympic
Northwich Victoria
Old Foresters
Old Westminsters
Old Wykehamists

4th Round
ene 19 Blackburn Rovers 5 Staveley 1
ene 19 Blackburn 0lympic 6 Old Wykehamists 0
ene 19 Northwich Victoria 3 Brentwood 0
ene 19 Notts County 2 Bolton Wanderers 2
ene 19 Old Westminsters 5 Wednesbury Town 0
ene 19 Preston North End 1 Upton Park 1
ene 19 Queen's Park 6 Aston Villa 1
ene 19 Swifts 2 Old Foresters 1

Replay
Feb 02 Bolton Wanderers 1 Notts County 2

(x) Preston North End descalificado

Cuartos de –final


Feb 09 Blackburn 0lympic 9 Northwich Victoria 1
Feb 09 Notts County 1 Swifts 1
Feb 09 Old Westminsters 0 Queen's Park 1
Feb 09 Upton Park 0 Blackburn Rovers 3


Replay

Feb 14 Swifts 0 Notts County 1



Semi-finales


Mar 01 Blackburn Rovers 1 Notts County 0 en Birmingham
Mar 01 Queen's Park 4 Blackburn 0lympic 0 en Nottingham



Final


Mar 29 Blackburn Rovers 2 Queen's Park 1
en Kennington Oval

Blackburn Rovers FC - Queen's Park FC Glasgow 2:1
(2:1)
Referee: Francis Arthur Marindin (Chatham/Kent/2)
Attendance: 4.000, Kennington Oval, London
Goles:

1:0 (30.) Brown,
2:0 (35.) Forrest,
2:1 (43.) Christie

Blackburn Rovers FC:
(Trainer: Thomas Brown Mitchell/1)
William John Herbert Arthur (1) –
Joseph Beverley (1),
Fergus Suter (2/Scotland) –
Hugh McIntyre (2/Scotland),
James Henry Forrest (1) –
Joseph Morris Lofthouse (1),
James Douglas (2/Scotland),
John Inglis (1),
James Brown (2),
Joseph E. Sowerbutts (1),
John M. Hargreaves (2)

Queen's Park FC Glasgow:

George Gillespie (1/Scotland) –
Walter Arnott (1/Scotland),
Dr. John McDonald (1/Scotland) –
Charles Campbell (1/Scotland),
John James Gow (1/Scotland) –
William J. Anderson (1/Scotland),
William Wilson Watt (1/Scotland),
Dr. John Smith (1/Scotland),
William Harrower (1/Scotland),
David Steel Allan (1/Scotland),
Robert Main Christie (1/Scotland)

Capitanes: James Brown (1)
Charles Campbell (1)
Expulsions: -







CAMPEON: BLACKBURN ROVERS