FA CUP 1885-1886

Blackburn Rovers FC. Back, l.t.r. "Bob" Turner, "Nat" Walton, "Tot" Strachan, "Bert" Fecitt; Middle, l.t.r. "Joe" Sowerbutts, "Fergie" Suter, "Jim" Forrest; Front, l.t.r. Hugh McIntyre, "Jimmy" Brown, John Arthur, "Jimmy" Douglas



En febrero de 1885, el Rovers había eliminado al West Bromwich Albion (WBA) en cuartos de final. Unos 14 meses más tarde, ambos se enfrentaron en la final. Esta vez, el sobresaliente portero del Blackburn John William Herbert Arthur (14.2.1863-27.11.1930) estuvo de nuevo impecable. Era tranquilo, pero rápido como un rayo en la portería. Vendedor ambulante de profesión, siempre fue amateur. Aun así, fue internacional con Inglaterra en siete ocasiones. El portero del Albion John Roberts (1859-28.10.1929) fue internacional inglés tres veces.

En el desempate de la final, ”Jimmy” Brown rompió el maleficio otra vez, y su club anotó un hat-trick copero. El Rovers había remodelado exitosamente su equipo, y también alineó a un nuevo exterior derecho, Nathaniel Walton. El WBA había mantenido exactamente la misma alineación, incluyendo a los hermanos Harold y Thomas Green, y Harry y George Bell. La final de 1886 rompió con la tradición hasta tal punto que el desempate no se celebró en Londres. La primera final de Copa FA fuera de Londres fue entonces celebrada en Derby. En esta ocasión, la competición de copa fue disputada por 130 equipos.





1st Round

Oct 10 Southport 2 Astley Bridge 3
Oct 17 Accrington 5 Witten West End 4
Oct 17 Bolton Wanderers 6 Eagley 0
Oct 17 Darwen Old Wanderers 11 Burnley 0
Oct 17 Higher Walton 3 South Shore 4
Oct 17 Lincoln Lindum 4 Grimsby District 0
Oct 17 Stafford Road Works 7 Matlock 0
Oct 17 Third Lanark 4 Blackburn Park 2
Oct 17 Walsall Town 0 Aston Villa 5
Oct 19 Sheffield Heeley 2 Eckington 1
Oct 24 Bollington 0 Oswestry 5
Oct 24 Burslem Port Vale 3 Chirk 1
Oct 24 Clitheroe 0 Blackburn Rovers 2
Oct 24 Gainsborough Trinity 4 Grantham 1
Oct 24 Hendon 0 Clapton 4
Oct 24 Newtown 3 Hartford St Job 1
Oct 24 Notts County 15 Rotherham Town 0
Oct 24 Redcar 3 Sunderland 0
Oct 24 Rossendale 6 Low Moor 2
Oct 24 Upton Park 4 United London Scot 2
Oct 31 Barnes 1 Lancing Old Boy 7
Oct 31 Brentwood 3 Maidenhead 0
Oct 31 Chatham 0 Old Carthusians 2
Oct 31 Clapham Rovers 12 1st Surrey Rifles 0
Oct 31 Darwen 2 Derby Junction 2
Oct 31 Davenham 2 Goldenhill 1
Oct 31 Derby County 3 Birmingham St George's 0
Oct 31 Derby Midland 2 Birmingham Excel 1
Oct 31 Dulwich 1 South Reading 2
Oct 31 Great Marlow 3 Luton Town 0
Oct 31 Halliwell 2 Fishwick 1
Oct 31 Hanover 1 Romford 1
Oct 31 Leek 6 Wrexham 3
Oct 31 Lincoln City 0 Grimsby Town 2
Oct 31 Lockwood Brothers 2 Notts Rangers 2
Oct 31 Long Eaton 2 The Wednesday 0
Oct 31 Luton Wanderers 3 Chesham 2
Oct 31 Macclesfield 4 Northwich Victoria 1
Oct 31 Mexborough 1 Staveley 1
Oct 31 Newark 0 Sheffield 3
Oct 31 Nottingham Forest 6 Mellors 2
Oct 31 Notts Wanderers 2 Notts Olympic 2
Oct 31 Old Brightonian 2 Acton 1
Oct 31 Old Westminster 3 Hotspur 1
Oct 31 Old Wykehamists 5 Uxbridge 0
Oct 31 Oswaldtwistle 3 Lower Darwen 1
Oct 31 Queen's Park 5 Partick Thistle 1
Oct 31 Rochester 6 Reading 1
Oct 31 Royal Engineers 1 Old Foresters 5
Oct 31 Small Heath 9 Burton Wanderers 2
Oct 31 Stafford Rangers 1 Druids 4
Oct 31 Stoke 2 Crewe Alexandra 2
Oct 31 Swifts 7 Casuals 1
Oct 31 Wednesbury Old 5 Burton Swifts 1
Oct 31 Wolverhampton Wanderers 7 Derby St Luke 0
Oct 31 West Bromwich Albion 4 Aston Unity 1
Nov 16 Hurst 3 Bradshaw 1
Nov 26 Blackburn 0lympic 1 Church 3
Middlesbrough W Horncastle 0
Old Etonians W Bournemouth 0
Old Harrovians W St James 0
Padiham W Hearts 0
Preston North End W Great Lever 0
Rawtenstall W Rangers (Glasgow) 0

