1896 FA Cup final

1896 FA Cup Final
	File:Sheffield wednesday 1896.jpg The Wednesday players posing with the trophy
Event	1895–96 FA Cup
Date	18 April 1896
Venue	Crystal Palace, London
Referee	William Simpson
Attendance	48,836
	← 1895 1897 →

The 1896 FA Cup final was the 25th. edition of the FA Cup finals, belonging to the 1895–96 FA Cup. It was won by The Wednesday at the Crystal Palace, in a victory over Wolverhampton Wanderers.^[1]

Tournament format

Clubs competed for a new trophy, which remains the oldest surviving FA Cup trophy, although it was retired from use in 1910.^[2]

Route to the Final

The Wednesday

Round 1: Southampton St. Mary's 2–3 The Wednesday

Round 2: The Wednesday 2–1 Sunderland

Quarter-final: The Wednesday 4–0 Everton

Semi-final: The Wednesday 1–1 Bolton Wanderers

(at Goodison Park)

Replay: Bolton Wanderers 1–3 The Wednesday

(at Nottingham Forest)

Wolverhampton Wanderers

Round 1: Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–2 Notts County

Replay: Notts County 3–4 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Round 2: Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–0 Liverpool

Quarter-final: Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–0 Stoke City

Semi-final: Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–1 Derby County

(at Villa Park)

Match

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A moment of the match at Crystal Palace

Fred Spiksley became the star of the show in this Cup Final, scoring the two goals that gave the Wednesday a 2–1 win. Within the first minute, a run by Harry Davis, the outside-right, set up Spiksley to slot home the first. David Black soon equalised for Wolves with a cunning hook close to the post. Spiksley however smashed a shot against the upright which bounced into the goal and then out again. The referee gave a goal. The score stayed the same until the final whistle to give Wednesday their first FA Cup win.^{[citation needed]}

Match details

18 April 1896

The Wednesday	2–1	Wolverhampton Wanderers
Spiksley File:Soccerball shade.svg 1', 18'		Black File:Soccerball shade.svg 8'

Crystal Palace, London

Attendance: 48,836

Referee: William Simpson

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The Wednesday

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Wolverhampton Wanderers^[3]



GK		Error creating thumbnail: Jimmy Massey
DF		Error creating thumbnail: Jack Earp (c)
DF		Error creating thumbnail: Ambrose Langley
MF		Scotland Harry Brandon
MF		Error creating thumbnail: Tommy Crawshaw
MF		Scotland Bob Petrie
FW		Scotland Archie Brash
FW		Scotland Alec Brady
FW		Scotland Laurie Bell
FR		Error creating thumbnail: Harry Davis
FL		Error creating thumbnail: Fred Spiksley
Manager:
Error creating thumbnail: Arthur Dickinson



GK		Error creating thumbnail: Billy Tennant
DF		Error creating thumbnail: Dickie Baugh
DF		Scotland Tommy Dunn
MD		Error creating thumbnail: Billy Owen
MD		Error creating thumbnail: Billy Malpass
MD		Error creating thumbnail: Hill Griffiths
FW		Error creating thumbnail: Jack Tonks
FW		Error creating thumbnail: Charlie Henderson
FW		Error creating thumbnail: Billy Beats
FR		Error creating thumbnail: Harry Wood (c)
FL		Scotland David Black
Manager:
Error creating thumbnail: Jack Addenbrooke

References

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^ FA Cup Final kits, 1890–1899

External links

Match report

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[3] FA Cup Final kits, 1890–1899

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FA Cup Finals	1890 1896 1907 1935 1966 1993
League Cup Finals	1991 1993
FA Charity Shield	1930 1935
Football League play-off Finals	2005 League One 2016 Championship 2023 League One
Other matches	Sheffield Wednesday 5–1 Peterborough United (2023)

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FA Cup Finals	1889 1893 1896 1908 1921 1939 1949 1960
Football League Cup Finals	1974 1980
Football League War Cup Final	1942
FA Charity Shields	1949 1954 1958 1959 1960
Football League play-off finals	1987 Fourth Division 2003 First Division
Football League Trophy Final	1988
UEFA Cup Final	1972
Other matches	Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–2 Budapest Honvéd (1954)

1896 FA Cup final

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Tournament format

Route to the Final

The Wednesday

Wolverhampton Wanderers

Match

Match details

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