1879 FA Cup Final - A football match between the Old Itonians and the Clapham Rovers teams played at the Kennington Oval Stadium, Lambeth , London . Old Itonians won 1-0, the only goal scored by .
| FA Cup Final 1879 |
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| 1879 FA Cup Final |
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| Tournament | FA Cup 1878/79 |
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| Old Itonians | Klepem Rovers |
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| one | 0 |
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| date | March 29, 1879 |
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| Stadium | Kennington Oval , London |
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Klepem Rovers dominated the first minutes of the match. Norman Bailey created a couple of points that he did not realize. Soon the advantage passed to Itonians. took over almost the entire game in the attack. After a goalless first half, Charles Clark scored the only goal in the game in the 59th minute, scoring from close range after the transfer of [1] So “Old Itonians” won his first FA Cup. According to the majority, it was “the most boring final of the FA Cup at that time” [2] .
Compositions
March 29, 1879 ( 1879-03-29 )
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| Old Itonians | 1-0 | Klepem Rovers |
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Clark  59 ' | | |
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| VR | | | | Defense | | | | Defense | | | | Haw | Arthur Kinnard ( C ) | | | Haw | | | | Haw | | | Nap | | | | Nap | | | | Nap | | | | Nap | John Chevalier | | | Nap | | |
| Klepem Rovers
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| VR | | | | Defense | | | | Defense | | | | Haw | Norman Bailey | | | Haw | | | | Haw | Frederick Rawson | | | Nap | | | | Nap | | | | Nap | Herbert Bevington | | | Nap | Edward groes | | | Nap | Cecil Kate-Falconer | |
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59 '
