1889 FA Cup final

1889 FA Cup Final
Event	1888–89 FA Cup
Date	30 March 1889
Venue	Kennington Oval, London
Referee	Francis Marindin
Attendance	27,000
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Last updated May 15, 2023

The 1889 FA Cup final was contested by Preston North End and Wolverhampton Wanderers at the Kennington Oval.

Match details

30 March 1889

Preston North End	3–0	Wolverhampton Wanderers
Dewhurst 15' Ross 25' Thomson 70'

Kennington Oval, London

Attendance: 27,000

Referee: Major Francis Marindin

Preston N.E.

W. Wanderers



GK		Robert Mills-Roberts
DF		Bob Howarth
DF		Bob Holmes
MF		George Drummond
MF		David Russell
MF		Johnny Graham
FR		Jack Gordon
FW		Jimmy Ross
FW		John Goodall
FW		Fred Dewhurst (c)
FL		Sammy Thomson
Manager:
William Sudell



GK		Jack Baynton
DF		Dickie Baugh
DF		Charlie Mason
MF		Albert Fletcher
MF		Harry Allen
MF		Arthur Lowder
FR		Tommy Hunter
FW		David Wykes
FW		John Brodie (c)
FW		Harry Wood
FL		Tommy Knight
Manager:
Jack Addenbrooke

Route to the Final

Preston North End

Round 1: Bootle 0–3 Preston North End

Round 2: Grimsby Town 0–2 Preston North End

Quarter-final: Preston North End 2–0 Birmingham St George's

Semi-final: Preston North End 1–0 West Bromwich Albion

(at Bramall Lane)

Wolverhampton Wanderers

Round 1: Wolverhampton Wanderers 4–3 Old Carthusians

Round 2: Wolverhampton Wanderers 6–1 Walsall Town Swifts

Quarter-final: Wolverhampton Wanderers 5–0 Sheffield Wednesday

Semi-final: Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–1 Blackburn Rovers

(at Alexandra Ground, Crewe)

Replay: Blackburn Rovers 1–3 Wolverhampton Wanderers

(at Alexandra Ground, Crewe)

External links

Match report at www.fa-cupfinals.co.uk

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