The cup has been won by a non-English team once: Cardiff City in 1927. The current holders are Manchester United, who defeated local rivals Manchester City in the 2024 final for their thirteenth win. It marked the first time since the 1880s that the …

The 1872 FA Cup final was a football match between Wanderers and Royal Engineers on 16 March 1872 at Kennington Oval in London. It was the final of the first staging of the Football Association Challenge Cup (known in the modern era as the FA Cup ), which became the primary cup competition in English football and the oldest football competition ...

The first FA Cup matches ever, four on the same day, were played on 11 November 1871. The first final was played the following spring at the Kennington Oval, in which Wanderers defeated Royal Engineers 1-0.

Mar 16, 2015 · The historic first FA Cup Final took place on this day 148 years ago. Wanderers beat Royal Engineers at Kennington Oval in London before a largely middle-class crowd of 2000 who each paid a shilling to watch. At the time, football matches were …

The first FA Cup Final was held at Kennington Oval on 16 March 1872 and was contested between Wanderers and Royal Engineers, with Wanderers winning 1–0. After the 1873 final was held at Lillie Bridge, the event was held at the Oval until 1892.

Jan 27, 2023 · On 16 March 1872, fewer than 2,000 people attended the first FA Cup final at the Oval. The Wanderers won 1-0. In 2022, the Football Association will celebrate the 150-year history of the first-ever FA Cup final.

Table of All 143 FA Cup Finals Winners, Runners-Up, Results and Scores from the first Wanderers win over Royal Engineers in 1872 to Manchester City v Manchester United at Wembley Stadium on 25th May 2024. Includes end of season League positions from 1888-89 onward together with the FA Cup Semi-Finalists.

Mar 16, 2022 · It was 150 years ago that the men had met at the famous ground, not to play a cricket match but to take part in the first ever FA Cup Final. In the late 19th century, cricket was “still more than ever the rage”, according to a popular daily newspaper, The Morning Post .

The first FA Cup final was played at the Oval, a famous cricket ground, in March 1872. Two thousand people watched the Wanderers beat and army team called the Royal Engineers 1-0. The first recorded injury in football happened during the first Cup Final.

5 days ago · If a Scottish team had won the very first FA Cup, the landscape of British football may be radically different from what we have today. The final And so it came to 16th March, 1872 - 153 years ago.