1885 FA Cup Final

1885 FA Cup Final

Blackburn Rovers Queen's Park 2 0
Event	1884–85 FA Cup
Date	4 April 1885 (1885-04-04)
Venue	Kennington Oval, London
Referee	Major Francis Marindin
Attendance	12,500
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The 1885 FA Cup Final was contested by Blackburn Rovers and Queen's Park at the Kennington Oval, a repeat of the previous year's final. Rovers won 2–0 in their second successive FA Cup Final victory, with the goals coming from Jimmy Forrest and James Brown.

The Final

Teams

Blackburn Rovers 2 (Forrest & Brown) GK Herby Arthur DF Richard Turner DF Fergus Suter MF George Haworth MF Hugh McIntyre MF Jimmy Forrest FW Joe Sowerbutts FW Joe Lofthouse FW Jimmy Douglas FW James Brown FW Howard Fecitt

Queens Park 0 GK George Gillespie DF Walter Arnott DF William McLeod MF John MacDonald MF Charles Campbell MF William Sellar FW William Anderson FW Ninian McWhannel FW Alexander Hamilton FW David Allan FW Woodville Gray

• Played 4 April 1885
• Attendance 12,500
• Referee Major Francis Marindin

External links

• Line-ups
• Match report at www.fa-cupfinals.co.uk