libres: Darlington
Walsall Swifts


Replays

Nov 07 Crewe Alexandra 1 Stoke 0
Nov 07 Derby Junction 0 Darwen 4
Nov 07 Notts Olympic 4 Notts Wanderers 1
Nov 07 Notts Rangers 4 Lockwood Brothers 0
Nov 07 Romford 3 Hanover 0
Staveley W Mexborough 0


2nd Round

Nov 14 Brentwood 6 Lancing Old Boy 1
Nov 14 Derby County 2 Aston Villa 0
Nov 18 Preston North End 11 Astley Bridge 3
Nov 21 Blackburn Rovers 1 Oswaldtwistle 0
Nov 21 Clapton 1 South Reading 1
clapton descalificado
Nov 21 Darwen Old Wanderers 2 Accrington 1
Nov 21 Davenham 8 Macclesfield 1
Nov 21 Derby Midland 1 Walsall Swifts 3
Nov 21 Druids 2 Burslem Port Vale 2
Nov 21 Gainsborough Trinity 1 Middlesbrough 2
Nov 21 Great Marlow 6 Old Etonians 1
Nov 21 Grimsby Town 8 Darlington 0
Nov 21 Long Eaton 1 Staveley 4
Nov 21 Nottingham Forest 4 Notts Olympic 1
Nov 21 Notts County 8 Sheffield 0
Nov 21 Old Carthusians 8 Upton Park 0
Nov 21 Old Harrovians 2 Old Foresters 1
Nov 21 Old Westminster 3 Old Brightonians 0
Nov 21 Old Wykehamists 10 Luton Wanderers 0
Nov 21 Oswestry 1 Crewe Alexandra 1
Oswestry descalificado
Nov 21 Rawtenstall 3 Bolton Wanderers 3
Rawtenstall descalificado
Nov 21 Redcar 2 Lincoln Lindum 0
Nov 21 Rossendale 9 Padiham 1
Nov 21 Sheffield Heeley 1 Notts Rangers 6
Nov 21 Small Heath 3 Darwen 1
Nov 21 Swifts 5 Rochester 1
Nov 21 Wolverhampton Wanderers 4 Stafford Road Works 2
Nov 21 West Bromwich Albion 3 Wednesbury Old A 2
Church W Third Lanark 0
Halliwell W Hurst 0
Leek W Newtown 0
South Shore W Queen's Park 0

libres:Clapham Rovers
Romford

Replay

Nov 28 Burslem Port Vale 5 Druids 1


3rd Round

Dec 05 Blackburn Rovers 6 Darwen Old Wanderers 1
Dec 12 Bolton Wanderers 2 Preston North End 3
Preston North End descalificado
Dec 12 Church 5 Rossendale 1
Dec 12 Davenham 2 Crewe Alexandra 1
Dec 12 Leek 2 Burslem Port Vale 3
Dec 12 Notts County 3 Notts Rangers 0
Dec 12 Old Westminster 5 Romford 1
Dec 12 Small Heath 4 Derby County 2
Dec 12 Staveley 2 Nottingham Forest 1
Dec 12 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2 Walsall Swifts 1
Dec 19 Grimsby Town 1 Middlesbrough 2
Dec 19 Halliwell 1 South Shore 6
Old Wykehamists W Great Marlow 0
Old Wykehamists descalificado
South Reading W Clapham Rovers 0
Swifts W Old Harrovians 0

