The club won for the first time in its existence after the cup final victory against outgoing cupholder Old Etonians. Image caption Downton Abbey and Belgravia writer Julian Fellowes has co-created The English Game. First Round. Five teams but never played a game. As Christopher Andrew shows here, at the Cup Final that May, a working-class team from Lancashire snatched the honours from the Old Etonians. Blackburn Olympic . Old Etonians . The English Game: What happened at the real Darwen FA Cup Final in 1883? Cup: Blackburn Rovers took over where neighbours Olympic left off.

Accrington 4-0 Blackpool St Johns Acton 0-2 Upton Park Blackburn Olympic 5-1 Darwen Ramblers Blackburn Park Road 6-0 Clitheroe Low Moor Blackburn Rovers 7-1 Southport Central Bolton Association 5-1 Bradshaw Bolton Wanderers 9-0 Bolton Olympic Calthorpe 0-9 Walsall Town Chesterfield Spital 1 … FA Cup wins : Final appearances: Arsenal: 12: Arsenal: 20: Manchester United: 12: Manchester United Nice complete set from 1970 FA Cup Final, the first Wembley one to end in a draw. 1883-84: F.A. The 1883 FA Cup Final was contested between Old Etonians and Blackburn Olympic. 1967 FA Cup Final Programme, Ticket, Brochure & Songsheet – Tottenham vs Chelsea. 23/03/2020. The FA Cup 1882-1883 was the 12th edition of the oldest cup competition in the world in football, the English FA Cup. The FA Cup went north for the first time but it was the unknown working men's team of Olympic rather than the former grammar school boys of Rovers that achieved the honour. The FA Cup final is scheduled to take place on Saturday, 1 August. The 1883 FA Cup Final was contested between Old Etonians and Blackburn Olympic.

FA Cup final: Find out when this year's showpiece will take place (Image: FA) not rated £ 39.95 Read more. ORIGINAL match programme, ORIGINAL match ticket, Souvenir Brochure and Daily Express Community songsheet from the 1967 FA Cup Final between Tottenham Hotspur / Spurs and Chelsea, played at … Image copyright Getty Images. 1882 - 1883 . But Suter never played for Blackburn Olympic.
The English Game is a new period drama series on Netflix which was created by Downton Abbey writer Julian Fellowes. The series is based on true events and tells the story of how football came to be the most-played sport across the world. FA Cup Finals, 1872-today. Would participate in the tournament 84 teams, 11 more than last season.

Until 1883, the Football Association Cup was won every year by former public schoolboys. For the purposes of the …
As is the dramatist's prerogative, Julian Fellowes has taken some artistic licence. He actually played for local rivals Blackburn Rovers, who went on to lift the cup for the subsequent three years. The FA Cup was won by Blackburn Olympic. The kick-off time will be confirmed in due course. Blackburn Olympic 2 Old Etonians 0 (Extra Time played) venue Kennington Oval date 31 March 1883 .