1897 FA Cup final

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1897 FA Cup final
File:Aston Villa 1899 - 01.jpg
The Aston Villa team of 1897 that won The Double
Event1896–97 FA Cup
Date10 April 1897
VenueCrystal Palace, London
RefereeJ. Lewis
Attendance65,891
1896
1898

The 1897 FA Cup final was contested by Aston Villa and Everton at Crystal Palace. Aston Villa won 3–2, with goals by John Campbell, Fred Wheldon and Jimmy Crabtree. Everton's goals came from Jack Bell and Dickie Boyle.

With results elsewhere going their way, Villa confirmed their status as League champions on this day. This makes them the only team to date to achieve the league and cup "double" on the same day.[1][2]

Match details

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GK Jimmy Whitehouse
DF Howard Spencer
DF Jack Reynolds
MF Albert Evans
MF James Cowan
MF Jimmy Crabtree
FW Charlie Athersmith
FW John Devey (c)
FW John Campbell
FW Fred Wheldon
FW John Cowan
Secretary-Manager:
George Ramsay
GK Bob Menham
DF Peter Meehan
DF David Storrier
MF Dickie Boyle
MF Johnny Holt
MF Billy Stewart (c)
FW Jack Taylor
FW Jack Bell
FW Abe Hartley
FW Edgar Chadwick
FW Alf Milward
Manager:
Dick Molyneux

References

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  1. ^ See explanation at 1896–97 in English football#Overview
  2. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  3. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  4. ^ FA Cup Final kits, 1890–1899
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