libre:Brentwood
Old Carthusians
Redcar
West Bromwich Albion


4th Round


ene 02 South Reading 0 Brentwood 3
ene 02 West Bromwich Albion 3 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1


libres: Blackburn Rovers,Bolton Wanderers,Burslem Port Vale,Church,Davenham,Middlesbrough,Notts County,Old Carthusians,Old Westminster
Redcar,South Shore,Staveley,Swifts,Small Heath


5th Round

ene 16 Church 2 Swifts 6
ene 16 Davenham 1 Small Heath 2
ene 23 Redcar 2 Middlesbrough 1
ene 23 South Shore 2 Notts County 1
ene 23 West Bromwich Albion 1 Old Carthusians 0
ene 23 Blackburn Rovers 7 Staveley 1
ene 30 Burslem Port Vale 2 Brentwood 1
B.P.V. descalificado
Old Westminster W Bolton Wanderers 0


Cuartos de final


Feb 13 Small Heath 2 Redcar 0
Feb 13 South Shore 1 Swifts 2
Feb 13 West Bromwich Albion 6 Old Westminster 0
Feb 27 Brentwood 1 Blackburn Rovers 3


Semi-finales


Mar 06 Small Heath 0 West Bromwich Albion 4 en Birmingham
Mar 13 Blackburn Rovers 2 Swifts 1 en Derby




Final,3 de abril de 1886,en Kennington Oval


Blackburn Rovers 0 West Bromwich Albion 0

Referee: Francis Arthur Marindin (Chatham/Kent/4)
Attendance: 15.000

Blackburn Rovers FC:
(Trainer: Thomas Brown Mitchell/3)
William John Herbert Arthur (3) –
Robert G. Turner (2),
Fergus Suter (4/Scotland) –
Joseph Heyes (1),
James Henry Forrest (3),
Hugh McIntyre (4/Scotland) –
James Douglas (4/Scotland),
Thomas Strachan (2/Scotland),
Joseph E. Sowerbutts (3),
Herbert Lincoln Fecitt (2),
James Brown (4)

West Bromwich Albion FC:

Robert John Roberts (1) –
Harold Green (1),
Harry Bell (1) –
Ezra J. H. Horton (1),
Charles Perry (1),
George Timmins (1) –
George Woodhall (1),
Thomas Green (1),
Albert Edward James Matthias Bayliss (1),
Arthur Loach (1),
George Bell (1)

Capitanes: James Brown (3)
Albert Edward James Matthias Bayliss (1)
Expulsiones: -


Replay de la final,10 de abril de 1886,en Baseball Ground,Derby

Blackburn Rovers FC - West Bromwich Albion FC 2:0
(1:0)
Referee: Francis Arthur Marindin (Chatham/Kent/5)
Attendance: 12.000
Goles:

1:0 (40.) Brown,
2:0 (65.) Sowerbutts

Blackburn Rovers FC:
(Trainer: Thomas Brown Mitchell/4)
William John Herbert Arthur (4) –
Robert G. Turner (3),
Fergus Suter (5/Scotland) –
James Douglas (5/Scotland),
James Henry Forrest (4),
Hugh McIntyre (5/Scotland) –
Nathaniel Walton (1),
Thomas Strachan (3/Scotland),
James Brown (5),
Herbert L. Fecitt (3),
Joseph E. Sowerbutts (4)

West Bromwich Albion FC:

Robert John Roberts (2) –
Harold Green (2),
Harry Bell (2) –
Ezra J. H. Horton (2),
Charles Perry (2),
George Timmins (2) –
George Woodhall (2),
Thomas Green (2),
Albert Edward James Matthias Bayliss (2),
Arthur Loach (2),
George Bell (2)

Capitanes: James Brown (4)
Albert Edward James Matthias Bayliss (2)
Expulsiones: -







CAMPEON: BLACKBURN ROVERS